Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on August 27, 2021.

Drug-related deaths in England and Wales are soaring as experts blame government cuts for counter-addiction services for the deepening crisis.

The Tunisian president has appointed former national security adviser Ridha Garsalaoui to run the Interior Ministry.

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.