A manhunt is under way in Istanbul for a gunman responsible for killing 39 people and wounding dozens more at a nightclub in Turkey’s largest city. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 15 of the 39 people killed in the early hours of January 1 were foreigners. He said 69 people were wounded in the attack […]
Gunmen dressed as Santas have attacked a night club in Istanbul, reportedly killing and injuring scores of people, Turkish channel NTV reports. Footage shows armored police vehicles surrounding the building as ambulances are rushed to the scene. The attack took place at the well-known Reina nightclub in the Ortakoy neighborhood, in Istanbul’s Besiktas district. There […]
Low-cost Indonesian airline Citilink found itself in hot water after it emerged that one of its pilots had passed a pre-flight check despite being heavily intoxicated. His plane’s takeoff was delayed after some of the 154 passengers decided to disembark. The subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said the pilot in question was fired […]
Turkish anti-terror police unit detained in Ankara eight Daesh militants, who were reportedly planning to carry out a terrorist attacks on the New Year’s eve, local media reported Saturday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Many Daesh-related documents were seized during the operation, the Anadolu news agency reported. According to the agency, a total of 277 people have […]
Explosions at a market area in central Baghdad have killed at 27 people and wounded dozens of others. Police said two bombs exploded near shops selling car parts in the Iraqi capital’s Al-Sinak district early on December 31 when the market was very busy. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the extremist […]
China will introduce a nation-wide ban on the sale of ivory items and will prohibit ivory processing by the end of next year, the country’s State Council said. BEIJING (Sputnik) – The ban will be introduced gradually, starting from March 31, 2017 and should be fully enforced across the entire territory of China by December […]
A mine collapsed overnight on dozens of workers in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, killing at least five, a manager in charge of mining operations told local media on Friday. NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — More than 30 miners are feared to be trapped under the ground in Jharkhand’s Godda district, the outlet said. It […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake on Friday, December 30 hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia, The Associated Press cited the U.S. Geological Survey as saying. The earthquake hit about 6:30 a.m. in the Sumbawa region, the agency said. The epicenter was about 33 kilometers south of the village of Tolotangga, which […]
