Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian man trying to cross the Israeli security fence from the occupied West Bank, officials said today. The Israeli army said soldiers had spotted a suspect near the city of Kalkilia destroying a security fence and trying to cross into Israel. The soldiers opened fire, he said, adding […]
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Italy: Seven dead from helicopter crash
LAST UPDATE: 20.26 Seven bodies were found today in the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing on Thursday in the mountains of northern Italy, the emergency services announced today, which did not mention any survivors. Four Turkish citizens were on board the helicopter, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, while Italian media also reported the […]
New building collapse in Iran – At least two dead
At least two people have been killed and four others injured in a building collapse in western Iran, two weeks after a similar incident in the southwestern part of the country, according to official media. “So far, two people have been killed, four injured and at least one is missing,” said Mozambaba Khaledi, a spokesman […]
USA: Three dead and 11 injured in shootings in Philadelphia
LAST UPDATE: 12:46 Three people were killed and 11 others were injured Saturday night (local time) in a shooting on a busy Philadelphia street, police said. “Fourteen people, as far as we know, were shot and taken to hospitals,” Inspector D. F. Pace told reporters. “Three of these people, two men and a woman, were […]
Bangladesh: At least 25 dead in fire at container storage facility
LAST UPDATE: 09:42 At least 25 people have been killed in a giant fire that continues unchecked at a container storage facility in Sitakunda, southeast Bangladesh, according to a new death toll released by a health official. “Twenty-five people have been killed in the blaze, including five firefighters. The toll is likely to be even […]
Bangladesh: 49 killed in firefighter at container storage facility
LAST UPDATE: 13:00 At least 49 people have been killed in a fire that broke out after a huge explosion at a chemical warehouse in Bangkok’s Shitakunda, according to a new official report. More than 300 people were injured. The fire broke out yesterday Saturday around 21:30 local time (18:30 Greek time) at the BM […]
Mali: 6 civilians and 2 Egyptian blue helmets killed in improvised explosive devices
Six civilians and two Egyptian blue helmets of the UN mission in Mali were killed the day before yesterday, Thursday and yesterday, Friday, when two improvised explosive devices were detonated in different attacks in the central part of the country, local sources and international officials said. A convoy returning from a market fell asleep near […]
Sudan: Two dead in anti-coup demonstrations
Two protesters were killed Saturday in riots that erupted in Sudan seven months after a coup that stripped the African country – one of the poorest in the world – of any international aid. One protester was shot dead by security forces and another was killed by tear gas in Khartoum, according to the Sudanese […]
Nigeria: At least 31 trampled to death during food distribution at local church
At least 31 people were killed today in southern Nigeria when a crowd erupted and were trampled during a local church food distribution, police said. The tragedy occurred in the city of Port Harcourt, in the state of Rivers, said Grace Iringe-Coco, a spokeswoman for the local police, citing 31 dead. Hundreds of people who […]
Iran: 19 killed in high-rise building collapse in Abadan
At least 19 people have been killed since Monday when a high-rise building under construction in Abadan, southwestern Iran, collapsed, a local official told the semi-official state-run ISNA news agency. Ishan Abbaspour, deputy governor of Khuzestan province, said 37 people had been injured so far and were being treated in hospitals. About 2,000 workers are […]
