Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 31 victims while seven people were still listed as missing Monday following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern China after days of heavy rain, authorities said. According to AP, Rescuers aided by experts sent by the central government were searching with tools and […]
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Kenya plans to close all of its refugee camps in a move that would displace more than 600,000 people. According to BI, The country’s government said it was shutting down the camps because of “very heavy” economic, security, and environmental issues. Those due to close include Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world, home […]
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The leopard attacked as the boy played with his brother (Rex) A leopard at a South African game reserve snatched a six-year-old boy and ran off with him. According to Yahoo, Little Kellan Denny was attacked and dragged away by the big cat at Kruger National Park. As the male leopard ran off with the […]
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(Reuters) – Rescue workers pulled a six-month-old baby girl out of the rubble of a building in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday and reunited her with her father, more than three days after it collapsed following days of heavy rain. At least 23 people have so far been confirmed dead after the six-storey residential block in […]
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Dubai will introduce legislation to promote the use of driverless vehicles and invite companies to propose automated transport systems for the emirate, the government said on Monday. The fast-growing city state, which has about 2.5 million permanent residents, aims to make 25 percent of its transport – both public and private – driverless by 2030. […]
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China must be on guard against foreign infiltration through religion and stop “extremists” spreading their ideology, President Xi Jinping told a top-level meeting on managing religion, state media reported on Sunday. China must also manage the Internet to promote the Communist Party’s religious theories and policies, the official Xinhua news agency cited Xi as saying. […]
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No spoilers, Mr. President. According to CNN, The creators of “Game of Thrones” have revealed President Barack Obama received advanced access to the hotly anticipated sixth season because, well, you don’t turn down a request from POTUS. Speaking on the red carpet at the HBO show’s premiere Sunday night, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss […]
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[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpcF6fmjl6w” width=”700″ height=”300″ autohide=”yes” rel=”no” theme=”light”] Oakdale teen Amanda Clark’s phone conversation came to an abrupt end when her Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled three times before landing on its roof. She’d run a stop sign and was broadsided by another driver. Metal caved in around her but the roof stayed intact and she survived with […]
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In a stark warning for Donald Trump as he eyes a possible general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, Americans trust the Democratic front-runner more than the Republican businessman to handle a wide range of issues — from immigration to health care to nominating Supreme Court justices, Yahoo report. Even when asked which of the two […]
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[su_dropcap]A[/su_dropcap]round 110 passengers had to wait in a grounded Air India aircraft for nearly two-and-a-half hours after its commander refused to take off without his favourite female co-pilot, Yahoo report. The passengers were travelling on the Air India flight from Chennai to Male via Thiruvananthapuram. The ensuing delay resulted in the flight departing at 9.13 […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, urging huge efforts to change eating habits and exercise more. According to AFP, the UN’s health agency said the number of adults with the disease had surged to 422 million by 2014, […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he sudden death of a cherished Bollywood actress, 24, was sending shock waves through India on Saturday . According to USA report, Pratyusha Banerjee was allegedly found hanging from the ceiling in a room in her house in the Mumbai neighborhood of Kandivali on Friday, according to reports from India news outlets. Police said no […]
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