Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others have been injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival. Houston fire chief Samuel Pena told […]
China will have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, Pentagon report warns
China is expected to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a new projection by the US military – a significant acceleration of its nuclear weapons programme. […]
Sudan: At least seven killed and 140 injured as troops open fire following coup
At least seven people have been killed and 140 injured after Sudan’s military seized power, a health ministry official has said. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the military-civilian Sovereign Council […]
Pakistan: At least four dead as banned Islamist group TLP continues protest march
Thousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party have clashed with police in Pakistan for a second day in a row. Protesters began a “long march” from the eastern […]
At least one killed after 12-storey building collapses in Miami
The sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning (local time), killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted […]
Grape shortage: ‘Worst in at least a decade’ says Pernod Ricard chairman Bryan Fry
This season’s grape shortage is the worst in at least 10 years, according to the chairman of French group Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard believes New Zealand’s vintage would be nine […]
‘Terrible tragedy’: At least 20 dead and 70 injured after metro overpass collapses in Mexico City
An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy street this afternoon (late Monday local time), killing at least 20 people […]
St John failing to meet response time targets: 90yo waits three hours after cat attack
A 90-year-old woman lost consciousness at least three times during a three-hour wait for an ambulance after her cat bit her leg leaving her kitchen “awash with blood”. And the […]
At least two shot at Napier nightlife hotspot, witnesses say
Witnesses say at least two people have been shot in an incident outside one of Napier’s main nightlife hotspots. More than 20 armed officers were at 12.30am on Sunday morning […]
India: At least 40 dead after bus crashes into canal in Madhya Pradesh
At least 40 people have been killed after a bus veered off a bridge in central India and crashed into a canal, officials have said. District magistrate Ravindra Kumar Choudhary […]