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Denmark: Train Collision Leaves 17 Injured, 5 Are in Critical Condition
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (1271+ words) Two commuter trains collided head-on near the Danish capital on Thursday injuring 17, of whom five were in critical condition, emergency services said. "We can't provide any details for now about the cause of the accident," police official Morten Kaare Pedersen…...
8 Killed in Pro-Iran Protest at US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (725+ words) At least eight people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on Sunday, a rescue service spokesman told AFP." "We have moved at least eight dead bodies to Karachi's civil hospitals,…...
Packed Bus Plunges Off Nepal Highway, Killing and Injuring Scores
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (928+ words) A packed bus on its way to Nepal's capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded. Among those who died was a 24-year-old British national, according to a…...
Hong Kong Orders Judge-Led Probe into Fire that Killed 156
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1662+ words) Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades and review government oversight of building renovations blamed for fanning a blaze that killed at least 156 people. Police have arrested…...
At Least 37 Dead after a Passenger Bus Falls into a Ravine in Peru
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1696+ words) A passenger bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another vehicle in southern Peru, killing at least 37 people and injuring 13 more, authorities said. The health manager of the Arequipa region, Walther Oporto, said to local radio…...
Bomb Explodes Outside Home of Top Italian Investigative Journalist
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (1346+ words) A bomb exploded outside the home of one of Italy's top investigative journalists late on Thursday, damaging two cars and a nearby house, prompting messages of solidarity for the reporter from colleagues and politicians. Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts RAI's weekly…...
Runaway Inflatable Pumpkin Spooks Police in Ohio
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) Police in northeast Ohio went in pursuit of a runaway inflatable pumpkin after receiving calls of a large, orange inflatable object on the run. Body camera footage from the Parma Heights Police Department shows the inflatable pumpkin rolling down the…...
Iran Says It Detained 21, 000 Suspects During the June War with Israel
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (365+ words) Iran's police detained 21, 000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. A report by state TV quoted a police spokesperson, Gen. Saeed Montazeralmahdi, as saying people reported the suspects to the…...
19 Injured after Fireworks Show Goes Awry at Western Germany Fair
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (437+ words) German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of D'sseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after the incident late Friday at the Rheinkirmes event…...
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders over Persecution of Women, Girls
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (752+ words) The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban's supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago. The warrants also accuse the leaders…...