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Chaos! Now Russia halts Egypt flights leaving thousands of tourists ‘trapped’
Russia is suspending flights to the whole of Egypt amid growing evidence that a jet with 224 people on board was blown up by a terrorist bomb. Vladimir...
British spies uncover intelligence of ‘bomb placed in Russian airplane hold’
British spies have uncovered evidence that suggests a bomb was smuggled into the hold of the Russian jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224 people.
IS bomb on Russia plane would herald new phase in conflict
At this stage, there is no hard evidence. But reports from the U.S. and Britain suggesting an Islamic State group bomb may have caused the Russian plane...
Romanian club owners face manslaughter probe over fire, death toll at 31
Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal manslaughter investigation on Monday against the three owners of the Bucharest nightclub where a fire killed 31...
Russian plane ‘broke up in air’, officials say too early for conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday. President...
Officials search for cause of deadly plane crash over Egypt’s Sinai
A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from a popular Red...
China naval chief says minor incident could spark war in South China Sea
China’s naval commander told his U.S. counterpart that a minor incident could spark war in the South China Sea if the United States did not stop...
Canada capsize tragedy: ‘Passengers on one side affected boat’s stability’
Most of the people on board a whale-spotting boat which capsized in Canada killing five Britons had been standing on one side of the top deck affecting...
Gulf coral damage from BP oil spill ‘worse than first thought’
Gulf coral damage from the massive BP oil spill is more extensive than previously thought, according to a new study that revealed sick and dying corals...
Survivor says Canada whale-watching boat was ‘capsized by a wave’
A whale-watching boat which sank off the Canadian coast killing five Britons was capsized by a wave, a survivor is reported to have said.
Desperation in the epicentre of Southeast Asia’s haze crisis
Forest fires in Indonesia are believed to be responsible for more than 500,000 people suffering from respiratory illnesses.
Five killed as whale watching boat with 27 on board capsizes
At least five people have died after a whale watching vessel carrying 27 people sank off Vancouver Island, according to reports.
Families ‘devastated’ after honeymoon couple drown six days after wedding
The families of a newly-wed couple who drowned while on honeymoon in South Africa have spoken of their devastation. John Rodgers, 28, and his wife...
At least 17 clubbers die as fire rips through Indonesia karaoke bar
Seventeen people have been killed and 71 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded karaoke club in Indonesia. Witnesses told authorities the fire...
Maldives vice president arrested over alleged assassination bomb plot
Maldivian authorities on Saturday arrested the nation’s Vice President Ahmed Adeeb (pictured) over a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen,...
Maldives vice president arrested over ‘bomb-plot to assassinate president’
Maldivian authorities on Saturday arrested the nation’s Vice President Ahmed Adeeb (pictured) over a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen,...
Hundreds of thousands told to take shelter as ‘worst storm ever’ hits Mexico
Hundreds of thousands of people were being advised to take shelter as Hurricane Patricia - one of the most powerful storms ever recorded - barrels towards...
Mexico’s Pacific Coast braces for ‘monster’ Hurricane Patricia
Hurricane Patricia strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm late on Thursday as it churned toward Mexico’s Pacific...
Former Miss Austria dies in hospital after mountain fall
Former Miss Austria Ena Kadic had died from injuries sustained during a mountain fall while jogging in her home state of Tyrol.
Dalai Lama says climate change destroying Tibet’s ‘roof on the world’
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged strong global action to limit global warming and to protect fragile environments, including the Himalayan glaciers and...
Two killed and thousands flee as typhoon hits Philippines
Army, police and civilian volunteers scrambled Monday to rescue hundreds of villagers trapped in their flooded homes and on rooftops in a northern Philippine...
Seven killed after motorboat capsizes in central Philippines
A passenger motorboat with 41 people on board capsized in central Philippines in bad weather leaving seven dead and two others missing, the coast guard...
Outrage as suspects held over rape of toddler and five-year-old in Delhi
Sex attackers in India who raped a toddler leaving her with scratch and bite marks all over her body have been branded “animals”. The...
Philippines on alert as 100mph typhoon threatens misery for millions
Flights have been cancelled and thousands of people have been warned to evacuate flood-prone areas as powerful Typhoon Koppu bears down on the Philippines. The...
Thousands of Iranian troops join fight as war in Syria heads for bloodiest battle
The war in Syria was heading for one of its bloodiest confrontations yet as thousands of Iranian troops joined the battle for control of the city of Aleppo...
Sydney police station and shopping centre targeted by terror threats
Two terror threats have been made in Sydney, Australia with both a police station and a popular shopping centre targeted only a day after a school was...
5 NATO personnel killed in helicopter crash at Kabul base
A military helicopter crashed in a non-hostile incident Sunday at the NATO base in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing five coalition members and injuring...
At least 86 killed as ‘suicide blasts’ tear through peace rally crowds
Twin explosions in the Turkish capital have killed at least 86 people, with 126 others injured, the country’s Interior Ministry has confirmed. The...
At least 30 killed as ‘suicide blasts’ tear through peace rally crowds
Dozens of people were killed and many more injured after two explosions ripped through a crowd gathering ahead of a peace march in the centre of the Turkish...
At least 20 killed as explosions tear through peace rally crowds
Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions ripped through a crowd gathering ahead of a peace march in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara.
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