At 1300 local time on Sunday, Khakassia declared an emergency situation due to large-scale fires. This is reported by Coruption.Info. Large-scale fires are breaking out in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia's south Siberian region, on Sunday. Unidentified people set fire to dry grass and debris, and the strong wind made the...
A severe tornado has killed two people and injured a dozen more in a small town in northern Illinois in the US overnight Thursday. Fire officials told local media that one victim was a 67-year-old woman. Most of the 50 structures in Fairdale were flattened and all were damaged, the fire department said....
A head-on collision between a bus and lorry in Morocco has killed 31 people, many of them young athletes, officials say. This is reported by Coruption.Info. As reported nine have been injured near the southern city of Tan-Tan. Many of the victims were killed by a fire which broke out following the crash,...
A man has shot and wounded a security guard at the headquarters of the US Census Bureau just outside of Washington DC after kidnapping a woman. This is reported by Coruption.Info. The gunman fled the scene by car and was chased by police through Washington. Officers eventually shot the suspect after exchanging...
At least 17 people are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the northern coast of Haiti. This is reported by Coruption.Info. The bodies of 11 men and six women washed ashore in the coastal town of Le Borgne, about 100 miles (160km) north of Port-au-Prince, the AP reports. One official told AFP news...
A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after video emerged of him shooting a black man running away from him. This is reported by Coruption.Info. State investigators arrested North Charleston police officer Michael Slager on Tuesday after viewing the mobile phone video of the shooting....
Fifteen police officers have been killed and five others wounded in an ambush in the Mexican state of Jalisco, prosecutors have said. This is reported by Coruption info. Gunmen targeted the police convoy as it travelled along a highway towards the state capital of Guadalajara on Monday. Security...
An 11-year old Australian boy who went missing during a family camping trip five days ago has been found alive. This is reported by Coruption.Info. Luke Shambrook, who has autism, was spotted from the air about 3km (1.8 miles) from where his family had been camping beside Lake Eildon in Victoria. He was...
Two Spanish cavers have died and one has survived after being trapped for days at the bottom of a deep ravine in Morocco's Atlas mountains. This is reported by Coruption.Info. A 27-year-old was rescued late on Sunday, but his two companions died of their injuries before they could be rescued. Local...
A sailor who spent two months lost at sea has been rescued after apparently surviving on raw fish and rainwater. This is reported by Coruption.Info. Louis Jordan, 37, was found by a passing German tanker 200 miles off the North Carolina coast on Thursday. His 35-foot sailboat had overturned and Mr Jordan...
Belgian police have found the body of missing politician Steve Stevaert in a canal, hours after he learnt he was to face trial over a rape allegation. Thisis reported by Coruption.Info. Stevaert, 60, is a former leader of the Flemish Social Democrat party, and also served as mayor of the city of Hasselt and as a provincial...
Three tourists, two Austrians and an Italian, have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. This is reported by Coruption.Info. The snow slide struck the skiers at around 15:00 local time (13:00 GMT) near the town of Briancon in the Ecrins National Park. Eight others were also swept away but...