New York family of five among the dead in Costa Rican plane crash A family of five from the New York City suburb of Scarsdale was aboard a plane that crashed and exploded minutes after takeoff from a popular beach resort in Costa Rica on Sunday, killing all 12 people […]
South Korea offers high-ranking government talks with North Korea on January 9 South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offered on Tuesday high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of Panmunjom, a day after Pyongyang suggested talks despite sticking to its nuclear ambitions. Cho told a […]
Venezuela says soldier arrested for killing pregnant woman in line for pork Venezuelan authorities arrested a National Guard soldier over the weekend and accused him of shooting a pregnant 18 year-old during an incident that local media described as a melee over scarce pork. Alexandra Colopoy was gunned down by […]
Nine dead in latest outbreak of Brazilian prison violence Nine inmates were killed, 14 were injured, and dozens escaped in a prison riot on Monday, national news media reported, in the latest example of Brazil’s continuing difficulties maintaining control over its notoriously violent penal system. According to newspaper O Estado […]
Iranian protesters attack police stations, raise stakes in unrest Iranian protesters attack police stations, raise stakes in unrest:- Iranian protesters attacked police stations late into the night on Monday, news agency and social media reports said, as security forces struggled to contain the boldest challenge to the clerical leadership since […]
SHOCK North Korea WARNING: US ‘closer to nuclear war than ever before’ with Kim Jong-un NORTH KOREA and the United States are “closer than ever” to a full-blown nuclear conflict after the rogue state’s despot leader Kim Jong-un issued a stark warning to Donald Trump North Korea leader Kim Jong-un […]
‘Nuclear button is ALWAYS on my desk’ Kim Jong-un issues WW3 threat to USA for 2018 KIM Jong-un has chillingly warned a “nuclear button is always on my desk” as he threatened the US during his New Year’s address in Pyongyang. He said: “The entire United States is within range […]
Kim Jong-un sparks fury with New Year’s speech amid threat of war NORTH Korea despot Kim Jong-un has sparked outrage with a defiant New Year message in which he warned a “nuclear button” was always on his desk. Kim initially appeared to deliver an unexpected conciliatory gesture to neighbouring South […]
7 injured in truck crash in SF’s Richmond District An elderly man sustained life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon when a delivery truck veered into a crosswalk at Geary Boulevard and 21st Avenue in San Francisco’s Richmond District, striking two pedestrians and a sedan with a family of five inside, police said. […]
Two US families die in Costa Rica plane crash Relatives and friends are mourning the deaths of 10 Americans, including two families, killed in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Costa Rica. The dead included two doctors from Clearwater, Florida, and their two children, and a couple from the […]
