Death Toll Rises to 128 in Hong Kong High-Rise Fire

The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades rose to 128 on Friday, as firefighters combed through a smoldering high-rise apartment complex and the authorities canceled what they called “nonessential” activities to focus on the tragedy. Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment […]

Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High

A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin plaguing parts of the city, at least one resident has claimed to have been bitten by a rat. With its heritage as a manufacturing powerhouse and its proud civic history, Birmingham likes […]