The incident occurred shortly after Kitano had finished filming a live infotainment show on TV station TBS in Tokyo late on Saturday night, Japanese media reported, citing police and the station. A man, believed to be in his 40s, attacked a car with Kitano inside shortly after it had left …
Read More »8 missing after helicopter carrying tourists crashes into lake in Russia’s Far East
The helicopter, operated by Vityaz-Aero company, was carrying 13 tourists, including a child, and three crew members as it fell into Kuril Lake early on Thursday. Eight people died in the crash, health officials told Interfax news agency, adding that the bodies are likely to be found at the bottom …
Read More »Military aircraft carrying at least 85 passengers crashes in the Philippines
Philippines military chief Cirilito Sobejana confirmed that a C-130 transport plane had crashed in Jolo, the province’s capital. The plane, which was transporting troops at the time of the accident, missed the runway while landing and crashed into a nearby village, Sobejana explained. At least 40 people have been rescued so far. Military and …
Read More »Pentagon announces carrying out strikes on Iraq-Syria border ‘at Biden’s direction’
“At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement on Sunday. “The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are …
Read More »Helicopter carrying Colombia’s president & top government ministers comes under fire (VIDEOS)
The incident unfolded near the Camilo Daza airport in the city of Cucuta on Friday as Duque and other officials returned from a meeting in a nearby town, according to local media reports. The president himself confirmed the attack later on Friday, stating that he had “instructed the security forces …
Read More »1 killed & 11 injured after helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in Iran – media
The accident occurred in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province’s governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. A photo posted on Iranian news site Khabar Online shows emergency workers at the scene …
Read More »Demolition stops play: Football match pauses before carrying on while huge UK power station plants collapse in background (VIDEO)
The Rugeley Power Station towers, which were made of reinforced concrete and once used to cool up to six million gallons of water an hour, were demolished in seconds in the Midlands town they take their name from on Sunday – grounding an icon of the region forever in a historic dismantling that crowds …
Read More »Man carrying backpack full of Bibles ‘tries to break into Neymar’s Paris home to speak about God’ – reports
L’Equipe broke news of the story at the turn of the week and claimed that the mystery man scaled the perimeter wall of the Brazilian’s luxury residence before approaching its front door. Neymar scored the first of PSG’s goals in the 4-0 rout at the Parcs des Princes, which meant …
Read More »US Supreme Court agrees to hear landmark 2nd Amendment case on carrying handguns in public
Two gun owners and the New York affiliate of the NRA are looking to overturn a decision by a lower court, which rejected their challenge to the state’s gun regulations. New York is one of just eight US states which currently limit a gun owner’s right to carry their weapon …
Read More »WATCH: Iran test launches new satellite-carrying Zuljanah rocket with ‘most powerful’ solid-fuel engine
The Defense Ministry published the undated video on Monday, showing what appeared to be a successful take-off of the new rocket, named the Zuljanah, which was seen for part of its ascent. The spokesman for the Iranian military’s space division, Ahmad Hosseini, told state media that “the test helped Iran to …
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