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At least 34 dead in fire at illegal fuel depot in Benin

DOUALA: At least 34 people were killed Saturday in a fire at a smuggled fuel depot in southern Benin, near the border with Nigeria, the interior minister announced on state television. “This morning, a serious fire occurred in the town of Seme Podji. We have unfortunately recorded thirty-four deaths, including two babies,” Anadolu Agency quoted […]

Driver killed after being thrown out of vehicle at Sg Rayang bridge

SERIAN: A pickup truck driver died after she was thrown out of her vehicle in an accident along Sungai Rayang bridge, Jalan Serian-Kuching last night (Sept 13). The victim, identified as 44-year-old Nalasip Adoh, was found underneath the vehicle that landed on the driver’s side. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said […]

Army colonel, top police official killed in gunfight with rebels in Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Two Indian army officers and a senior police official were killed in a gunfight with militants in the Jammu and Kashmir region on Wednesday. They were carrying out an anti-rebel operation in the Anantnag district when the firefight took place, according to the army and police. “Encounter has started in Kokernag area of […]

43 killed in airstrike on Sudan market

KHARTOUM: At least 43 people were killed in an airstrike on a marketplace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, according to a medical group. Anadolu Agency reported Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate in a statement said 55 people were also injured in the attack that targeted an open market in Mayo neighbourhood in South Khartoum. The […]

9 killed in train fire mishap in southern India

NEW DELHI: At least nine people died and nearly 50 were injured after a fire broke out inside a coach of a stationary train following a cylinder blast in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, reported Xinhua. The mishap occurred near the Madurai railway station in the state. All the deceased were pilgrims and […]

Elderly man killed by toppled tree

KANOWIT: An elderly man lost his life when a tree toppled onto him at Pantu Mali, Jalan Lukut Penyulau here today (Aug 15). The victim, identified as Wong Sieh Ming, 59, was reportedly engaged in tree-cutting activities on a farm when the unfortunate incident occurred. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, teams of firefighters […]

24 people killed in bus crash in Morocco

CAIRO: A passenger bus crashed in central Morocco on Sunday, leaving 24 people dead, German news agency (dpa) quoted the North African country’s state news agency MAP report. The bus flipped over on a bend in the central province of Azilal, local authorities said, according to MAP. The bus was carrying an unspecified number of […]

Teenagers killed after bike hit by car in Padawan

PADAWAN: Two teenage girls died at Batu 13, Jalan Kuching-Serian, here yesterday (August 4) after their motorcycle was hit by a car. Padawan district police chief Superintendent Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said they received a report about the incident at around 9.14pm. “The accident occurred when both victims, aged 18, were on a motorcycle and attempting […]

Israeli army kills Palestinian child in West Bank

TORONTO: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a child late Wednesday during a raid on the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The child, who suffered a serious head wound from a bullet fired by the occupation forces, was taken to the Qalqilya State Hospital and subsequently passed away, Anadolu Agency reported citing a […]

26 killed after bus plunges off cliff in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: At least 26 people were killed and about 20 injured Wednesday after a bus coming from Mexico City plunged off a cliff on a highway in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, local authorities confirmed. The accident occurred in the early morning in the municipality of Magdalena Penasco, when the vehicle veered off […]