There are mounting fears over the conditions in which asylum seekers are kept in the UK after an investigation revealed more than 50 have died in the past five years.

A Swiss and an American climber have died on Mount Everest due to exhaustion while descending the slopes of the 8,848.86 meter mountain, hiking company officials say.

The United States' top infectious disease doctor said it was highly likely officials have been undercounting the number of fatalities from COVD-19 after a new report from the University of Washington estimated the death toll was nearly double.

Flash floods hitting southeastern Iran kill scores of people, including 6 electricity workers.

Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast.

Russia expresses concern about the increasing number of civilian deaths in Myanmar, stressing that it is following the developments in the Southeast Asian country “very closely.”

The United Nations (UN) says at least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday, marking the bloodiest day of protests against the recent military coup in the Southeast Asian country.

Alcohol-related deaths rose sharply in 2020 leading to speculation that repeated national lockdowns are in part to blame for a drastic rise in alcohol consumption.

A record 1,610 people have died of Covid-19 across the UK in the past 24 hours as the pandemic continues to surge.