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Passenger plane crashes in Iran, kills all but 9
Continuing the series of passenger plane crashes of the current and last month, an Iranian passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed shortly after taking off from the country’s capital, Tehran. According to the Deputy Ministry of Transportation, Ahmad Majidi ... read entire article »Prisoners escape in Ukraine after rocket attack
When a high security prison in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk was hit by shelling, more than 100 inmates had escaped and fled the area. Immediately after the attack the inmates started a jail riot in which at least one prisoner lost his life. Meanwhile ... read entire article »Hamas rejects long-term truce
Egyptian officials have failed to prolong the three-day truce that Israel and Hamas agreed upon and which has ended earlier today. Israel had already reported incoming air strikes from the Gaza Strip. Hamas representatives said that ‘our fighters are in the ... read entire article »Bangladesh ferry sinks, 125 feared dead
125 people are feared to be dead after their ferry had capsized in central Bangladesh. Families of the missing persons raged against authorities for launching what they said was a superficial rescue mission. People were left inside the ferry for more than 24 ... read entire article »Israel announces Gaza troop withdrawal
Israel announced it will withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and respect a three-day truce that both sides agreed on. Egypt refused to give up after the last truce that it negotiated with Israel and Palestine lasted no more than three hours and ended with ... read entire article »Over 400 Ukrainian soldiers fled into Russia
More than 400 of Ukraine’s soldiers were forced to retreat across the Russian border after encountering difficulties while fighting against rebels. The government troops were engaged in a several hour fight against rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine when ... read entire article »Earthquake shakes China, leaves 360 dead
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit China over the weekend has killed over 360 people and injured what is presumed to be 1,800 people, although the figures might be much higher. Many homes were left with no electrical power as the lines were downed. The ... read entire article »Gaza truce falls as 40 Palestinians are killed
The 72-hour truce agreed upon by both Israeli and Palestinian officials ended tragically just hours after it began as at least 40 Palestinians had been killed in the latest rocket attacks launched from Israel. Israel accused the Hamas militant group of being the ... read entire article »Brief Gaza ceasefire to discuss permanent truce
The two sides of the Gaza conflict have agreed for an unconditional 72-hour ceasefire with humanitarian purpose. The truce began Friday at 7 am, local time. However, during the night before the truce, fighting continued. US Secretary of State, John Kerry, who ... read entire article »Algerian officials face mammoth task in identifying all bodies
Algerian officials were confronted with numerous problems after the devastating Air Algerie flight that crashed and killed 118 people. Because of the nature of the impact, few bodies remained intact and could be identified, for all the others medical tests will be ... read entire article »International experts finally reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine
After an entire week in which international experts were not able to reach the crash site of the Malaysian passenger plane due to ongoing fights, a team of Dutch and Australian experts were finally granted safe passage to investigate the crash region. ‘We ... read entire article »Israeli rockets blasts through Gaza school
15 people are dead and many others have been seriously injured after an Israeli bomb hit a Gaza school directly. Among them were a medic and an infant. The total death toll of yesterday’s strikes amounted to 43 Palestinians, mostly civilian women and children. ... read entire article »The two black boxes on Air Algerie wreck were found
UN experts and French authorities investigating the Air Algerie crash site in Mali have found the two black boxes. The information was confirmed by UN officials that have already ruled out any terrorist attack. The first official that reached the remote place in ... read entire article »MH17 black boxes reveal crash cause
UK experts analyzing the black boxes retrieved from the downed Malaysian MH17 flight say that their results point to a ‘Russian SA-11 surface to air missile system, operating from within a Russian-backed separatist area in eastern Ukraine.’ Ultimately, the ... read entire article »Giant craters mysteriously open up in Siberia
In an area in Siberia known as ‘the end of the world,’ large craters that have recently appeared make the region start resemble a Swiss cheese. After a first crater was first spotted from air this month, two new craters have opened up and were discovered by ... read entire article »Gaza night sees intensive attack from Israel
Monday night saw a round of intensive fighting and air strikes in the Gaza Strip that left at least 18 people dead. Israeli flares lit up the sky so that drones could hit their targets. Several buildings were destroyed including the house of a Hamas leader and ... read entire article »MH17 investigators flee as heavy fighting continues in Ukraine
Heavy fighting near the Ukrainian - Russian border has left a large number of wounded soldiers. As they were in need of urgent medical attention, a humanitarian corridor was opened into Russia and those injured received medical treatment. 2 soldiers died but 21 ... read entire article »Ebola claims top doctor’s life
The largest disease outbreak since records began has claimed the life of a top doctor in Liberia. Dr. Samuel Brisbane was fighting the Ebola virus from the nation’s top hospital when he became ill with the disease. He is the first Liberian doctor to die in ... read entire article »Israel rocket hits UN school, kills 15
An Israel-launched rocket had hit a UN school where hundreds of civilians were taking shelter from the heavy fighting in the area. The death toll is now at 15 while the injured number is at 150 but could be even higher. Fighting between Israel and the Hamas group ... read entire article »