A fire tore through an apartment building in northern Czech Republic on Saturday, killing 11 people, including three children and five others who jumped from the upper floors to escape the blaze, local media reported. Ten people were injured, including a firefighter and a police officer. The fire in Bohumin, some 380 kilometres from Prague,… Read More Eleven dead, ten injured as fire torches apartment building in Czech
Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get to the parliament building in Beirut on Saturday and shots were heard as protests over this week’s devastating explosion grow. Dozens of protesters broke into the foreign ministry where they burnt a framed portrait of President Michel Aoun, representative… Read More Lebanese police fire tear gas, shots heard as protests over recent explosion increase
Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster, endangering corals, fish and other marine life around the Indian Ocean island, officials and environmentalists say. The MV Wakashio, owned by the Nagashiki Shipping Company, struck the reef on Mauritius’ southeast coast… Read More Mauritius declares environmental emergency following oil spillage from leaking ship
At least 21 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday. More than 3,000 people had been evacuated as of 6 a.m. local time on Saturday (2100 GMT Friday), according to Ministry of the Interior… Read More Twenty-one dead as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in South Korea
A huge blast rocked a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu near a stadium on Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring 14, emergency workers said. Soldiers opened fire after the explosion which sent clouds of smoke into the sky, said Halima Abdisalan, a mother of three who lives near the area. “We ran… Read More Eight dead, fourteen injured as explosin rocks military base in Somalia
The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people have been severely injured, a senior government official said on Saturday. The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overshot the runway of the Calicut International Airport in heavy rain… Read More Death toll from Air India plane accident rises to 18
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