A devastating fire engulfed the Grand Kartal Hotel at Turkey’s popular Kartalkaya ski resort early Tuesday, leaving 10 people dead and 32 others injured, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The blaze broke out at 3:27 a.m. (0027 GMT) in the 12-story hotel, which features wooden cladding, and quickly spread
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China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, state media said. A court in the city “executed Fan Weiqiu in accordance with the execution order issued by the Supreme People’s Court”, state broadcaster CCTV said. On
At least six people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede near one of India’s busiest and richest temples, after thousands of devout Hindus assembled there to secure free visit passes, authorities said on Thursday. The period from Friday to January 19 is considered auspicious for visits to the
Lebanon’s parliament has elected Joseph Aoun, the United States-backed army chief, as the country’s new president, breaking a two-year political stalemate that left the nation without a head of state. The landmark decision followed two rounds of voting on Thursday, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the United States
Scores of Boko Haram insurgents have been killed by Chadian Forces at the entrance of the presidential residence in Ndjamena, Chad when the terrorists on Wednesday night attempted to attack country’s presidential palace. Credible sources said that several of the terrorists were killed while others were captured alive. Meanwhile, the
A 52-year-old man, Samuel Dada, has been brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding 12 persons of N14.6 million. The defendant was said to have swindled his unsuspecting victims of the humongous amount under the pretense of securing American visas for them. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi,