In the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after heavy rain and winds exceeding 51mph (83kmph), a crane has collapsed at 17:23 local time (14:23 GMT) on the Grand Mosque killing 107 and injuring 240 0thers, days before the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Parts of the came tumbling down through collapsed ceiling in on section of the…
Two Nepali women, aged 30 and 50 working as maids at his home near the Indian capital Delhi, say they were starved and sexually abused by him and other Saudi nationals. India has urged Saudi Arabia to cooperate in investigations into rape allegations against a diplomat. The women returned to Nepal on 10th September 2015.…
The City of Joso, North of the capital Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa river burst its banks. Helicopter rescue teams plucked people from rooftops. Eight people are still missing and 100 needed rescuing. The rains came a day after a tropical storm brought winds of up to 78…
Kerala’s rich cultural heritage, has brought international fame by winning the UNESCO’s 2015 Asia-Pacific award for conservation efforts for their famous Vadakkunathan temple in Thrissur in South India, which is more than 1200 years old, which still retains its original form. Millions of devotees and tourists gather every year to witness the world famous “Thrissur…
A British Airways Boeing 777-200 bound for London Gatwick, has caught fire before take-off at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency slides. !4 passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries according to airport officials. As the left engine of the plane was engulfed in flames and smoke.…
Austen Harrison, four, from Crawley, West Sussex, suffered fatal head injuries at the Oxfordshire Hugo Boss outlet store in June 2013. Designer clothing company Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m over the death of a young boy crushed by a mirror at its Bicester Village store. Oxford Crown Court heard the 19 stone mirror had…
40 passengers of Chennai Egmore-Mangalore express train, bound for Mangalore were injured at 2A.M. on 4th September 2015, after its five coaches derailed at Puvanur in Vriddhachalam near Cuddalore district South India, about 200 kilometres from Chennai. The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, official said, adding that the train services on the busy…
Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Carnival on the opening day of the two day Notting Hill Carnival at West London. Organisers say they are marking the 50th anniversary of one of Europe’s biggest street parties during the 2015 and 2016 events, as there was some confusion when the inaugural carnival was held 1965…
A deadly blast kills 20 people, and injured more than 125 in a bomb explosion close to the crowded Erawan Shrine dedicated to Lord Brahma Temple in the downtown Chidlom district, Centre of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The temple is located on a main road through Bangkok’s commercial hub and is surrounded by three major shopping…