Four children have died in a house fire in south London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were sent to Collingwood Road, Sutton, at just before 7:00 pm on Thursday to reports of the fire. Fire crews faced an “intense blaze” throughout the whole of the ground floor…
Man Killed in Shooting Involving Police Near UK Royal Palace
LONDON—British police say a man was shot dead during a confrontation with firearms officers on Saturday near the Kensington Palace royal residence in London. The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called to reports that a man with a firearm had entered a bank and bookmakers in the Kensington area of west London. He fled…
Report: 10 Oil Workers Killed in Attack on Bus in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria—Ten people were killed and one person was injured in an attack on a bus carrying workers in an oil field in Syria’s government-held areas, Syria’s state news agency reported Thursday. No details were offered of the nature of the attack or who was behind it. The news agency SANA called it a “terrorist…
Suspect Killed in Utah Parking Lot Shootout, 2 Cops Wounded
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah—A Utah man wanted by police was killed and two officers were wounded in a shootout in the parking lot of a convenience store in suburban Salt Lake City, police said. The 20-year-old suspect, Anei Joker, was wanted in a robbery and rape investigation and officers spotted him Wednesday night with a…
Ecuador to Use Military, Mediation to End Prison Violence
QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Monday announced a plan to pacify prisons including with involvement of the military, as part of steps to tackle a wave of violence which has left scores of prisoners dead. Fighting between criminal groups in the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison over the weekend killed up to 68 prisoners and injured…
Family Mourns Woman’s Death in Crash Involving Ex-NFL Player
LAS VEGAS—The family of a Las Vegas woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities say former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III caused after driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit in Nevada said Thursday they are devastated. Tina Tintor “lived in Las Vegas since she was a baby” and…
Police Say One Killed, 5 Others Hurt in Wichita Club Shooting
WICHITA, Kan.—One man died and five women were injured early Tuesday in a shooting at a downtown nightclub in Wichita, Kansas, and police were searching for a shooting suspect hours later, officials said. The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Enigma Club & Lounge, police said in a news release, and arriving…
Bull Rider, 22, Killed in ‘Freak Accident’ During Competition
FRESNO, Calif.—A Brazilian bull rider was killed Sunday when his spur got caught in a rope, pulling him under the bull, and the animal stepped on his chest in California, according to the Professional Bull Riders touring group. Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event at the Save Mart Center…
Geronimo the Alpaca Is Put Down, Ending High-Profile Legal Fight With UK Authorities
The British alpaca made famous by his owner’s dogged high-profile attempts to save him from being killed despite testing positive for bovine tuberculosis, has finally been put down. It ends his owner’s four-year-long legal battle with authorities over the validity of the test. The Department of Rural Affairs on Aug. 31 announced that Geronimo the…
2 British Nationals Killed in Kabul Airport Bomb Attack
Two British nationals were killed in yesterday’s bomb attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, alongside the child of another British national, the UK’s foreign secretary said. In a statement from the Foreign Office on Aug. 27, Dominic Raab said that two other British nationals were also injured in the attack that killed a total of…
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