Rescuers working in subzero conditions and bracing winds searched the rubble on Wednesday after a strong quake in Tibet toppled thousands of houses in a remote area near the northern foothills of Mount Everest. Tens of thousands of residents were being transferred to safety while dozens were being treated for injuries. At least 126 people […]

When he sleeps, Nooh al-Shaghnobi, a rescue worker in Gaza, is haunted by the cries of those he could not save. The memories of the past 14 months come flooding back, nightmares of collapsed buildings with no equipment to dig out survivors. “We hear the voices of the people under the rubble,” he said in […]