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Easter Holiday Bus Crash in Eastern Zimbabwe Takes 35 Lives

MUTARE, Zimbabwe—A bus carrying worshippers traveling to an Easter pilgrimage in mountainous eastern Zimbabwe plunged into a gorge, killing 35 people in the early hours of Friday. The bus was overloaded with 106 passengers and veered off the winding road near Chimanimani and hurtled into a deep ravine, police said. The crash happened near the…


Palestinians Clash With Israeli Police at Jerusalem Holy Site, 152 Injured, Hundreds Arrested

Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands gathered for prayers during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded. In a statement, Israeli police said hundreds of Palestinians hurled firecrackers and stones at their forces and toward the nearby Jewish prayer area…


Truck Hits Tourist Bus in Egypt, Kills 10 Including 4 French

CAIRO—A tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and burst into flames on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including four French citizens and a Belgian national. Five Egyptians were also killed in the crash, authorities said. The crash happened on a highway about 43 kilometers (27 miles) south of…


18 Dead in Overloaded Truck Crash in Indonesia’s West Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia—An overloaded truck carrying 29 people hit a hillside and overturned near an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s West Papua province on Wednesday, killing 18 people and leaving others injured, police said. The truck, crammed with miners and their families, was headed to the capital of West Papua Province Manokwari to celebrate Easter. They…


The Longest Housing Crash in History

What would you think if you walked into your favorite grocery store and saw that the shelves were 80 percent bare? It echoes in there. The store is only one-fifth stocked. It’s eerie. Let’s call it “shelf awareness”. What kind of feelings does this evoke inside of you? These store shelves represent the available supply…


UK: Plane Destroyed and Pilot Injured After Crashing Into Block of Flats in Oxfordshire

A small plane has been destroyed and the pilot injured after crashing into a block of flats in Oxfordshire, England emergency services have said. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it arrived at the scene of the collision in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, at around 12.18pm on Saturday. The service shared a dramatic photograph of…


Ohio Mom of 3 Dies Days After Crash That Killed Fiance and and Children: Officials

A mother of three has died several days after a car crash that left her children and fiance dead, officials said. Muriel Michael, the mother, died from injuries she suffered after a two-car crash in Ohio over the past weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol told The Associated Press. Michael was driving in Fulton County over…


Documentary Reveals China Eastern Airlines Maintenance Procedure, Casts Doubt on MU5735 Crash

The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash in March killed all 132 people on board the plane. The company’s management and safety practices are now attracting public scrutiny. A documentary titled “How China Eastern Technology’s Yunnan Branch Repair Pickle Fork,” that previously aired on the Chinese regime’s national TV network CCTV, has been circulating on…


Navy Aircraft Crashes in Virginia Waters: 1 Dead, Two Rescued, Official Says

One person has been killed and two others rescued after a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in Virginia waters on Wednesday evening, according to local reports. Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, confirmed that a Navy E2-D Hawkeye with three people on board crashed during a routine exercise, WAVY…


Cleanup of Deadly Pennsylvania Pileup Keeps Interstate Shut

POTTSVILLE, Pa.—A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania remained shuttered Tuesday, a day after at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed into each other during a snow squall. Interstate 81 north remained closed early Tuesday morning following the wreck…