Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital
ANKARA – Four people were killed in southwest Turkey on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground. The helicopter was taking off…
One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
TikTok’s breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. In Washington, the platform has been accused of…
Albania shuts down TikTok at least for a year: PM
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Saturday that the government will shut down social network TikTok for at least a year starting at the beginning of 2025. During a meeting…
Pope slams ‘cruelty’ of strike killing Gaza children
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as “cruelty”, a day after the territory’s rescue agency said an Israeli air strike killed seven children from one…
Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan kill 16 security personnel, police officer says
Sixteen security personnel were killed in northwest Pakistan in an attack by Islamist militants early on Saturday, a senior police official in the South Waziristan region said, as Islamist fighters…
The ‘atheist’ Saudi refugee suspected of Germany attack
The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday is a 50-year-old Saudi refugee from a Shiite family who declared…
22 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais…
Three varsity students die in auto crash in Nigeria’s Ogun State, police say
Bella Ifasola ABEOKUTA – Three unversity students have died in a road accident in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun State, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred at about 3:30…
Scores killed, others injured in palliative stampede in Nigeria’s Anambra, a third incident in one week
Matthew Onocheta and Morakinyo Akinosun Several people have been killed and others injured following a stampede in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra, in a third incident in one week. The…
At least 10 reportedly killed, many injured in palliative stampede in Nigeria’s Abuja, a second incident in one week
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – At least 10 people have reportedly died, with many more injured in a stampede at a Catholic church in Nigerian capital Abuja, local news outlets report,…