44 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong apartment block fire
44 people have been killed in a major fire engulfing apartment blocks in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, with 279 people unaccounted for. According to BBC News, thre
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44 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong apartment block fire
44 people have been killed in a major fire engulfing apartment blocks in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, with 279 people unaccounted for. According to BBC News, thre
Death toll rises to 41 in central Vietnam flooding, more heavy rain forecast
The death toll from a new barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 41, state media reported on Thursday. R
Australian doctors visit rare PNG conjoined twins to assess options
A team of specialised doctors from Sydney has flown to Papua New Guinea to determine whether a rare set of conjoined twins can be surgically separated. The brothers, T
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
A major military-led search is under way in Nigeria for 265 children and 12 teachers still missing after armed men abducted them from St Mary’s School in Papiri, N
Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at US$9.12M
While cleaning out their late mother's California attic last Christmas, three brothers made a life-changing discovery under a pile of faded newspapers: one of the first S
3 Fijian men from KVT gang in Sydney denied bail for AUD$12.5M drugs case
Three Fijians who are alleged to be associated with a gang supplying drugs in Sydney have been refused bail by the court. 28-year-old Eparama Nevale, 28-year-old Willi
Minaj backs Trump’s allegations as Nigeria rejects “misrepresentationâ€
Award-winning rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly backed President Donald Trump's allegations that Christians face persecution in Nigeria. Speaking at an event i
Children among 26 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
At least 26 people have been killed including three children in a Russian missile and drone attack that hit two blocks of flats in the western city of Ternopil, Ukrainian
Disney World Deaths Climb to 5 Over 1 Month
The deaths at Walt Disney World in Florida keep piling up ... with authorities confirming a fifth fatality in less than a month. The Orange County Medical Examinerâ
Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
Donald Trump, who has a history of making extremely personal attacks on female journalists, referred to a Bloomberg News correspondent as a “piggy†during a c
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of stu
BBC 'determined to fight' looming Trump lawsuit over speech edit
Britain's BBC is "determined to fight" any legal action filed by U.S President Donald Trump, saying on there was no basis for a defamation case over its editing of one of
Pope appeals to Hollywood to help preserve the cinema experience
Pope Leo XIV has told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers that more should be done to protect struggling neighbourhood cinemas in order to preserve the sha
New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd shot, in critical condition
Kris Boyd, a cornerback for the American football team the New York Jets, was shot in the abdomen early Sunday. According to BBC News, the 29-year-old is in critical c
Russian drone strike hits Kyiv flats, killing six amid wave of attacks
A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of strikes throughout the Ukranian capi
Delhi car blast kills 9, owner arrested
The owner of a car involved in an explosion in the Indian capital Delhi that killed 9 people has been arrested. NDTV reports 20 people are injured after a blast in a c
Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end
A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, in a major sign the g
Over 900,000 evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong slams Philippines
More than 900,000 people have been evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and life-threatening stor
Mother says chatbots encouraged her son to kill himself
Megan Garcia had no idea her teenage son, a bright and handsome boy, had started spending hours and hours obsessively talking to an online character on the Character.ai a
Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine
At least six people have been killed after Russia launched hundreds of missile and drone attacks on energy and residential targets across Ukraine overnight. A strike o