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Minnesota: Helicopter crashes near Airlake Airport, bursts into flames, leaving no survivors; FAA and NTSB launch probe

Minnesota plane crash (Pic credit: X) A helicopter crashed and caught fire Saturday afternoon near a suburban airport in the Minnesota Twin Cities, with authorities confirming there are no survivors. The downed aircraft, identified as a Robinson R66, was discovered around 2:45 pm local time west of Airlake Airport, according to a statement from the […]

Afghanistan earthquake: Over 250 dead, at least 500 injured; rescuers race to find survivors

At least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured across the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi, and Chapadare, stated theKunar Disaster Management Authority. Tremors were felt across eastern Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.Sediqullah Quraishi Badloon, a communications official for Nangarhar province, said most of the casualties were reported in Kunar, while nine […]

Titanic survivor’s haunting letter written days before sinking sells for record £300,000 at auction; here’s what it said

A rare letter penned by Colonel Archibald Gracie, one of the Titanic’s most distinguished survivors, has fetched a record £300,000, a fivefold increase on its estimated price, at an auction in Wiltshire, as a new high price for Titanic correspondence was smashed.The letter, dated April 10, 1912, the very day Gracie boarded the Titanic, offers […]

Survivors fight to heal from rampant sexual violence in war-torn Sudan

Representative Image (AI-generated) When a fighter from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed into Aisha’s family home in Khartoum and gave her a grim ultimatum — marry him or watch her father die — she didn’t think twice.She signed away her freedom, “terrified for my father’s life,” she told AFP.For a year, the 22-year-old […]

France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender, WWII survivors reflect on their haunting memories

Holocaust survivors participate in a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the return of the deportees, in Paris (Image: AP) In May 1945, during World War II, the Nazi forces of Germany officially surrendered, marking the end of the war. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces. As […]

Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting to address gunman before his sentencing

Robert E. Crimo III’s attorney Gregory Ticsay (right) talks to him during his trial at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan (Image: AP) WAUKEGAN: Survivors and relatives of people killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago are set to address the gunman Wednesday at his sentencing hearing. Robert E. […]

‘Blink of an eye’: Survivors recount Myanmar-Thailand earthquake horror

The survivors of the deadly Myanmar-Thailand earthquake that killed over 1,000 recounted how they escaped death while the structures collapsed in the “blink of an eye”.As they described the scenes of devastation, rescuers detailed the challenges of reaching those still trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.The series of quakes, with 7.7 magnitude being the […]

Over 150 dead, rescuers search for survivors as earthquake hits Myanmar, Thailand: Top developments

A relative of a worker at a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand (left) and a building is damaged after earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo/AP) A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge, and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos […]