Several injured as Russia targets Kyiv in missile attack, mayor says

Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, early on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, city officials said, although air defences downed all the missiles. Issued on: 21/03/2024 – 07:19Modified: 21/03/2024 – 07:20 1 min The first large attack in recent weeks targeted the city …

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Man killed in violent dog mauling at Compton home

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) — A 35-year-old man in Compton died Thursday after he was attacked by his dogs while he was feeding them, authorities said. The incident happened sometime between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the victim’s home in the 900 block of Thorson Avenue, just south of Rosecrans Avenue. The victim’s body was …

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Turkish police shoot dead two ‘terrorists’ during attack on Istanbul courthouse

Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded “terrorists” by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul’s main court, killing one person and injuring five, officials said. Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 14:25Modified: 06/02/2024 – 14:24 2 min Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the assailants were members of the Revolutionary …

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Gunmen in Iran kill several foreign nationals near Pakistan border

Gunmen in Iran’s southeast near the Pakistan border killed nine foreign nationals Saturday, Iranian media reported, more than a week after the neighbours exchanged deadly cross-border fire. Issued on: 27/01/2024 – 13:49 1 min “According to witnesses, this morning unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city” …

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Dozens killed in shelling of market in Russian-occupied city of Donetsk

At least 25 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 13:35 1 min A further 20 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, including two children, said Denis Pushilin, head …

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Pakistan says Iran launched air strike on its territory, killing two children

Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called “anti-Iranian terrorist groups”. Issued on: 17/01/2024 – 07:20 3 min Pakistan denounced the strike, near the nations’ shared border late on Tuesday, as “completely unacceptable”, saying …

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More than 100 killed in central Nigeria during attacks by military gangs

More than a hundred people have been killed in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said Monday.  Issued on: 25/12/2023 – 19:11 1 min The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for …

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