A gunman who died after killing 12 people at a naval installation in Washington DC has been identified as a former Navy serviceman. Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth, Texas, died in a gun battle with police during the rampage at Washington Navy Yard. Eight others were injured in the attack, which began at around 8:20 local time (12:20 GMT) on Monday. US President Barack Obama ordered flags be lowered […]
Ship has been marooned and half-sunk off the coast of Tuscany for 20 months Thirty-two people lost their lives on January 13, 2012 The luxury liner is going to finally be lifted upright in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history On the night before the operation begins to finally raise the Costa Concordia, haunting underwater footage shows the doomed cruise ship lying on the seabed which […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rev. Joseph Anselmo Mwagambwa tells CNN he was sprayed with acid He was coming out of an Internet cafe in city of Zanzibar Last month, acid was thrown on two U.K. women, both 18, while visiting Stone Town An Arab businessman who built a mall near U.S. Embassy was hit with acid Zanzibar, Tanzania (CNN) — A Catholic priest was attacked with acid on the east African […]
The sword rests briefly on his neck as a blindfolded man kneels under a clear blue sky. Moments later, the executioner raises his right arm, slashes downwards and the prisoner is dead. The whole barbaric episode is watched by a crowd of jeering men, many of them armed. And sitting on a low wall only a few feet from where the wretched captive died so violently is a line of […]
A Canadian national has been arrested in Colombia after trying to board a flight to Toronto with a phony pregnant belly stuffed with cocaine, police say. The tourist caught the attention of a policewoman at Bogota’s International Airport who allegedly asked her how far along she was. She reacted aggressively, which aroused the suspicion of officials who went on to search her. This year, nearly 150 people were caught with […]
Huang Huang has appeared at bus stop, in Chengdu, every day for last 15 He waits at stop, boards bus and sniffs every seat, trying to find master But so far, his master has not shown up, raising fears he was abandoned Now a local celebrity after commuter filmed tragic routine and put it online Every day for the last two weeks, Huang Huang the dog has repeated the same […]
An Indian court on Tuesday found four men guilty of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi last year — a crime that shocked the South Asian nation. The sentencing hearing for the four men — Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh — will take place Wednesday, the Delhi court said. The outcry over the vicious attack convulsed India, prompting […]
Video smuggled out of Syria by former rebel horrified by brutality of attack Abdul Samad Issa reads passage and says ‘we will take revenge’ Issa, known as ‘the uncle’, fires first bullet at prisoner’s head Bodies are dumped in a well while one gunman smiles at camera Video footage has emerged which shows the moment seven of President Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian soldiers are executed on camera by rebels fighting to […]
After Tropical Storm Kong-Rey slammed the nation with rain and wind, rocks are seen sliding down a hill. But as a massive boulder is about to crush the car, it falls in the opposite direction, sparing the passengers. This Taiwanese driver is lucky to be alive after a gigantic boulder tumbled across a road during a devastating landslide. Incredible dashcam footage shows the enormous rock — which weighed hundreds of […]
Israel has carried out a joint missile test with the US in the Mediterranean, amid heightened tension over possible Western military strikes on Syria. The test came as the US Congress prepared for its first public hearing on a possible military response to alleged chemical weapons use by Syria. Earlier, the UN confirmed that more than two million Syrians were now refugees from the 30-month conflict. More Syrians were now […]
