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Seven die in Zanzibar after eating poisonous turtle meat

Seven die in Zanzibar after eating poisonous turtle meat

Seven people, including a three-year-old, have died on Tanzania's Pemba island after eating poisonous turtle meat. Three others are still in hospital. The meat is a common delicacy among those living on Tanzania's islands and …

Old WWII aircraft bomb explodes in Munich

Old WWII aircraft bomb explodes in Munich

Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near Munich's busy main train station on Wednesday, police said on Twitter, raising the number of wounded from three earlier. The Munich fire brigade said one …

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children

At least 46 people were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, according to officials. The deadly accident occurred on the Struma highway near the village of Bosnek in western …

Five people killed after car plowed into crowd in U.S.

Five people killed after car plowed into crowd in U.S.

At least five people have been killed and another 40 have been injured as a result of a car hitting the participants of the Christmas parade in the U.S. city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, the local police department said. Earlier, CNN TV …

British F-35 fighter crashes in Mediterranean

British F-35 fighter crashes in Mediterranean

A British F-35 fighter jet has crashed into the sea during a routine operation in the Mediterranean, the British Ministry of Defence has said. The pilot ejected and has safely returned to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen …

Swedish 'Mohammad' cartoonist killed in car crash

Swedish 'Mohammad' cartoonist killed in car crash

Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said. Vilks, 75, …

Mine cage rope ruptures in LPR

Mine cage rope ruptures in LPR

A hoisting rope of a mine cage has ruptured at the Krasnyi Partizan mine in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). According to preliminary data, the incident resulted in fatalities, the Luganskinformcenter news agency reported citing a …

Two dead as passenger trains collide in Czech Republic

Two dead as passenger trains collide in Czech Republic

Two people died and more than 40 others suffered injuries when a fast train from Munich collided with a commuter passenger train in the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Four people who were seriously injured had been taken away by …

'Potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast

'Potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast

The UK has reported a "potential hijack" of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates as a security source said a tanker appears to have been seized. UK Maritime Trade Operations, a part of the Ministry of Defence, …

18 killed in accident in Algeria

18 killed in accident in Algeria

A total of 18 people were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in the northeastern region of Algeria on Friday night, TSA news website reported Saturday, Xinhua informs. A bus and a truck collided in the province of …

Pedestrian bridge collapses in Washington DC

Pedestrian bridge collapses in Washington DC

A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto Interstate 295 in northeast Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, injuring at least five people, blocking traffic and causing a leakage of diesel fuel, authorities said. Five people sustained non …

Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes into Black Sea

Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes into Black Sea

A Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jet from Bulgaria’s air force crashed into the Black Sea during a military exercise and the pilot is missing, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the fighter jet …

At least 23 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 23 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 23 migrants from Africa drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, and 70 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent humanitarian organisation said on Tuesday. More than 120 …

Rockets target Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces

Rockets target Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces

A military base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq was attacked with rockets on Tuesday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said two Katyusha rockets landed on the Ain Al-Asad air base in Anbar province, …