accidents
One killed as rocket hits Turkish school near Syrian border
A female school employee was killed and a female student wounded on Monday when a rocket believed to have been fired from Syria struck a school in southeastern Turkey, the local governor's office said. Turkish army radar showed shots were fired into the border province of Kilis from Islamic State outposts inside Syria,...
Expectation v reality: Watch Falcon SpaceX rocket fall & explode attempting barge landing (VIDEO)
The private spaceflight company SpaceX has launched a reusable rocket that is supposed to deliver a NASA ocean-monitoring satellite into low-Earth orbit. However, the audacious plan to land the rocket on a platform at sea in the Pacific Ocean did not go as smoothly as planned. SpaceX failed to land the Falcon 9 rocket on the...
Car bomb in Yemeni port city kills four, injures others: witnesses
Four people were killed and several others injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the home of the director of security for the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, eyewitnesses and medics said. The four men killed were guards for Brigadier General Shalal Ali Shayyeh, who survived a car bomb attack on his...
Berlin police responded to the news about russian girls
The police denied the Berlin received on Sunday January 17 reported that in the German capital migrants allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl from a family of Russian Germans. The statement edition of Deutsche Welle made a city police spokesman Kerstin Ismer. Upon investigation it was established that “there has not been any...
Cowabunga: Hawaii surfers ignore warnings to hit monster swells
Huge waves, some believed to be as high as 12 meters (40 feet), have been spotted off the coast of the North Pacific Ocean islands in recent days. @trevorsvencarlson warming up for much more to come today at #Peahi. #Jaws #Maui #Hawaii #surf #Video: @shannonreporting @redchargers @livefromthechannel @towsurfer...
lephant rage: Stressed ‘Nelly’ stomps Indian rickshaw (VIDEO)
Known to be quite placid creatures, elephants rarely lose their cool. But when the red mist of rage does descend, the results can be car-shatteringly spectacular. As this recently recorded amateur video suggests, never get on the wrong side of an elephant. Not only because they are liable to hold a grudge — but the large...
Cologne attackers were of migrant origin — minister
The men suspected of attacking women in Cologne on New Year's Eve were "almost exclusively" from a migration background, mainly North African and Arab, an official report says. Cologne police also made "serious mistakes" in not calling reinforcements and the way they informed the public. More than 500...
Dutch men put on mini-skirts to support victims of sex attacks (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Hundreds of men have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to express their solidarity with the victims of sex attacks that hit the German city of Cologne and other places in Europe on New Year’s Eve. The demonstrators braved the January cold in the Dutch capital, marching in mini-skirts, accompanied by female...
6 Canadians, 4 Ukrainians, American among 28 killed in Burkina Faso attack aimed at ‘white people’
Several of 18 countries whose citizens were killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso, including the US, Canada, and Ukraine, have released lists of victims. Details reveal “white people” were targeted, including a 9-year-old girl. At least 28 people died as a result of the brutal attack and hostage...
24-Year-Old Model Who Lost Her Leg From Using Tampons: «I Was 10 Minutes From Death»
Lauren Wasser was a 24-year-old model and aspiring WNBA player when she almost lost her life to Toxic Shock Syndrome. She told VICE in June about what it was like to lose her leg to the disease and sat down with them again recently to warn women about the potential dangers of tampons. "I had to come out with my story...
Inventor pitches detachable airplane cabin to save lives during crashes
The latest innovation in airplane safety might just be a detachable cabin, at least according to a Russian inventor who released his designs for the technology this week. Tatarenko Vladimir Nikolaevich has spent three years working on the project, which would allow for an airplane's cabin to detach at any point during...
Burkina Faso attack: Hostages freed from Ouagadougou hotel
About 30 hostages have been freed after an attack by militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou that reportedly killed at least 20 people. Several masked men stormed the Splendid Hotel, taking hostages, after car bombs went off outside, eyewitnesses said. Communications Minister Remis Dandjinou tweeted that some 30...