Building Collapse in Southern India Reportedly Kills Six People
The incident was allegedly caused by a gas cylinder explosion.
The incident was allegedly caused by a gas cylinder explosion.
The lawyers of Summer Zervos, who accused then-presidential candidate Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, have reportedly requested all documents concerning "any woman who asserted that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately."
Small bills have been spotted on the streets near Cheong Wa Dae, the official residence of the South Korean head of state, in Seoul, Yonhap reported. They are presumed to be North Korean propaganda leaflets. Officials said an investigation will be launched to find out how they made their way to the area.
South Korea has decided not to skate on thin ice by using Israel's Iron Dome system and to develop its own counter-rocket system amid tensions on the Peninsula.
Iraqi forces and Shiite militias have attacked Kurdish formations in the Peshmerga-controlled province of Kirkuk. Kurds vow to defend the region, reportedly killing seven Shiite fighters.
The annual waiter race was held in Buenos Aires.
Nearly three million Kyrgyz citizens went to the polling stations on Sunday to elect a new president. For the first time, since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian country had a chance to elect a new head of state peacefully. The official observers have told Sputnik that the historic election fully complied with international standards.
An oil rig exploded on Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana on Sunday night. No deaths have been reported but seven workers were taken to hospital, five of them with serious injuries.
The joint week-long navy drills of the US and South Korean fleets kicked off on Monday. About 40 vessels, including USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, are taking part in maneuvers in the waters around the Korean Peninsula.
Europe is going green and electric, and that’s barely news, but Oxford University and its surrounding town has announced that it will force that transition on its participants, whether they like it or not.
Exchanges of artillery fire reportedly took place on Monday south of the city of Kirkuk in Iraq between Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces. The Iraqi troops reportedly have launched a massive offensive to take control over the disputed region.
A newly-designed pump intended to work with liquid metal at extreme temperatures just found an unexpected application in solar power plants.
As the US devolves into heated debates over respect for the flag and the national anthem following the kneeling of sports players protesting endemic racism in the US, here are some anthem-related mishaps from around the world courtesy of Nytimes.com, ranging from funny to infuriatingly offensive.
Hot weather and strong winds caused the extensive wildfires in the arid areas of Galicia in Spain. The raging blazes have claimed at least two lives, threatening to scorch nine municipalities in the northwestern community of the country.
Geoengineering has seen a surge of publicity recently, thanks to a Berlin conference on the issue. This is a story of how a scientific field became clumsily weaponized against the president of the US.
The US-backed coalition forces launched on Sunday their offensive against the terrorists in the Syrian city of Raqqa after letting the last convoy with evacuees escape from the former "main Daesh stronghold". The Spokesperson for the US-Led coalition promised to make the last hardcore foreign militants "surrender".
An ancient monastery in western Germany in operation for almost 900 years will close its doors permanently by January 2018, citing a shortage of monks and the excessive financial burden of maintaining its property.
The Russian city of Sochi will host over the next four days the annual Valdai Discussion Club. Internationally-renowned top experts and senior politicians will present points of view on the fast-paced and evolving challenges of the world agenda.
The Israeli Defense Force reports that sirens in the Eshkol region were triggered by the two rockets fired from the Sinai area.
The terror attack in Somalia on Saturday, the deadliest in years, killed at least 5 Red Crescent volunteers, while the total death toll from the massive truck bombings has reportedly risen to 237.
UK drivers who cause death while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, speeding, street racing or using a cell phone, could face life behind bars.