‘A tragedy and a calamity have befallen us,” the Wasit province governor says. At least 61 people have been killed and several more are missing in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The ministry said on Thursday that 14 charred bodies had been found … Read more
CNN — An Ukrainian Security Service officer was shot dead in Kyiv on Thursday morning in what authorities told CNN was an apparent assassination. A spokesperson for the service told CNN that an SBU officer was killed in Kyiv and that investigation into the assassination was underway. The SBU did not release any further details … Read more
Protesters demand resignation of President Rutopublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 13:40 BST Akisa WanderaReporting from Nairobi Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protesters have been largely peaceful Chanting “Ruto must go,” thousands of protesters have flooded Nairobi’s streets to demand the resignation of the president. They waved Kenyan flags and carried branches as a symbol … Read more
Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province. At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow in parts of the country, officials said. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar … Read more
In Iraq, a mass grave excavation reveals the challenges of identifying remains and returning them to their families. Forensic experts in Iraq meticulously work to identify the remains from mass graves, uncovering the fates of thousands who disappeared during decades of conflict. With rare access to excavation sites, the unfolding story reveals the tireless efforts … Read more
Victims of crash were aged between four and 18 years old, US authorities say. Four people, including children, were killed when a car drove into an after-school camp in a village outside Chicago, the United States, authorities have said. The deceased, who were aged between four and 18 years, were killed after the vehicle drove … Read more
AFP via Getty Images A cockfight in Ecuador. File photo Police in Ecuador say they have arrested four people in connection with an attack by gunmen at a cockfighting ring in which 12 people died. Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manabí province on Friday – … Read more
Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Another person was “extremely seriously injured” in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said. Italian media outlets reported that one of the cables supporting a cabin higher … Read more
The body of the fourth U.S. Army soldier who went missing during a training exercise in Lithuania last week was found Tuesday afternoon, military officials announced. The soldier, whose name was not released pending family notification, was the last to be found after the bodies of three other soldiers were found Monday. The four … Read more
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and began grappling with a monumental disaster in a nation already racked by civil war. The powerful earthquake struck on Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest … Read more