A powerful earthquake shook the country of Morocco on Friday night, causing widespread destruction and casualties. The quake, a magnitude-6.8, destroyed buildings and crumpled walls across the five provinces at its epicenter near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province. “The
A massive rescue effort is underway in Turkey as an American speleologist remains trapped more than 3,200 feet inside a cave. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick and began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding during an expedition in the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s
MPs’ refusal to get to grips with the RAAC scandal may be coming home to roost, as it has emerged tests are now being carried out for the substance in the House of Parliament. RAAC has already led to more than 100
Two rescue operations were launched Wednesday for migrants crammed on board sailboats, one far off a western Greek island and the other off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. A group of 76 people were rescued from
A murder investigation has been launched after a masked gang attacked a 19-year-old man in Leeds. Police were called following reports the man was assaulted outside a property on Francis Street in Chapeltown at around 2.10am on Saturday 26 August. Detective Chief Inspector Damian
Scenes of chaos and mayhem have gripped the port city of Alexandroupoli, as wildfires continue to burn out of control and threaten to engulf the University General Hospital. Firefighters have been battling wildfires for three days in and around the city, which
An image has been released of a man police are looking to identify following a homophobic attack on two men outside a south London pub. Two men standing outside the Two Brewers nightclub in Clapham were stabbed in the attack. Detective Chief
An Indonesian search and rescue team on Monday was searching for seven people, including four Australian tourists, reported missing in the waters of Aceh following bad weather. The group was in a wooden speedboat in the waters around Sarang Alu and Banyak
Rescue operations were launched on Thursday to evacuate regions inundated by relentless rain in southeastern Norway. Residents were on high alert as swollen rivers, swollen by days of heavy rainfall, surged through the mountainous terrain, raising the risk of landslides and further
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