13 caught in avalanches in Nagano, Tottori; 2 missing
Ten people were caught in an avalanche in Japan's Northern Alps in central Japan on Saturday, with two of them rescued by a helicopter and the remaining eight safely descending the mountain on their own. The snowslip occurred on the 1,888-meter Mt Kazafuki in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, affecting several groups…
Missing Consett man last seen on Christmas Eve has now been found
Andrew, 35, had last been seen on Christmas Eve
Shocking moment 'XL Bully dog' launches vicious attack on rail platform 'after owner loses control of her pet'
This is the terrifying moment an 'XL Bully' launched a vicious attack on a man who had offered to help its owner by holding the dog on its lead.
Person dies after being hit by train on Merseyrail line
Merseyrail services were disrupted as police and paramedics attended the scene
Man dies at Central Coast beach, child taken to hospital
Paramedics performed CPR however the man was unable to be revived.
Earthquake today: Tremors jolt Singrauli, second in two days in Madhya Pradesh
Earthquake today: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh at 1:48 pm today
Woman electrocuted in Luwero while fixing a TV antenna
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV set on 31 December, 2023 …
Toyota stolen 14 years ago in Eastern Cape found by police in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga police have recovered a Toyota Corolla sedan reported stolen 14 years ago in the Eastern Cape after noticing something amiss.
Kyle Walker's wife 'kicked him out of house' five months ago after 'intense rows'
Footballer Kyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner recently split, with Annie taking to social media to announce the news
Man dies after being hit by train between Swansea and Carmarthen
Emergency services were called but the man was pronounced dead at the scene
Nine brutal murders in a house at Valasaravakkam 40 years ago
Nine family members found dead in mysterious circumstances, leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.
Singer for The Feelers appears in court
The lead singer of one of the country’s most prominent bands, The Feelers, is before the courts having allegedly failed to stop for police and...
Uttar Pradesh: Car robber killed in encounter with police in Meerut
Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan said the goon got seriously injured in the police firing and was taken to hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.
Elderly couple found dead at home as radiator hits 1,000 degrees after cold snap
Joan Littlejohn and Glennwood Fowler were found dead at their home on Saturday, January 6.
Asda worker, 19, left 'in tears' after being 'sacked on Christmas Eve without warning'
Billie-Leigh claims she was 'fired' from her 'first proper job' just hours before Christmas, despite being offered a permanent contract
Vapes laced with Spice put five schoolchildren into hospital
Vapes laced with Spice put five schoolchildren aged between 14 and 16-years-old into hospital and left one in a coma after smoking them. Images are stock photos.
2 dead in separate avalanches in Hokkaido
Two people died after being caught in separate avalanches in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sunday, according to local police. A woman in her 40s died in an avalanche on Mt Rishiri on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, while one man, believed to be in his 20s, was…
Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit in the neck by puck in Quebec
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. — An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit in the neck by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week, police confirmed Friday.
Four years ago, Las Vegas’ casinos shut down for 78 days. The fallout was brutal
Four years ago few believed that Las Vegas’ casinos would be forced to close to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 virus that was rampaging worldwide.
Israel loses 24 soldiers in biggest single-day loss since the beginning of war in Gaza
Twenty-four soldiers were killed on Monday, with the army saying 21 of them were reservists slain when rocket-propelled grenade fire hit a tank and two buildings they were trying to blow up.
High Court halts case against photographer for dancer's photos on sleazy websites
The petitioner claimed to have uploaded the pictures on legitimate websites, but somehow the images found their way to objectionable websites, leading to allegations of outraging modesty and defamation against the photographer.
Karnataka man chops off Belagavi Anganwadi teacher's nose over plucked flowers in freak attack
The teacher, Sugandha More is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Belagavi and is reported to be out of immediate danger.
Hundreds of residents moved out of homes after RAAC discovery in Aberdeen
A report has urged tennants to be moved out of homes with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) as soon as possible.
Woman dies in horror Kerry crash as gardai close road
The collision, involving a car and a truck, happened on the N22 Road in Glenflesk village this afternoon. This marks the fourth fatal collision on Irish roads this year.
Jet2 flight horror as Glasgow-bound plane hit by bird and forced into emergency landing
A Jet2 plane heading to Glasgow was forced into an emergency landing in Tenerife after it was hit by a bird on take-off and had it had to return to the Spanish island
Twenty-five people arrested for an attack on Police at Kwahu Bepong
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 people in connection with an attack on Police officers and the destruction of some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region. A statement from the police said “Police reinforcement team working with the local Police have restored calm and things have been normalized while efforts are ongoing to get the other suspects arrested to face justice.” According to the Police, details of the incident will be communicated in due course.
Fisherman's watch leads to 'miracle' rescue after 24 hours in sea
A fisherman was rescued off New Zealand's coast on Wednesday after he spent nearly a day in the cold and turbulent sea. The unnamed angler embarked on a fishing trip on his 12-meter boat on Tuesday and fell into the sea about 30 nautical miles off New Zealand's North Island, a statement by the Whangamatā Police Sergeant Will Hamilton said. 
12 jailed for up to 7 years over 2019 storming of Hong Kong’s legislature
Protesters broke into the legislature on the night of July 1, 2019, the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China.
Search for Israeli teen resumes in West Bank after settler attacks
The search for a missing Israeli teenager resumed Saturday in the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks on Palestinian villages have left at least one dead and dozens injured, sources on both sides said. The Israeli army said it was still looking for Benjamin Achimeir, 14, who went missing early on Friday from Malachi Hashalom, an outpost near the city of Ramallah.
First picture of escaped Highlands monkey Honshu after being released from isolation
The Japanese macaque tucked into lunch with three sub-adult males, who were introduced to his enclosure as part of the process of getting used to being back home.
Skipper describes rescue of fisherman adrift for 24 hours off Coromandel Peninsula
The boat skipper who helped rescue a man who had been stranded at sea for nearly 24 hours says it was a case of right place, right time.
Hassan Ahmed's 'relief' after Labour allows him back in nearly a year on from suspension
Hassan Ahmed was expelled before the local elections in May 2023
Militants attack police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants armed with rockets, guns and grenades attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest before dawn on Monday, killing 10 officers before fleeing, authorities said.
Irishman defends drinking 81 pints of Guinness in one weekend as he hits back at critics
Sean Bryan says he began drinking at 1pm on Friday December 29th at his local pub and continued over the next two days finishing his 81st pint at 9pm on New Year's Eve - before heading to bed before midnight.
Braid: COVID 'blast radius' wrecked trust in governments — but Smith's is best in a bad lot
The most destructive result of the COVID-19 pandemic is collapsing trust and confidence in provincial governments across the country.
'It's beyond a joke': Peter Capaldi against Thick Of It reboot as it would trivialise 'profound' issues in politics
Peter Capaldi has said he is against a reboot of the Thick Of It as it would trivialise "profound" issues in politics.
Final funeral rites for the late JB Danquah held nearly 60 years after his death
Ghanaian statesman and founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), Joseph Boakye Danquah has finally been given a befitting funeral, 58 years after his passing on February 4, 1965. The Ofori Panin Fie, under the leadership of Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, conducted the final funeral rites of the late Dr. Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, 58 years after his demise, on February 10, 2024. At the time of his death, JB Danquah was Twafohene of Okyeman, with the stool name Barima Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Dankwa I. Per the funeral poster shared by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, the event took place at the forecourt of Ofori Panin Fie in Kyebi, Eastern Region. The stool of Twafohene had remained vacant since the passing of Barima Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Dankwa I, until Katakyie Kwame Boakye Dankwa II was enstooled on December 16, 2023, as the successor to his grandfather. Following the customs and traditions, the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council announced that the new Twafohene would organize…
At least 6 Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on Syrian base housing US troops
A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday.
6 men barge into hotel room in Karnataka, assault inter-faith couple, film it
A group of six to seven Muslim men thrashed a couple of different faiths who were staying at a hotel in Karnataka’s Haveri. Two people have been arrested so far in the case.
Grieving family pays tribute to driver who died after his car crashed on the M60 and ended up on its roof
Anthony Pilling, 37, was 'one in a billion', said his family. He died on New Year's Eve
Missing boat found after man's 24 hours in ocean
A missing boat belonging to a man who fell overboard and spent 24 hours floating in the sea off the Coromandel Peninsula has today been found in...
47 buried in landslide in southwest China
Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. The pre-dawn landslide hit Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities. State broadcaster CCTV said around 18 households were buried, and that more than…
Trump shows up at NY civil trial as case winds down
NEW YORK: Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Thursday (Dec has 7) to attend his ongoing civil fraud trial, where his defence team is arguing that the former US president's family comp
A backpacking millennial discovered he craved a slow and simple life, so he built a tiny house in France for himself and his cat
Geoffrey Celard, 29, lives in a DIY tiny house with his pet cat in Valence, in southeast France.The tiny house took over a year to build and he estimates
Underwater cables in Red Sea damaged months after Houthis 'threatened' to do just that
Yemeni rebels thought to lack the ability to damage submarine cables, but here we are
Controversial comic Russell Brand spotted in Stirling as he eyes rural Kippen holiday home
The comedian has been seen around the area as he stays in an exclusive pad near the village.
Woman arrested after two die in Johannesburg CBD building fire
Two people died and four others were injured in a fire at a residential building in Commissioner Street in the Johannesburg CBD on Sunday.
Missing Navy SEALS now considered dead after being lost in raid of ship with Iranian weapons
The Seals had been on a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons.
Woman who had just 90 days until her heart stopped beating gets life saving operation
Pamela MacPherson's operation to change her pacemaker had been cancelled several times and was close to the end of its life but within hours of her telling her story she received her surgery
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