NEW DELHI – Thirteen women and girls died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said Thursday. The victims were sitting on an iron slab covering the well on Wednesday when it gave way, senior police officer Akhil Kumar told reporters in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh state. District magistrate S. … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck western Guatemala early Wednesday caused damage affecting nearly 25,000 people, and caused three people to suffer fatal heart attacks, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at a depth of 84 kilometers (52 miles), was in the coastal district of Escuintla, less than 100 kilometers southwest … Read more
At least 63 people have been killed and scores wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital. The suicide blast took place on Saturday evening in the men’s reception area of the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul, in a minority Shia neighborhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage. Women and … Read more
Seven people, including two children, were killed and four others missing after a ferry carrying dozens of passengers caught fire off Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island. The ferry, heading from Southeast Sulawesi to an island in Central Sulawesi, caught fire shortly after midnight. “Suddenly there were sparks in the engine and fire quickly spread to other parts … Read more
