The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than six-month-old war. (Pics/AFP)

The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal climbed to 1,365 on Wednesday as rescue teams continued recovering bodies and searching for 5,326 people reported missing. (Pics/AFP)