At Least Five Injured In Swiss Chainsaw Attack
Five people were taken to the hospital, two of them with serious injuries, following an apparent chainsaw attack Monday in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen, police said.
At Least 86 Killed In Boko Haram Attack, Including Children Burned Alive
DALORI, Nigeria – A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists.
At Least 60 Killed In Brazil Prison Riot
Rio de Janeiro – Around 60 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, officials said on Monday, in some of the worst violence in years in Brazil’s overcrowded penitentiary system.
At Least 6,000 Detained In Connection To Failed Coup, Says Turkey
At least 265 people were killed and a further 1,500 injured when a faction of the Turkish military attempted to overthrow the government by seizing bridges and attacking parliamentary buildings in the capital of Ankara.
At Least 6 Elementary Students Have Died After Their School Bus Crashed
A Tennessee school bus driver was arrested and faces charges including vehicular homicide in a deadly crash that killed at least six people, including five children, police said in a news conference late Monday.
At Least 50,000 Attend Birkat Hakohanim At The Kotel
At last 50,000 people filled the Western Wall (Kotel) Plaza Monday, for the Birkat Hakohanim ceremony – the Priestly Blessing.
At Least 41 Dead In Blast At Hezbollah Stronghold In Beirut
Two explosions in a predominantly Shi’ite area of southern Beirut have killed at least 41 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry as cited by Al Jazeera. At least 200 are said to be injured.
At Least 4 Dead, Dozens Wounded After Coordinated Bombings Hit Thailand Resort Areas
BANGKOK – Coordinated explosions targeting some of Thailand’s most popular resort cities and beach towns killed at least four people and wounded dozens more. Police said Friday that 10 foreigners were injured in the violence, some of the worst here since the military seized power in a coup two years ago.
At Least 34 Inmates Killed and Mutilated In 2nd Brazil Prison Riot In 6 Days
At least 34 prisoners have been murdered in a jail in the far north of Brazil, marking a worsening security situation in Brazil as rival drug gangs fight for control of the lucrative drug trade.
At Least 30 Egyptian Soldiers Killed In Sinai Terror Attacks
At least 30 soldiers were killed after suspected Islamist militants attacked five military posts in Egypt’s North Sinai area on Wednesday, security sources and witnesses said.