Bystanders on the banks of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province were swept off their feet by tidal bore Unusual phenomenon was worsened by the arrival of Typhoon Trami which has devastated the Philippines Hundreds of spectators were swept off their feet when the world’s largest tidal bore surged up a river creating an exceptionally powerful wave. The victims were standing on the banks of the Qiantang River in China’s Zhejiang […]

This is something you don’t hear about every day. The parents of a 3-month-old Indian baby were given a scare after their son experienced spontaneous combustion – a medical phenomenon that is still debated among scientists. But this wasn’t the first time the baby burst into flames – the parents have taken the infant to a hospital for treatment for the same thing at least four times since birth. The […]

Karen and John Anderson kept dogs in squalid conditions Dogs found ‘emaciated with ribs, spines and skulls all visible’ Rarely fed while trapped, with paws stained from urine and faeces Neither of the Staffordshire Bull Terriers could walk when they were found The couple were banned from keeping animals for 10 years A couple kept two dogs locked up in a filthy cage hidden behind a sofa for 22 hours […]

Activists claim 1,300 killed in government rocket strike on residential area A UN team is in Syria to probe chemical weapons use by President Assad  Hague says they should be given access to site to verify claims Claims come as refugees flood into Iraqi Kurdistan Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of launching a nerve gas attack that killed at 1,300 people today, in what would be by far the […]

A bus carrying up to 45 people plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian hilltop tourist resort on Wednesday, police said, adding they had no information yet on casualties.   KUALA LUMPUR: A bus carrying up to 45 people plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian hilltop tourist resort on Wednesday, police said. However, they added that they had no information yet on casualties. The vehicle tumbled off […]

A gunman who opened fire at a Georgia elementary school on Tuesday was armed with an AK-47 “and a number of other weapons,” police said. The shooter barricaded himself in the school’s front office with employees before eventually surrendering to police, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander told reporters. No one was injured, authorities said. Suspected shooter Michael Brandon Hill, 20, faces charges including aggravated assault on a police officer, […]

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Father of 14-year-old who died doing a stunt in a moving train asks parents to watch their children’s activities and counsel them if they want to save their lives Despite regular crackdowns by the railway police, youngsters continue to flirt with death, performing reckless aerobatics in running locals. On August 9, Sayeed Mohsin Raza (14) slipped while swinging off the pole at the compartment’s entrance in a train between Thane […]

At least 26 people have died and more than 200 are missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank off the Philippines. The MV Thomas Aquinas was in collision with the cargo vessel on Friday evening near the central city of Cebu, officials said. The ship was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew, according to latest coast guard figures. The incident took place around 2km (1.2 miles) […]

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters have stormed a government building in Cairo and set it on fire. The move comes a day after security forces broke up the Brotherhood’s protest camps, leaving hundreds dead. Brotherhood members had been protesting for weeks about the army’s overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in July. The government says 525 died nationwide on Wednesday, but the final toll is likely to be significantly higher. Scores […]