Officials said that the aircraft crashed after one of its engines failed. A decision was made to attempt an emergency landing once the problem was noticed, according to a source who spoke with Russian media. The plane was reportedly carrying a group of parachutists when the accident occured. Emergency services …
Read More »Foreign workers among 11 killed & 25 missing after landslide & floods hit Nepal, officials say (VIDEO)
Speaking to Reuters on Friday, district official Baburam Khanal said the bodies of three workers had been found near the town of Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk district, a mountainous area bordering the Tibet region of China. One of the bodies was identified as an Indian worker and the other two as …
Read More »One killed and two injured after man drives into group of Minneapolis protesters (VIDEOS)
After videos following the incident were published on social media, Minneapolis Police confirmed on Monday that a vehicle had collided with protesters at 11:39pm on Sunday evening. An unnamed woman was taken to hospital after the collision but later pronounced dead, while two others were also taken to hospital, suffering …
Read More »Explosions hit two buses in Kabul, at least 7 killed & 6 injured
The explosions rocked western Kabul on Saturday, with the attacks occurring in neighborhoods predominantly inhabited by the Shiite Hazara minority. Six people were killed by the first blast, with another person left dead by the second explosion, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, Tariq Arian, told local media. A …
Read More »2 killed, more than 20 injured after Miami concert shooting, police brand it ‘targeted act of gun violence’
The incident happened on Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County, west of the incorporated city of Miami Gardens, the police reported. A number of people were standing outside of a banquet hall rented for a concert, when a white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up. The three assailants then stepped out and began …
Read More »It’s appalling that one Australian woman a week is killed by their current or ex-partner, but changing consent laws won’t fix it
In the #METOO era, relations between men and women (one can no longer say “the sexes”) in western societies are strained and fraught with seemingly irreconcilable tensions. Marriage is in irreversible decline, relationship breakdowns are endemic and the promise of sexual liberation and freedom held out by the 1960s sexual …
Read More »Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza killed by Israeli airstrike as Netanyahu vows there’ll be no end to conflict
In a Twitter post and statement on Monday, the IDF said that Hussam Abu Harbeed, Islamic Jihad’s northern division commander, had been killed in an airstrike. The tweet was accompanied by a video of the attack on Abu Harbeed’s compound. The statement says that Abu Harbeed and his forces consistently …
Read More »At least 8 killed as ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ heads to coronavirus-hit India
Cyclone Tauktae is currently heading northwards along India’s western coast, bringing torrential rains, thunderstorms and strong winds to several states. Heavy rains and winds have caused the deaths of at least four people in the Karnataka state on Saturday. The disaster heavily battered 73 villages in the area, with flooding …
Read More »Child killed & several people injured after suspected gas explosion destroys homes in Lancashire
A major incident was declared in the early hours of Sunday after an explosion ripped through several properties in Heysham, Lancashire. Lancashire Fire dispatched 10 fire engines to the scene and began searching the area for survivors. Two houses collapsed from the suspected gas explosion, while a third was badly …
Read More »Civilian killed by shrapnel after rockets from Gaza hit Tel Aviv suburbs (VIDEO)
A video by RT’s Middle East Bureau Chief Paula Slier shows damaged buildings and first responders on the street. A parked vehicle was destroyed and others were damaged. Rocket warning sirens were again heard in Tel Aviv and other cities across southern and central Israel. Projectiles launched from Gaza fell …
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