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13 Dead, 6 Injured as Fire Hits Bar in French City of Rouen
A fire has swept through a bar in northern France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others. Police say the fire broke out at a birthday party at the bar in the city of Rouen in Normandy. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve gave an initial count of 13 dead and six injured. He says more than 50 firefighters are...
Massive LA-Area Fire Burns More Than 33,000 Acres
A massive Los Angeles-area wildfire has burned more than 33,000 acres, averaging about 10,000 acres a day, said Chief Mike Wakoski, Incident Commander So Cal Team 3. Firefighters have been working to battle the massive Sand Fire near Santa Clarita since Friday. The blaze is at 10 percent containment, officials said today. About...
South Sudan: ‘Riek Machar forces under fire’ in Juba
Forces loyal to the vice-president of South Sudan say their positions in the capital, Juba, have been attacked by government troops. UN representatives reported heavy exchanges of gunfire near their headquarters in the suburb of Jebel. The clashes follow days of fighting between supporters of President Salva Kiir and...
Gunmen open fire on Bangladesh mosque during Eid prayers
Gunmen have opened fire at a Bangladesh mosque, killing one policeman and injuring at least five others, during an Eid congregation on Thursday. More than 100,000 worshipers were praying in an area called Sholakia, 62 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Dhaka, when the attack began, Kishoregunj District Police Assistant...
Singapore Airlines plane catches fire after emergency landing
A Singapore Airlines plane burst into flames Monday after an emergency landing at the city-state's Changi Airport. Images posted to social media show flames leaping from the plane's wing. "We were so close to death!! I am still in the plane with all passengers. But I think we are safe for now…" passenger...
Hundreds Evacuate as Thousands of Acres Burn Across Western States
Hundreds of firefighters are scrambling to contain several wildfires that have broken out across three Southwestern states caused by hot and dry weather. Blazes in California, Arizona and New Mexico threatened communities with thousands of residents where so far hundreds of homes have been evacuated. California A fast-moving...
Hundreds Evacuated as Wildfire Rages Near Arizona Town
Hundreds of people evacuated their homes Wednesday as a wildfire raged near the north-central Arizona town of Yarnell — the scene of a 2013 blaze that killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Dolores Garcia said 250 to 300 people left their homes in the town and an emergency...
Police open fire on PNG student protest
Police in Papua New Guinea have opened fire on students protesting against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill. Several students were injured and opposition MPs said four were killed, but this has not been independently confirmed. The students were marching from their campus in the capital, Port Moresby, towards parliament where...
Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said. The perpetrators beat Maria Abbasi, then drenched her in petrol and set her body ablaze before leaving her for dead, her family members told. "Maria was...
Soldiers die in Indian army ammunition depot fire
Seventeen Indian soldiers have been killed in a massive fire at a military ammunition depot in western Maharashtra state, army officials say. The fire in the depot at Pulgaon near Nagpur triggered a number of explosions, leading to the evacuation of people from neighbouring villages. Firefighters are trying to put out the...
Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev
Seventeen people have died in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital Kiev. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a two-storey building housing some 35 people. "Emergency services units saved 18 people, five of whom have been hospitalised with burns of varying...
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...