On May 2, heavy rains caused two massive landslides in the Badakhshan province of northern Afghanistan, killing more than 2,500 people and almost completely burying the town of Abi Barik. The first landslide hit in the morning, leading to a rescue effort by about 600 people from a neighboring town who became victims of the second landslide.

Rescue and recovery efforts were ended on May 4 after soft mud and inaccessibility hampered operations. Only about 350 bodies had been recovered...

At a train station in Guangzhou, southwestern China, on May 6, six people were injured in a knife attack by either two or four people. One suspect armed with a knife was shot by police.

In Urumqi in northeastern China on May 22, 31 people were killed and more than 90 injured when people in two cars drove through a market throwing explosives. Both cars crashed, one of which exploded, though it is unknown whether it was an intentional car bombing. 

Uyghur separatists have been...

Two bombs were detonated in the central Nigerian city of Jos on May 20, killing at least 118 people and injuring 56. The first bomb went off in a market and the second, 30 minutes later, at a nearby hospital, killing rescue workers who had arrived at the scene. The militant group Boko Haram is believed to be responsible.

On May 21, Boko Haram fighters attacked the northeastern villages of Shawa and Alagarno, killing 27 people and burning buildings.

Boko Haram has increased its...