Reuters — At least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday. “Fifteen people have died in this traffic accident — 11 men, three women and a minor,” Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for local firefighters, told reporters, adding that […]
BBC: A pile-up involving at least 50 vehicles on a highway in central Japan has left two people dead and 26 injured, according to police. The incident was caused by a crash between two trucks, sparking a chain reaction that set at least 10 vehicles on fire, local police said. A 77-year-old woman from Tokyo […]
BBC: A third of residents in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv are without power after a “massive bombing” of residential areas and critical infrastructure by Russia overnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said. Andrii Sybiha said residents had been left without heating in freezing winter temperatures. At least one person was killed and 28 others were injured in […]
Reuters: Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter-jet sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages. “Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement,” their defense ministers said in a joint statement […]
BBC: India’s first gene-edited sheep recently turned a year old and researchers who developed it say it’s doing well. Born on 16 December last year in Indian-administered Kashmir, the sheep has been named Tarmeem – the Arabic word for modification or editing. Tarmeem is housed in a private enclosure at the Sher-e-Kashmir Agricultural University in […]
BBC: Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the northeast braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season. As of Friday night, 1,600 flights across the US had been cancelled and 7,400 had been delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The most affected airports are […]
BBC: Two people have been killed in what police say was a “rolling terror attack” in northern Israel. Police said the attacker ran over a pedestrian in the eastern city of Beit Shean, then drove on before stabbing a woman near Ein Harod, about 8 miles (12.5km) to the west. The suspect was eventually shot […]
BBC: Rainstorms are tapering off across southern California, but even modest additional rainfall could trigger floods and mudslides in saturated areas, forecasters warn. Officials say at least three people have died in the catastrophic flooding over the Christmas period. The storms – which continued into Friday – brought 6 inches (15 cm) of rainfall to […]
BBC: Thailand carried out air strikes on a disputed border area with Cambodia on Friday, as officials from both sides continued talks to try to end fighting. The Thai Air Force said it had hit a Cambodian “fortified military position” after civilians had left the area. Cambodia’s defence ministry accused Thailand of “indiscriminate attacks” against […]
ABC: BEIRUT — A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least six people and wounded 21 others, authorities said. Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency showed blood on the mosque’s carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage. The Imam Ali ibn […]