A drowning accident in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. A strong current washed away over a dozen swimmers near a popular beach when water gushed into the downstream region of the Sanmenxia Dam. Videos on social media show adults and kids playing on a rocky riverbed, when the upstream dam suddenly released water, […]
ADELAIDE, Australia—The body of a 23-year-old woman was found Wednesday in the ocean off Australia after she fell overboard from a cruise ship. Crew members aboard the Pacific Explorer reported the passenger missing at about midnight, when the ship was around 70 kilometers (43 miles) out to sea from Cape Jaffa in South Australia state. […]
Australian airline Qantas has responded after footage showing baggage handlers deliberately manhandling passengers’ luggage went viral. A video surfaced showing three baggage handlers at Melbourne Airport smiling as they threw and kicked suitcases and bags, roughly slamming them onto a conveyor belt. An urgent investigation was initiated by the airline and its baggage handler contractors, […]
A 71-year-old man was found dead in floodwaters in the backyard of his home in Rochester, Australia, on Saturday, as heavy rains continue to bring major flooding to the southeast of the country. Flash floods this week have caused thousands to evacuate in Australia’s southeastern states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. Victoria, Australia’s […]
CREESLOUGH, Ireland—Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday, adding that the incident appeared to be “a tragic accident.” The police said no more casualties were expected from the explosion which happened shortly after 3 […]
UVALDE, Texas—Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a pickup truck crashed into two other vehicles in the Texas city of Uvalde, authorities said. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said U.S. Border Patrol agents saw the truck speeding Wednesday night on a highway outside of Uvalde and began pursuing it, San Antonio TV […]
NAHR EL-BARED, Lebanon—Thousands of Palestinians held prayers on a small soccer field in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Saturday, to mourn one of the scores of migrants who died after their boat sank off Syria’s coast this week, even as others vowed to undertake the same perilous voyage. The death toll rose Saturday […]
ARIDA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon—At least 77 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants sank off Syria this week, the country’s health minister said Friday, amid fears the death toll could be far higher. The incident was the deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to flee […]
A woman in South Carolina has died after she was accidentally shot with an unsecured firearm by her 3-year-old daughter on Wednesday, officials said. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on social media that law enforcement officers responded to the shooting at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday where they found the victim, identified as Cora […]
A Colorado woman was placed in the back of a patrol car before it was hit by a train, leaving her with serious injuries, authorities said Monday. The incident first unfolded when Platteville police on September 16 responded to a call about a road rage incident involving a firearm in Fort Lupton, about 30 miles […]
