One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection […]
Thirteen people have died after a fire broke out in a school dormitory in central China, the country's Xinhua state news agency reported. The deadly blaze happened on Friday night at a school for young children in Yanshanpu village, Henan province. The privately-run school caters for nursery and primary age pupils, according to China Daily. The manager of the school, near Nanyang city, has been detained and an investigation is […]
A car ploughed into a crowd of supporters of politician Joseph Boakai in Monrovia on Monday evening, killing at least three people and injuring many more, hospital, police and political sources said. A police official interviewed by AFP would not comment on the cause of the tragedy. A spokesman for Mr Boakai's party said he had little doubt it was deliberate. The driver of the vehicle is missing, the police […]
Rescue workers are searching for 167 people still missing after their boat capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday. Reports say more than 40 bodies have been recovered while 189 survivors were rescued after the boat sank in the Congo River. According to the report, the boat was overloaded with more than 300 passengers and cargo, said a civil society group involved in rescue and recovery efforts. Boats […]
A pastor has reportedly died as a Dunamis Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital collapsed. Channels TV reports that four people including the pastor were said to be observing prayers at the church building before the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The other three individuals escaped the wreckage, but residential buildings and electricity infrastructure around the building […]
Nine people are reported to have been killed and some 20 others trapped after a church roof collapsed in Mexico. Local media said 49 people were taken to hospital, after the roof of Ciudad Madero's Santa Cruz church fell in. Police in the coastal state of Tamaulipas said around 100 people were at a mass at the time of the collapse. Local media reported it was a baptism. A number […]
South African anti-apartheid struggle veteran Aziz Pahad has died aged 82, his family announced. He passed away at his home in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, a statement said. The family described him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the governing ANC party and serving South Africans. Mr Pahad joined the struggle against apartheid rule from a very young age. In 1964 he went into exile […]
The body of a newborn baby has been recovered from a boat carrying migrants during a rescue operation off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Reports say the mother is thought to have given birth during the journey from North Africa and the death is being investigated. According to the reports, more than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Lampedusa over the past three days. European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen […]
Nigerian actress, Cindy Amadi, who acted in the popular movie titled, “Ife”, is dead. The sad incident was confirmed by the producers of the movie, “Ife”, in a statement on their Instagram page on Thursday. “We are greatly, deeply, and unbelievably saddened to learn about the passing of Cindy Amadi, who played Adaora in #ìféthemovie. “We cannot begin to imagine the pain and loss her family feels right now. On […]
