Two die after light aircraft crashes at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire Dramatic photos show plane hurtling nose-first towards the ground Pilot Gary Vickers, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene, while his female passenger died later in hospital North Wales Police are investigating the incident at 1.10pm yesterday These horrific pictures show the moment a light aircraft crashed into the ground while trying to land – killing both of the […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police arrested 561 people Saturday in the capital of Riyadh Saudi Arabia launched a “security campaign” this month to crack down on visa violations Two people were killed and 68 others injured in clashes between police and foreign workers following a visa crackdown in Saudi Arabia, the official news agency reported. Police arrested 561 people Saturday in the capital of Riyadh, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The […]

  Around 10,000 people may have died in just one area of the Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, according to officials. One of the worst storms on record, it destroyed homes, schools and an airport in the eastern city of Tacloban. Neighbouring Samar island was also badly affected, with reports of 300 people dead and 2,000 missing. The Philippine government has so far only confirmed the deaths of 151 people […]

Victim’s family claim they shot dead Scott Thomas during rescue attempt Bethany Arceneaux was grabbed on Wednesday as she collected her child from a day care center 29-year-old mother allegedly had restraining order against kidnapper Thomas The dramatic moment an uncle carried his terrified and bloodied niece to safety after she was kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned Louisiana house was caught on camera today. Bethany Arceneaux was taken […]

Hundreds of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday. Among the worst hit areas were the eastern island of Leyte and the coastal city of Tacloban, which has seen buildings flattened and trees uprooted. First reports said 100 bodies had been found but the Red Cross later said the figure could be more than 1,000. Reports suggest another 200 may have died in […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 3 people are reported dead and 7 are injured, authorities say “This is really a wallop,” says the governor of a typhoon-hit province The storm is one of the strongest ever observed People left homeless by a quake on Bohol island are among the most vulnerable Super Typhoon Haiyan — one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet — smashed into island after island as it […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Plant operators will begin the delicate work of removing nuclear fuel from Fukushima TEPCO will begin taking out 1,500 spent fuel units from Reactor 4 for storage Plant damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 Cleanup beset by numerous problems, including the leak of 300 tons of radioactive water More than two years after an earthquake and tsunami brought disaster to a nuclear […]

  STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: A statement surfaces on Sahara Media with a claim of responsibility The two journalists were reportedly abducted after interviewing a rebel They were killed over the weekend Officials: The suspects were taken to the local French army base for questioning Days after two French journalists were killed in northern Mali, authorities rounded up dozens of suspects and a group linked to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for […]

  A series of small blasts have killed at least one person outside a provincial office of the ruling Communist Party in northern China, state media report. The blasts in Taiyuan in Shanxi province appeared to have been caused by home-made bombs, Xinhua reported. It said eight people had been injured and two cars damaged. Photos posted on social media showed smoke and several fire engines at the scene of […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Local media report that Santos left the field this year to focus on his business Police: The former football player’s wife found his severed head on their doorstep João Rodrigo Silva Santos played for mostly second-tier club teams before retiring O Globo: Police investigate whether Facebook posts are connected to the crime João Rodrigo Silva Santos didn’t come home Monday night. When the former professional footballer’s wife […]