Deaths & blackouts: Storm Goretti, howling gales hit UK, France; rail services affected

A man was killed in southwest England after a tree fell on a caravan during record winds brought by Storm Goretti, as large parts of Europe continued to face power outages and transport disruptions caused by severe weather.The man, believed to be in his 50s, was found dead in the town of Helston in Cornwall […]

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested on suspicion of homicide; source says father and son argued at party before deaths

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the Hollywood director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday.32-year-old Nick Reiner was booked into the Los Angeles County jail on suspicion of homicide and is being held on $4 million […]

Who is Harshkumar Patel? Indian national linked to family’s freezing deaths while smuggling seeks to represent himself in US court

An Indian national convicted of human smuggling last year is asking a US appeals court to allow him to represent himself in a case linked to the deaths of an Indian family who froze to death near the US-Canada border in 2022.Harshkumar Patel is currently in a Pennsylvania prison. He filed a motion this week […]

‘Irresponsible, dangerous’: FDA memo links Covid shots to children deaths; proposes new vaccine rules

Representative image (Photo credit: ANI) Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Dr Vinay Prasad , told agency staff in a memo that at least ten children died ‘after and because of receiving’ the Covid-19 vaccine.The 3,000-word memo, obtained by NBC News, was authored by Dr Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s […]

‘I’m beyond that’: Indian-origin ‘Doctor Death’ Jayant Patel, linked to many deaths in Australia, happily settled in US

Indian-origin Jayant Patel, known as ‘Doctor Death’ in Australia says he’s forgotten his past and is now happily settled in the US. Jayant Patel, an Indian-origin physician in Australia, who was convicted and jailed for manslaughter, has started a new life in Portland, US, moving past the controversies. In a video posted by The Australian, […]

Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji faces fire over her ‘Israeli war crimes’ artwork: ‘Mourns deaths of terrorists’

Rama Duwaji, the 28-year-old artist who will become New York’s youngest first lady when Zohran Mamdani takes office in January, has spent years expressing fierce political views through her art. Duwaji kept a low public profile during Mamdani’s campaign. However, her illustrations and posts reveal firm positions on American foreign policy and Israel’s actions in […]

Why New Yorkers may still vote for Andrew Cuomo despite blaming him for thousands of nursing home deaths: ‘He can fail us again’

When New York’s former governor Andrew Cuomo ordered nursing homes to accept Covid-positive patients in 2020, more than 15,000 elderly residents died. The policy, intended to ease pressure on hospitals, became one of the darkest chapters of the state’s pandemic response — and a wound that has not healed for many New Yorkers. Grief-stricken New […]

Another tropical storm causes 4 deaths and new evacuations in Philippines

Rescuers evacuate a resident as floods rise due to Typhoon Bualoi (Image credits: AP) MANILA: Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands Friday, causing at least four deaths and new evacuations of tens of thousands of people from landslide, and flood-prone villages long battered by typhoons. Bualoi, which has weakened since making landfall overnight, was […]

Execution by nitrogen gas & lethal injection: Texas and Alabama carry out two deaths; nine more scheduled this year

Two US inmates were executed Thursday in separate states, with one put to death by nitrogen gas in Alabama and another by lethal injection in Texas. The executions, carried out within 18 minutes of each other, bring the total number of US executions this year to 33, the highest since 2014.In Alabama, Geoffrey West, 50, […]

Indonesia: Protests continue despite crackdown and deaths

Hundreds of students met across various cities in Indonesia on Monday, defying fears of a crackdown after deadly riots on the weekend left eight dead in the worst violence witnessed in the country in more than two decades.At least 500 people gathered outside the Indonesia parliament in Jakarta on Monday afternoon as dozens of police […]