West Bank city of Jericho names street after Aaron Bushnell

West Bank city of Jericho names street after Aaron Bushnell

The West Bank city of Jericho announced on Facebook on Monday that they had named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the US Air Force serviceman who set himself on fire as a reported act of protest for “Palestine.” “The American pilot Aaron Boshnail, who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy … Read more

Fire razes residence of FCT minister of state

Fire razes residence of FCT minister of state

The private residence of the FCT Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud, in Abuja was razed down by fire on Sunday. Media aide to the minister, Austine Elemue, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria reporter, said that the cause of the fire was being investigated by the authorities. He said that the … Read more

15 dead, 44 injured in residential building fire in Nanjing, China

15 dead, 44 injured in residential building fire in Nanjing, China

Authorities in southeastern China are investigating whether electric bikes are to blame for a fire that erupted in a residential building early on Friday morning, killing at least 15 people, according to mainland media reports. The blaze started at 4.39am from a ground-level area where electric bikes were parked in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and was … Read more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘deep reflection’ on frequent accidents as deadly Jiangxi fire makes it 3 in a row

Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘deep reflection’ on frequent accidents as deadly Jiangxi fire makes it 3 in a row

Local police had detained 12 people, including the owner of the exam training centre on an upper floor, Xinhua said on Thursday morning. It was the latest major accident to hit China since Friday, when 13 children were killed after a fire broke out at a primary school dormitory in central Henan province. Teachers said … Read more

Fire in China school dorm kills 13 students

Fire in China school dorm kills 13 students

BEIJING: Thirteen people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China’s Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday (Jan 20). The dead were third graders at an elementary school, according to China Newsweek, a weekly magazine published by China News Service, the second-largest Chinese news agency after Xinhua. Third graders in China … Read more

5 coast guard crew killed after plane collides with Japan Airlines jet in Tokyo’s Haneda airport

5 coast guard crew killed after plane collides with Japan Airlines jet in Tokyo’s Haneda airport

“IT WAS A MIRACLE” Footage and images shared on social media showed passengers shouting inside the smoke-filled cabin and running across the tarmac away from an evacuation slide. Video also showed passengers being evacuated calmly via escape slides, apparently without hand luggage. “The cabin crew must have done an excellent job. There don’t seem to … Read more

Delhi man dies while sleeping near burning angithi for warmth

Delhi man dies while sleeping near burning angithi for warmth

Tragedy struck in Delhi’s New Manglapuri as bouncer Viney Arora met a horrific fate in a fire that erupted from a coal brazier (angithi) in his room while he was asleep. The 36-year-old was discovered in a charred state on the ground floor of Anganwari Wali Gali in New Manglapuri. The Fatehpur Beri Police responded … Read more