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Taiwan's military chief among eight dead in helicopter crash
Published On: January 2, 2020 09:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
TAIPEI, Jan 2: Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday, after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a mountainous area near the capital Taipei, the defence ministry said.
Australian authorities steer mass evacuation as wildfires raze holiday towns
Published On: January 2, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
BATEMANS BAY/MELBOURNE, Jan 2: Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Thursday ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters began rescuing thousands more trapped by the blazes.
Funeral set for mother, son killed in Louisiana plane crash
Published On: January 2, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LAFAYETTE, LA, JAN 2: A Louisiana mom and son who were devoted fans of Louisiana State University and were on their way to see the school’s football team in the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash, will be laid to rest Thursday.
Turkey detains pilots over Ghosn's escape through Istanbul: NTV
Published On: January 2, 2020 04:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Jan 2: Turkish police detained seven people including four pilots on Thursday in an investigation of how ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn touched down in Istanbul as he fled Japan en route to Lebanon, according to broadcaster NTV.
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, injuring 14
Published On: January 2, 2020 04:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI , JAN 2: A factory manufacturing batteries caught fire and collapsed in the Indian capital Thursday, injuring 13 fire officials and one security guard, police said.
Copter crash kills Taiwan’s top military officer, 7 others
Published On: January 2, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, JAN 2: Taiwan’s top military official was killed in an air force helicopter crash Thursday morning that killed seven other people, the defense ministry said. Five people survived the crash in mountains outside the capital.
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Published On: January 2, 2020 01:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BAGHDAD, JAN 2: Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
Pope apologises for 'bad example' of slapping arm of pilgrim who tugged him
Published On: January 2, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
VATICAN CITY, Jan 2: Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, saying he had lost his patience and set a “bad example”.
Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year's Day protests - police
Published On: January 2, 2020 01:02 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Jan 2: About 400 people were arrested in New Year’s Day protests in Hong Kong after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands spiralled into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Sixteen inmates killed in Mexican prison fight, scarring troubled system
Published On: January 2, 2020 12:40 PM NPT By: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Jan 2: Sixteen inmates were killed and five wounded in a prison fight in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, authorities said, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s penal system since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took power.
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