A pair of U.S. army planes flying over the Black Sea were scrambled by Russian warplanes on the grounds that they were approaching their borders, Russian defense ministry said Wednesday. Two Russian Su-30 fighter jets took off to identify detected air targets and prevent violations of the Russian Federation State Border. “Russian fighter crews identified […]
The Olympic flame, lit in Ancient Olympia in western Greece for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning. The Olympic Tower, an iconic landmark from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, hosted a welcoming ceremony. Cai Qi, secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and president of the Beijing 2022 Organizing […]
A Japanese volcano spewed ash into the sky after it erupted, raising the 5-scale volcanic risk warning level to 3, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced Wednesday. Officials warned people to steer clear of the threat as Aso volcano on Kyushu island in the southwest of the country flows lava and falling rocks. No immediate reports of […]
Hail storm across the east coast of Australia have damaged buildings and streets of Queensland Tuesday afternoon Australian Bureau of Metrology (BOM) said. While the severe storm warning for parts of Queensland continues, the roof of a shopping center store in Coffs Harbor on the north coast of the state of New South Wales (NSW) […]
Roadside bomb attack targeting a military bus killed 13 people and wounded 3 in Syrian capital Damascus, local media reported. Two bombs were reportedly detonated as the bus was crossing the Hafez al-Assad bridge. A third bomb near the scene was destroyed ahead of explosion.
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Party gathered in Lahore, Pakistan, to protest against the arrest of the TLP leader Saad Hussain Rizvi, and for the expulsion of the French ambassador from the country. The TLP demanded that the government expel the French ambassador and approve a boycott of French products, and the release of […]
A McDonnell Douglas MD-87 type passenger plane, carrying 21 people including 3 crew members, crashed shortly after taking off from Houston Executive Airport in the US state of Texas. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the plane crashed into the fence after taking off from the airport, and crashed into an empty territory. […]
A funeral with music, dancing and fireworks was held for businessman Carlos Santiago Gomez, the owner of a dairy product factory, who passed away in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The attendees said that Gomez would be absolutely delighted to have such a funeral organized for him. One of Gomez’s employees danced at the funeral […]
In Turkey, two of the wounded hungry wild horses went down to the city center from Manisa Spil Mountain National Park were taken under care at the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Animal Care and Treatment Center. Providing information about the latest situation of the horses, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Health Affairs Department Head Erhan İnce said, “We […]
A Brazilian Navy training sail-ship crashed into a pedestrian bridge while cruising a river in Ecuador. The ship was saved from capsizing, and the tugboat accompanying the ship sank. While there was no loss of life or injury in the incident, material damage occurred on the pillars of the bridge. Local sources suggest that a […]