Singer Prince has died at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota, his publicist told AP. He was aged 57. Police were called to a medical emergency at his estate earlier on Thursday, US media reported. On his way to a concert, on April 15th, Prince’s private jet was forced his private jet to make an… Read More American singer, Prince dies at 57
A huge explosion occurred on Wednesday at a Mexican petrochemical plant which forced the evacuation of surrounding neighborhoods. The death toll has risen to 13, authorities said. Mexico’s national coordinator of civil protection, Luis Felipe Puente, tweeted the revised death toll after visiting the facility in the port of Coatzacoalcos early on Thursday. Officials and… Read More Chemical plant explosion kills 13 in Mexico
Ethiopia’s army has surrounded the area in neighbouring South Sudan where it believes more than 100 abducted Ethiopian children are being held, local media reported. The children were taken in a cross-border raid in the Gambella region last Friday, in which 208 people died. The government has said members of the Murle community were responsible.… Read More Ethiopian army locate abducted children in South Sudan
Two people are dead and another injured after a BMW collided with a group crossing a road in Preston. The collision happened at about 6.40pm on Wednesday when a group of five youngsters were walking down Brockholes Brow parallel to the two lane stretch which leads towards the city centre. As the group crossed the… Read More Two dead, one injured as vehicle collides with group in Preston, UK
Seven police officers were killed while protecting health workers who were vaccinating children against polio in the Pakistani city of Karachi, authorities said. Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the officers as they stood guard outside a house in the port city, local police adviser Ahmed Chinoy said. Speaking at a news conference, Ad Khawaja,… Read More Seven police officers shot dead by gunmen in Pakistan
The Rivers State Police Command said that they have successfully foiled an armed robbery operation in Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Police Commissioner, CP Musa Kimo, made the revelation while addressing pressmen in the state, while displaying the corpse of one of the armed robbers killed during a shoot out. Kimo also displayed firearms and… Read More Robbery operation foiled by Rivers police
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