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At least 66 dead as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel
At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. An initial…
At Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence
Clashes between armed groups in Colombia have led to some of the worst violence in the country in years. By Julie Turkewitz Reporting from Bogotá, Colombia At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups…
At least five dead as overwhelmed firefighters struggle to contain LA blazes
Crews from across California and other states dispatched to help battle intense fires fanned by strong winds Fast-moving wildfires tore through several neighborhoods of Los Angeles, killing at least five people, incinerating more than 1,500 buildings and leaving firefighters across the region spread thin. Winds were easing and firefighters from across the state were relieving…
At least 4 people are dead as massive snowstorm creates dangerous travel conditions
By Chandelis Duster , Ayana Archie There have been hundreds of calls for help on the highways and thousands of stranded cars from Kansas to Virginia since Saturday, including a car pileup in Illinois. In Kansas, where blizzard warnings had been issued across the state over the weekend, at least three people have died in…
‘Safe zone’ among areas targeted as Israeli airstrikes kill at least 43 in Gaza
Director general of Gaza police among 11 reportedly killed in al-Mawasi encampment, designated a civilian safe zone Israeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in the sprawling al-Mawasi tent encampment designated as a humanitarian safe zone for civilians. Among those killed in the al-Mawasi strike was…
An armed man kills at least 10 people in a shooting rampage in Montenegro
By The Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro — At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said. The shooter was on the run. Police identified the attacker as 45-year-old Aco Martinovic. He…
At least four killed and four more wounded in Montenegro shooting
Special troops searching for armed man who opened fire in bar and fled scene in western city of Cetinje An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. A statement said the man opened fire in a bar…
Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day, mostly women and children, officials said, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year. One strike hit…
At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd
Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police Ten people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to officials, with media reporting the driver later fired a…
Russia and Ukraine swap at least 300 prisoners in exchange deal
Some of the freed Ukrainians had been held since war’s early days, while Russians were captured in Ukraine’s Kursk offensive Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with at least 150 people from each side returning home before New Year’s Eve, in a swap partly brokered by the United Arab Emirates. “The…
At least 15 men in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial appeal against convictions
Court found 51 men guilty including Dominique Pelicot, who was given a 20-year prison sentence At least 15 of the men found guilty of raping or sexually abusing Gisèle Pelicot have appealed against their convictions and will be given a second trial. All 51 men, including her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, were convicted and given prison…