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Germany migrant shelter fire ‘cheered by onlookers’
A fire which broke out at a building planned to house migrants in eastern Germany was greeted with cheers from some onlookers, police say. The fire in the town of Bautzen in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the roof of a former hotel, which was being converted into a migrant shelter. Police said some of the crowd...
Syria conflict: Homs and Damascus blasts kill more than 100
Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left more than 100 people dead, monitors and state media say. In Homs, at least 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing, a monitoring group reported. At least four blasts later struck the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, causing at...
Drone worth £45m CRASHES in Afghanistan – but officials say it WASN’T downed by enemy
A BUNGLING Army Air Corps crew who wrote off their £40million Apache helicopter may have lost focus after a visit from TV hardman Ross Kemp, according to an official report. The former EastEnders star was in a remote forward operating base in Helmand Province filming the second series of the award-winning Ross Kemp in...
Six killed in ‘random’ Michigan shootings
US police have taken a man into custody after a series of apparently random shootings left six people dead in the Michigan town of Kalamazoo. Four people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership, local media say. Three others were injured. The attacks are being linked to an earlier shooting at a car park...
Video of mob threatening, chanting at refugees shocks German officials
German officials say they are ashamed after a video emerged which showed a mob shouting and blocking a bus of refugees, among who were women and crying children. The video has gone viral and has sparked a heated debate online. The video posted on Friday showed a group of men blocking a bus full of refugees in the town of...
HOLIDAY TERROR WARNING: ‘High threat’ of attack at hotspot popular with British tourists
A HEIGHTENED terror alert has been issued to all Britons looking at booking a holiday retreat to a popular sunny tourist destination. The Government has warned Britons against "all but essential" travel to key tourist destinations in Malaysia. The Foreign Office ramped up the terrorism threat level from "general...
Start of World War 3? North Korea planning ‘wave of terror attacks’ on South Korea
NORTH Korea is reportedly planning a wave of terror against South Korea, amid fears Kim Jong-un has ordered his military to prepare for kidnappings and strikes against public transport and power units. A senior South Korean official says the "threat of terrorism has never been higher", as the South attempts to push...
Haxby explosion: ‘Major incident’ declared after house left completely flattened on suburban street
Residents warned to stay indoors after explosion rocks town in North Yorkshire this morning A major incident has been declared after an explosion on a suburban street left a house completely flattened. Extraordinary pictures reveal the devastation in Haxby, North Yorkshire, this morning. Residents reported hearing an explosion...
Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws
UN says Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws Saudi Arabia’s potentially illegal bombing of civilian targets in Yemen, currently being investigated by the United Nations, is helping to grow sales of fighter aircraft made by BAE Systems, according...
How ISIS recruits children, then kills them
Eleven-year-old Abu Imara al Omri kneels down to kiss his father's hand; a final blessing before the boy blows himself up in a truck full of explosives. The disturbing goodbye was captured in a series of ISIS propaganda photos last month. Supporters of the terror group claim the boy was used to help take the village of...
18 killed in clashes at U.N. compound in South Sudan
Clashes inside a United Nations compound in South Sudan killed at least 18 people, including two Doctors Without Borders staffers, the organization said Thursday. The fighting erupted Wednesday evening and continued Thursday at a U.N. civilian protection site in the northeastern city of Malakal, officials said. Doctors Without...
At least 100 bodies found in sewer system under Colombian prison
Colombian authorities are investigating the disappearance and dismemberment of at least 100 people whose bodies were allegedly thrown into a sewer system underneath a notorious prison in Bogota. The investigation is focusing on La Modelo, one of Colombia's largest and most overpopulated prisons. But officials say the...