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Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy
The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say. Parts of the city in the province of Alberta have been destroyed after a huge wildfire struck earlier this week. Officials say the fire will double in size in the coming 24 hours....
Ex-soloist of VIA GRA was attacked by drunken visitors of cafe
In Rostov-on-Don Olga Romanovskaya was attacked by drunken visitors of cafe. Revizorro tried to explain to visitors that sanity check is in their own interests, but they did not even listen. The crew of the popular show "Revizorro" had a very unpleasant incident in Rostov-on-Don. The team...
Los Angeles Man Guilty in 10 ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killings
A former Los Angeles trash collector was convicted Thursday of 10 counts of murder in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings that targeted poor, young black women over two decades. Lonnie Franklin Jr. showed no emotion as the verdicts were read and family members who had wondered if they would ever see justice quietly...
Florida Man Calls 911 After Hearing Wife Being Kidnapped on Bluetooth Device, Officials Say
A South Florida man recently helped save his wife's life by calling 911 after he heard her being kidnapped at gunpoint through the Bluetooth earpiece she had on at the time, according to officials. The harrowing incident happened this past Tuesday when 49-year-old Priscilla Cercone was sitting in her car in front of her...
Survivor freed from Nairobi rubble six days after collapse
A woman has been rescued from the ruins of a residential building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, six days after it collapsed in heavy rains. Kenya Red Cross says she is being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the six-storey residence last Friday...
Hero mum shields her son from BULLETS after crazed gunman opens fire
A MOTHER has described the moment she shielded her young son from raining bullets as a crazed gunman opened fire at a fellow bus passenger. Passengers ducked in their seats and some fled as a man pulled out a black pistol and an eight-inch knife from his trousers after jumping off the bus. The gunman, a man in his 20s, seemed...
Canada wildfire: Alberta declares emergency in Fort McMurray
A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee. Officials warn that the fast-moving blaze could destroy much of the city and the next 24 hours will be crucial. The fire, which broke out on Sunday, has gutted 1,600 structures in...
Etihad turbulence: More than 30 passengers injured
More than 30 people were injured when an Etihad Airways flight hit "severe and unexpected turbulence" flying into Indonesia, the airline said. The flight from Abu Dhabi was about 45 minutes away from Jakarta on Wednesday when the turbulence hit. The plane, an Airbus A330-200, landed safely after the incident,...
Alligator Caught on Video Attempting to Ring Doorbell of South Carolina Home
An alligator was recently caught scratching at the front door of a South Carolina family's home as if it were attempting to ring the doorbell. The unusual sight was recorded on video Monday morning in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, according to ABC affiliate WCIV. A man named Gary Rogers had been walking his dog when he...
Loud sex finally too much for cancer-stricken neighbors
Some nights, before two of her daughters went to bed, Tanya Saylor would give them headphones. That would help block the noise — the music, the threats and the sex noises. The sounds were coming from the other side of a wall the room shared with a neighboring row home in Red Lion. Sometimes they lasted until 3 a.m....
Migrant carries out shocking sex attack on woman at bus stop…and she breaks his nose
A WOMAN punched a migrant in the face when she was attacked at a bus stop. The Algerian sex attacker was arrested in hospital after his female victim hit back, leaving him with a broken nose. The 35-year-old had pounced on the young woman early in the morning as she waited for a bus in the Austrian city of Linz. But he had not...
‘Die you f***ing c***’ Pensioner, 79, killed when ‘stabbed 39 times in horrifying attack’
A MENTALLY ill man who stabbed a pensioner to death while shouting “die you f****** c***” was failed by NHS practitioners who ignored claims he would “hurt someone or worse”, a court heard today. Relatives of Matthew Daley, who brutally stabbed 79-year-old Donald Lock 39 times following a low-speed car...