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Putin sends condolences to India's President over bridge collapse

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

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

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 …

Highland park shooting suspect charged with murder

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

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

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 …

Helicopter crashes onto road in West Virginia

Helicopter crashes onto road in West Virginia

Six people were killed after a helicopter crashed in Logan County in southwest West Virginia on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed around 5 p.m., according to a statement from the Federal …

Plane catches fire after landing in Miami

Plane catches fire after landing in Miami

A plane caught fire Tuesday after landing at Miami International Airport, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported. The landing gear in the nose of Red Air Flight 203 from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic collapsed, …

U.S. Marines aircraft with 5 onboard crashes in California

A military aircraft with five Marines on board crashed in California on Wednesday, Fox News has confirmed. The crash occurred near Glamis, located just a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border and west of the …

Philadelphia shooting wounds 5 in U.S.

Philadelphia shooting wounds 5 in U.S.

A shooting near Philadelphia's Temple University wounded five people on Wednesday - two in extremely critical condition. A suspect was caught with the help of university police, a spokesperson for the school told WPVI-TV. …

Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested

Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested

The man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday called in a tip to Crime Stoppers that led to his capture, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Frank James, 62, was arrested without incident by patrol …

Car crashes into fence of Russian Embassy in Bucharest

Car crashes into fence of Russian Embassy in Bucharest

A private vehicle rammed the fence of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital on Wednesday morning. According to Radio Romania, the car subsequently caught on fire, the driver died. "This morning around 06:00 [local time] an …

Car crashed into crowd at carnival in Belgium

Car crashed into crowd at carnival in Belgium

In the small town of Strépy-Bracquegnies (Belgium), a car crashed into a festive crowd, there are injured and dead, RTL reports. The incident happened early in the morning during the carnival in the village. At least four …

Truck crashes into gates of Russian Embassy in Dublin

Truck crashes into gates of Russian Embassy in Dublin

A man has been arrested after a truck was driven into the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin. It happened outside the building at Orwell Road in Rathmines at about 13:30 local time on Monday. Video footage of the incident, …

Fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island, 11 reportedly missing

Fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island, 11 reportedly missing

At least 11 people from the Italian Euroferry Olympia that caught fire in the Ionian Sea are missing, and authorities have not yet been able to find them following the evacuation of passengers and crew members, the Greek TV channel Open reported …

Blast reported at explosives factory in Poland

Blast reported at explosives factory in Poland

A strong explosion occurred at the NitroErg explosives factory in Poland's Krupski Mlyn in the Silesian Voivodeship, the RMF FM broadcaster said. The explosion destroyed one of the buildings on the plant's territory, it …

More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka

More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka

 A fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, with 27 people feared dead and police reported to be investigating possible arson. The blaze broke out on the fourth floor of an office building in …

Tornadoes kill more than 80 people in Kentucky

Tornadoes kill more than 80 people in Kentucky

More than 80 people in Kentucky were killed after tornadoes ripped across several U.S. states late Friday. “I know we’ve lost more than 80 Kentuckians. That number is going to exceed more than 100. This is the deadliest …