TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 37 people may have died in the massive fire that ravaged a shopping mall in Davao City on Saturday, authorities said on Sunday as firefighters continued battling pockets of flames hours after the blaze broke. Distraught relatives wailed in grief as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the firefighters’ grim assessment […]
Rescuers on life rafts raced to pluck residents trapped on rooftops Friday, as Tropical Storm Tembin dumped heavy rains in the southern Philippines, killing at least 20 people, officials said. The storm hit the eastern portion of Mindanao island late Thursday, bringing gusts of up to 130 km (81 miles) per hour with heavy rains […]
On December 21, 2017, a major fire occurred at a sport center called Duson Sporium in Jecheon, South Korea. It killed at least 29 people and injured another 29. At least fifteen of those killed were trapped in a sauna on the second floor of the building, which also housed a variety of other commercial […]
Indonesia will deploy about 250,000 police officers during the end-of-year holidays, the nation’s police chief said Thursday, as he appealed for tolerance after a hardline Islamic group threatened to conduct “sweeping operations” to prevent businesses from forcing Muslims to wear Santa Claus hats. National Police Chief Tito Karnavian announced the increased police presence – a […]
According to Victoria state police, the driver of a car that “collided with a number of pedestrians” in downtown Melbourne, Australia has been arrested, no evidence of terror link. At least 19 people were injured on Thursday when a car plowed into a group of pedestrians in the center of Melbourne, Australia, the Victoria ambulance […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least three people died after a ferry with 251 passengers on board capsized off the coast of the Philippines. The country’s coastguard said it was “still trying to get a complete picture” of casualty numbers following the accident, which happened as the vessel sailed to the eastern island of Polillo in […]
India’s coastal state of Goa, which hosts more than half a million foreign tourists every year is grappling with drugs – a law and order situation worsened by foreign nationals who overstay and indulge in the peddling of smuggled contrabands. New Delhi (Sputnik) — Goa, one of India’s most popular tourist destinations, has opened a […]
According to Yonhap News, Kim Jonghyun was found unconscious at his home in Gangnam by his older sister around 6 p.m. local time. He was immediately taken to a hospital but died later at the medical facility. The lead singer of the popular South Korean group SHINee, Kim Jonghyun has reportedly committed suicide. Initial reports […]
