An avalanche on 17 July 2016 killed nine yak herders from the Dungru Village in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, when 70 million tonnes of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in Tibet. This, and a second avalanche in September, have been linked to a local temperature rise of 1.5C, scientists say. The Tibetan plateau used to be...
Six police officers were killed and three injured when a bomb placed in a rubbish bin exploded at a security checkpoint in Giza, Cairo, officials said. Four civilians were also injured in the explosion on 9 December, which occurred near a government building. The bomb exploded in Al Haram street, which leads from the city...
Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a two car crash at 6:34 this morning, according to reports. Responders used the "Jaws Of Life" to rescue the driver of the other car, a Ford minivan. Brady suffered whiplash and was shaken up, but reports indicate he was otherwise unharmed. His initial reaction was concern. "Obviously...
Colin Rowland, 65, was attacked by a great white shark, reportedly 3.5-metre long Thursday morning. Colin was bitten three times after which he managed to swim across the shore and seek help. He was later airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital. The high-spirited man exclaimed “living the dream” and gave...
Rashaan Salaam, winner of the 1994 Heisman Trophy and a first-round NFL draft pick in 1995, was found dead on Monday night at a park in Colorado, USA. On Tuesday, the Boulder County coroner’s office said that it was still investigating the cause of death of Salaam, who was found in a parking lot at Eben G Fine Park...
USC and New York Jets running back Joe McKnight was shot and killed in what has been reported to be a “road rage incident” near New Orleans Thursday. Joe McKnight of the New York Jets poses for his NFL headshot circa 2011 in Florham Park, New Jersey. According to an unnamed witness who saw the encounter at an...
A gunman killed a town councillor and two journalists — all female — in an apparent random shooting in a nightlife district in a small town in Finland, police said. The chairwoman of Imatra Town Council and two female reporters were gunned down in a pedestrian area outside a restaurant in the town just before a...
Indonesian rescuers have recovered body parts in the sea where a police plane with 13 people aboard is believed to have crashed. The light aircraft lost contact on Saturday on the way to the island of Batam, which is near Singapore, after taking off from an island off the south-east coast of Sumatra. The M28 Skytruck plane is...
The University of Southern California faculty member who was stabbed to death was attacked because of a "personal dispute" with a student, university staff confirmed. Bosco Tjan, a psychology professor with expertise in peripheral vision, has been confirmed as the victim of Friday's (2 December) stabbing, which...
A TEENAGE student shot herself in front of her parents after being subjected to “relentless bullying” for years. Brandy Vela killed herself with a shotgun in her bedroom as her family pleaded with her to drop the weapon, after she sent a text to her sister that read: “I love you so much just remember that...
A United States-based woman has accused five Indian men, including a guide, of raping her when she was in the country on a tourist visa. The woman alleged that the incident happened in a five-star hotel room at Delhi's Connaught Place. According to reports, the local police have received the complaint from the woman through...
A crew member who is one of just six survivors from the Colombian plane crash said he’s only alive because he curled up like a baby in the moments before the aircraft slammed to the ground. Erwin Tumiri described the harrowing last few minutes of the fateful LaMia Flight 2933 as it plummeted thousands of feet. “I...