A 13-year-old boy has died in hospital days after five of his siblings were killed in a house fire in Derby. Duwayne Philpott and his brothers and sisters were asleep upstairs at their Allenton home when the blaze began. Their father, Mick Philpott, who is believed to have 17 children, made “valiant attempts” to save [...]
Read the rest of this story »2> China has denied claims that it hatched a plot to kill the Dalai Lama by sending female agents to poison him. A foreign ministry spokesman said the accusations were “groundless”. The denial came after the Dalai Lama told a newspaper that he had received unconfirmed reports of an elaborate assassination attempt on his life. [...]
Read the rest of this story »The moderate Democratic Left party in Greece says it will not join pro-bailout parties in a coalition without the more radical far left Syriza. The Greek president has called the four main parties, including the centre-right New Democracy and the Socialist Pasok, to try to form an emergency government to avoid new elections. But Syriza [...]
Read the rest of this story »At least 23 soldiers have died in heavy clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were wounded in the attack in the city, in the restive province of Homs. Three troop carriers were destroyed in fighting, the group said. If confirmed, the [...]
Read the rest of this story »A rescue team found bodies but no survivors on Thursday in the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that crashed into a volcano in Indonesia during an exhibition flight with 45 people on board. The Superjet 100 aircraft went missing on Wednesday about 60 km (40 miles) south of Jakarta. Among the victims were Indonesian [...]
Read the rest of this story »2> The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has called on the Nigerian government to do more to deal with a deadly outbreak of lead poisoning. In 2009 it became clear that hundreds of children in the northern state of Zamfara had died from exposure to lead. They were poisoned by dust released by gold miners [...]
Read the rest of this story »The leader of South Korea’s biggest Buddhist order has apologised after monks were filmed apparently gambling illegally. Six leaders of the Jogye order offered to resign on Thursday after the secretly-filmed footage emerged. Film apparently showing monks playing poker at a luxury hotel, some smoking and drinking, was aired on television. Gambling is illegal in [...]
Read the rest of this story »2> The man who foiled a Yemen-based al-Qaeda “underwear bomb” plot was a British man of Middle Eastern origin, according to US media. UK officials declined to comment on the reports, but earlier this week the US said foreign agencies were involved in the operation. The agent was sent by al-Qaeda to attack a US-bound [...]
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