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Streets littered with rubble as 6.1 quake strikes off coasts of Spain, Morocco (VIDEO)
An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale has struck the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco. Buildings have been damaged by the quake, which was felt in Spanish cities, including Seville and Malaga. The earthquake struck in the early morning around 160km south east of Malaga and 62km north of the Moroccan city...
New ISIS video features ‘last words’ of Paris attackers, threats to UK
Islamic State has released a new 17-minute video featuring the Paris attackers apparently participating in gruesome murders somewhere in an undisclosed desert location before they infiltrated the EU and subsequently conducted attacks in the France terror attacks, Islamic StateISIS/ISIL) extremists wearing camouflaged...
Jennifer Lopez did a somersault on the concert ‘All I Have’
46-year-old singer has won her admirers by a bright show. It was the premiere of her concert called 'All I Have' in Las...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits southern Alaska coast
A MAGNITUDE 6.8 earthquake has struck southern Alaska, cutting power to thousands of homes and jolting the nerves of locals in the quake-prone region. The US Geological Survey, updating its earlier location for the earthquake, said it struck about 1.30am Sunday (9.30pm Sunday AEDT) and was centred about 83 kilometres east of...
School shooting at La Loche in Canada
IN Canada’s worst school shooting since 1989, a gunman has killed four people and injured two at a high school in the remote province of Saskatchewan. Police say a 17-year-old has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. The male suspect can’t be named under...
Massive snowstorm brings flooding to East Coast
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A massive winter storm that dumped as much as 3 feet of snow on the eastern United States raised flood waters in communities up and down the Atlantic Coast Saturday, closing roads and prompting evacuations. The first round of flooding came with the morning tide. As water began overflowing into...
Haiti protesters stoke political crisis while powers seek consensus
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Stone-throwing protesters stoked Haiti's political crisis on Saturday, a day after they forced the Caribbean nation to call off a presidential election and despite calls for consensus from global powers. Haiti was due to choose a replacement for President Michel Martelly in a runoff vote on...
New York’s ‘biggest snow storm in history’
A massive snowstorm has brought much of the eastern US to a standstill, affecting some 85 million people. The blizzard has dumped 40in (102cm) of snow in some areas, with 11 states declaring emergencies. All non-essential travel is banned in New York, with officials believing it could be one of the city's worst snowstorms....
Superyacht belonging to ‘Russian businessman’ bursts into flames in Turkish marina (VIDEO)
A 90-ft yacht supposedly worth at least $5.7 million has caught fire while anchored at a marina in Fethiye, Turkey. In the video published by Yacht Marine Brokerage, the superyacht is seen ablaze with thick plumes of black smoke billowing from it. The yacht caught fire on a rainy day on Thursday at the marina where the vessel...
Zika virus: What you need to know about the latest global health scare
You may not have heard of it until very recently, but new cases of the Zika virus continue to pop up around the world. Spreading mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean, the virus has now been confirmed in three travelers from the UK. A statement from Public Health England said those infected had recently traveled through...
Bomb threat on Swedish plane: police
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane carrying 72 people from London to Stockholm was diverted to Gothenburg on Friday after a bomb threat and passengers were evacuated, police said. ‘The 72 people on board the plane, including the crew, have been evacuated. The evacuation is completed,’ police spokesman Stefan...
At least 43 migrants drown when boats capsize off Greek islands
At least 43 people, including 17 children, drowned when their boats capsized off two Greek islands near the Turkish coast on Friday, coastguards said, marking one of the deadliest days for migrants risking the perilous route to Europe from Turkey. According to survivors' testimonies, dozens were on board a wooden sailboat...