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Floods hit Auckland, New Zealand: 1 dead
At least 1 died due to flooding in Auckland, New Zealand. Many vehicles were stranded on the flooded roads. The storm has caused delays or cancellations for flights into the city as well as for train and ferry services within the city.
A…
Pakistanis protest burning of Quran
Thousands of people in Pakistan's Karachi city and Punjab province protested the burning of the Quran in Sweden. The demonstrators, carrying banners reading condemnaiton, called for action against Islamophobia.
Gas explosion in Poland: 7 injured
In a gas explosion that occurred this morning in a building in Katowice, southern Poland, at least 7 people were wounded, and one is in critical condition. The explosion completely demolished the building on Biskup Herbert Bednorz Street.…
Colorado Man deliberately drives into police station
A 46-year-old man drove into the police station in the US state of Colorado with his vehicle. While no one was injured at the police station, although many personnel were present, the driver was detained.
The driver is charged with…
Police protest in Haiti, raid PM’s residence
The police in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, took to the streets to protest the 14 police officers who were killed by armed gangs in the last month. The protesters, who burned tires and blocked the roads, also attacked the official…
Israeli Warplanes Target Hamas Rocket Facility in Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes targeted Hamas' rocket facility in the Gaza Strip at night in response to rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel. The Israel Defense Forces stated that the attack will damage Hamas' strengthening and armament. They also…
Gunman attacked Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran
A gunman attacked the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran at around 8.30 a.m. local time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced that the security director was killed and 2 security guards were injured while preventing the…
boy stranded on shipping container for 5 day playing hide and seek
Fahim, a 12- to 15-year-old in Bangladesh, fell asleep inside a shipping container while playing hide-and-seek with friends. The little boy, who was stranded on the cargo ship MV Integra in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on January 12, was found…
Unknown respiratory disease kills 19, including 16 children in Pakistan
In Karachi, Pakistan, 19 people, 16 of them being children, died within a 2-week period from a respiratory illness of undetermined origin. Despite alarm from health officials, the cause of the disease remains unidentified. According to…
Egyptian mission discovers new archaeological artifacts in Saqqara
At the presentation of the new discoveries at Gisr el-Mudir in Saqqara, Egypt, statues are on exhibit. Numerous significant archaeological discoveries from the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom were discovered by an Egyptian…