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Russia labels assault on consulate in Ukraine a ‘terrorist act’

Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021By Editor

The Russian consulate in the Western Ukrainian city of Lvov reported that an unknown assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at its entrance on Friday. … Read More >Russia labels assault on consulate in Ukraine a ‘terrorist act’

WATCH: Fire engulfs police college in Rome

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021By Editor

A huge blaze has broken out at a school for Italy’s national gendarmerie in Rome, with one person reportedly injured. Footage from the scene shows much of the building engulfed in flames. … Read More >WATCH: Fire engulfs police college in Rome

Asia & Pacific

150+ trapped on roof as skyscraper catches fire

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

A blaze broke out at around midday inside the 38-floor World Trade Centre building in Hong Kong. More than 150 people were trapped on the rooftop as police and firefighters launched a rescue operation. … Read More >150+ trapped on roof as skyscraper catches fire

WATCH: Riots and looting over mandatory vaccine rule

Posted on November 29, 2021November 29, 2021By Editor

Protests against Covid restrictions on the French island of Martinique descended into looting and violence on Wednesday, with barricades being set alight overnight amid increasing tensions in the Caribbean. … Read More >WATCH: Riots and looting over mandatory vaccine rule

Asia & Pacific

Nation’s parliament set ablaze by raging protesters (VIDEO)

Posted on November 27, 2021November 27, 2021By Editor

Protesters have set fire to the Solomon Islands’ parliament building compound as the island nation slugs it out over relations with China. … Read More >Nation’s parliament set ablaze by raging protesters (VIDEO)

WATCH: Thousands of workers block key roads with burning cars

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021By Editor

A strike of more than 20,000 metal workers in Cadiz, Spain has halted the operations of key manufacturing plants, including Airbus and Alestis, with barricades erected, roads blocked, and vehicles burned. … Read More >WATCH: Thousands of workers block key roads with burning cars

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Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021By Editor

At least 26 school children aged five to six were killed in a blaze in southern Niger after a thatched-roof classroom caught on fire, local officials said, with more than a dozen others injured, some critically. … Read More >Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger

Asia & Pacific

‘Joker’ strikes AGAIN: Man tries to set high-speed train on fire

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021By Editor

Police in Japan have arrested a man on a high-speed train after he sprinkled inflammable liquid and attempted to start a fire in one of the cars. … Read More >‘Joker’ strikes AGAIN: Man tries to set high-speed train on fire

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Large fire kills 10 ICU Covid-19 patients in Indian hospital

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021By Editor

Ten Covid-19 patients have died after a fire broke out inside a hospital ICU in Ahmednagar, a city in India’s western Maharashtra state, on Saturday morning. One person was also injured. … Read More >Large fire kills 10 ICU Covid-19 patients in Indian hospital

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Devastating Taiwanese fire that killed 46 and gutted apartment block blamed on woman who failed to extinguish burning incense

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

Taiwanese authorities announced on Friday that an apartment block fire which killed 46 people started because a female resident forgot to extinguish incense, resulting in a devastating blaze that gutted the 13-story building. … Read More >Devastating Taiwanese fire that killed 46 and gutted apartment block blamed on woman who failed to extinguish burning incense