Erdogan's motorcade gets into fatal accident
A presidential motorcade and a police jeep collided in Türkiye
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Mona Lisa splattered in soup: another protest at Louvre museum
Protesters hurled soup at the “Mona Lisa” painting in Paris on January 28, but it was protected from damage by its glass casing. The environmental group Riposte Alimentaire (“Food Response”) said two protesters …
Driver crashes into White House exterior gate
A driver was taken into custody Monday night after crashing into a White House exterior gate, according to a U.S. Secret Service spokesman. …
Former chancellor's grave desecrated in Germany
The grave of German ex-chancellor Helmut Schmidt has been desecrated in the Hamburg cemetery where he lies buried, police said. …
Six-story apartment partially collapses in New York
A six-story corner of a Bronx apartment building collapsed in New York, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves. Firefighters said they had searched the 12-foot-tall pile of debris left by the collapse of a …
U.S. Air Force terminates Minuteman III ICBM
The U.S. military terminated a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile due to an anomaly discovered during a test launch from the Vandenberg Air Base in California, the Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement. …
Nearly 160 vehicles crash in Louisiana
At least seven people were killed this week in a slew of crashes along Interstate 55 in Louisiana that involved at least 158 vehicles, state police say. More than 25 people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to …
Tanker collision disrupts traffic at Suez Canal
Two tankers carrying oil products and liquefied natural gas collided in the Suez Canal, disrupting traffic through the global waterway, Egyptian …
Bus crash in Mexico leaves 18 passengers dead
At least 18 people died in western Mexico when a passenger bus plunged off a highway into a ravine on August 3, state officials said, adding the passengers …
Soldier in Congo kills 13 after son’s burial takes place without him
A soldier in Congo opened fire on family members and others who had buried his son before he could arrive home to attend the ceremony, killing 13 people, including 10 children, officials said. The attack late on Saturday left the …
Riots in France cost businesses more than $1 bln euro
A week of rioting across France has already caused more than €1 billion in damage to the country's businesses. The …
Two trains collide in Greece, at least 32 killed
Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said. An intercity passenger train travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided at high …
Putin sends condolences to India's President over bridge collapse
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the tragic consequences of the bridge collapse in the state of Gujarat, the Kremlin said on …
Overcrowded stadium crush kills 11 people in Congo
Eleven people were killed on Saturday, including two police officers, in a crush at an overcrowded stadium concert in Kinshasa headlined by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, the interior minister said. The capital's Stadium of Martyrs …
St. Louis high school shooting leaves three dead
A 19-year-old gunman opened fire at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, killing two people and injuring seven others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city's police commissioner said. No motive for the gun …
Carbon monoxide leak at Pennsylvania daycare leads to 27 children being hospitalized
At least 27 children and staff members were sent to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at a daycare in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, city officials said in a press release. Firefighters first arrived at the Happy …
Georgian doctor saves Tunisian wrestler at World Judo Juniors Championships
Georgian judo team doctor Zurab Kakhabrishvili made a vital intervention to help save teenage wrestler from Tunisia Chaima Sidaoui at the ongoing World Judo Juniors Championships in Ecuador, the Georgian Sports Medicine Association said on …
Highland park shooting suspect charged with murder
The suspect in Monday’s deadly mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been charged with seven counts of murder, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart told reporters at a news conference, broadcast live …
Three dead in Amtrak train crash and derailment in Missouri
An Amtrak train carrying more than 200 passengers derailed in northern Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing, killing two aboard and a person in the truck, and injuring at least 50, officials said. …
Dozens of migrants found dead in truck in Texas
The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border. A San Antonio Fire …
