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Pro-Russian militias hit kindergarten in eastern Ukraine
A rocket fired by pro-Russian militias hit a kindergarten in the Luhansk region, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced. "A rocket fired by terrorists during heavy artillery fire hit the kindergarten. According to preliminary information, 2…
severe storm disrupts education and transportation in northern germany
Storm Ylenie hit northern Germany, forcing some states to suspend education. The storm toppled trees, blew roofs of some houses, while flight and train services were cancelled. Local sources reported that the wind speed of up to 152…
37 million Turkish Liras worth illegal goods and narcotics seized in Turkey
In the risk analyzes carried out at the Kapıkule Customs Gate located in Edirne city of Turkey, by the Edirne Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate, vehicles that suspected of being used in drug smuggling were first…
former Honduran president hernandez detained over US extradition request
The former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez was captured at his home in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, after the US requested his arrest and extradition on drug charges. Followers of Hernandez gathered at the Supreme Court…
Turkish Gendarmerie seized a handwritten Bible with an operation
As a result of an intelligence work, Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams in Elazığ city of Turkey were informed that some suspects had a handwritten Bible in his hand. Thereupon, the Gendarmerie teams located the residence and workplace…
A village burst into flames in Turkey
A village named Akkaya Başören located at Turkey's Kastamonu city, burst into flames after a fire that broke out in a house spread to other houses in the village. After the fire grew in a short time, 15 houses surrendered to the flames. A…
Dublin hosts Chinese New Year event.
The Confucius Institute at University College Dublin (UCD) hosted a Chinese New Year celebration. At the event, visitors enjoyed the traditional Chinese music and dance performances held inside the teaching building of Confucius Institute,…
Oil tanker explodes after crashing into roadside store in NY
An oil tanker crashed into a roadside store and exploded on Long Island, New York. With injuries, the driver escaped the tanker, which was engulfed in flames after the explosion. About 50,000 liters of gasoline spilled onto the road, and…
Fire at military hospital in Pakistan
A fire broke out in the Surgical Building of the United Military Hospital in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Pakistani army used a military helicopter to evacuate the patients and staff who had escaped…
Death toll rises to 94 in floods and landslides in Brazil
At least 94 people have died in Petropolis in floods following heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 50 houses were destroyed and 370 people were placed to shelters. 24 people were rescued so far in the search and rescue…