Polish officials said they have caught 50 asylum seekers who illegally entered the country from Belarus as the EU accuses Minsk of engineering a refugee crisis. Regional police spokesperson Tomasz Krupa said 50 people crossed the border “by force” near the village of Starzyn shortly after 8pm local time on Saturday. Police detained 22 would-be […]
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‘Like judgement day’: Dozens trapped in Turkish building collapse (VIDEOS)
A two-storey building has collapsed in eastern Turkey, injuring at least 13 people. As rescue workers comb through the wreckage, more than 20 people are reportedly still trapped under concrete and debris. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the town of Battalgazi, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the Syrian border. The cause of […]
Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger
At least 26 school children aged five to six were killed in a blaze in southern Niger after a thatched-roof classroom caught on fire, local officials said, with more than a dozen others injured, some critically. The deadly fire broke out on Monday morning in a makeshift classroom constructed from wood and straw in Niger’s […]
Dozens injured outside Baghdad’s Green Zone as clashes erupt over Iraq election results (VIDEOS)
At least 125 people have been injured in fierce clashes between the Iraqi law enforcement and protesters, as angry crowds attempted to storm Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. Videos published on social media showed protesters alleging fraud in the recent parliamentary elections pelting the security forces with rocks.Officers wearing riot gear and armed with shields responded […]
Dozens of Hindus detained for disrupting Muslim Friday prayer gatherings in India amid sectarian tensions
Indian police deployed hundreds of officers and arrested dozens of Hindu protesters from right-wing groups on Friday after they disrupted Muslim prayer gatherings amid rising sectarian tensions, according to local officials. The unrest comes after weeks of pressure from Hindus in the northern city of Gurgaon, near New Delhi, who have been calling on authorities […]
Dozens charged in Lebanon over deadly Beirut clashes amid protests against port blast judge
A Lebanese judge has charged dozens of people for this month’s deadly unrest in the capital of Beirut, which saw seven people killed and more wounded in the worst street violence to have gripped the city in years. Lebanon’s state news agency said on Monday that Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki […]
25 dead and dozens injured after fire engulfs Taiwan ‘ghost building’ overnight
At least 25 people have died and 55 have been taken to hospital after a 13-story building caught fire in the early hours of the morning in Taiwan. The blaze was described as “extremely fierce,” while the source remains unknown. The mixed-use building, seemingly primarily residential, caught fire on Thursday morning, around 3am local time […]
Huge explosion hits Shiite Mosque in Afghan city of Kunduz, dozens killed
A huge explosion ripped through a Shiite Mosque during Friday prayer in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. Sources say that at least 50 people have been killed by the blast. On Friday, a blast ripped through Sayed Abad Mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. It reportedly occurred as local residents attended the Shiite Mosque for Friday […]
Dozens of environmental activists block Shell’s oil refinery in Netherlands in protest over ‘greenwashing’ ads (PHOTOS)
Over 80 activists from a dozen EU states have blocked entry to Shell’s oil refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to protest against the giant’s “greenwashing” advertisements and call for a new law that bans fossil fuel ads. On Monday, Greenpeace EU climate and energy campaigner Silvia Pastorelli announced that the group’s activists were barricading Shell’s […]
Dozens die of dengue fever in India’s Uttar Pradesh, with cases of the mosquito-borne virus also reported in Delhi
As if Covid-19 wasn’t enough, India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh is faced with a major outbreak of dengue fever. The mosquito-borne tropical disease has already infected almost 600 people and killed dozens. Dengue fever is spread via mosquito bites, causing skin rash, high fever, headache, vomiting and muscle and joint pains. Its severe phase […]