Firefighter dies battling forest blaze
[ad_1] A volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires fanned by gale-force winds in southern Greece. The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the…
[ad_1] A volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires fanned by gale-force winds in southern Greece. The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the…
[ad_1] Four Balkan countries suffered simultaneous power cuts lasting several hours on Friday as the region sweltered in a summer heatwave. Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and large areas of the Croatian…
[ad_1] Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn as Malawi’s vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe. The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima, who died in a…
[ad_1] The mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate short-term tourist lets in the city within five years. Socialist Jaume Collboni told a news conference he…
[ad_1] A Swiss court has sentenced four members of the UK’s richest family to prison sentences ranging from four to four-and-a-half years. Prakash and Kamal Hinduja as well as son…
[ad_1] 1 hour ago By Vicky Wong, BBC News Getty Images A 58-year-old man has been killed in a suspected bear attack in Japan. Construction worker Yasuhiro Kobayashi was found in a…
[ad_1] A massive fire erupted near the Oak Street Bridge in Richmond, British Columbia, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. The cause of the fire remains under investigation,…
[ad_1] Getty Images Hundreds of people are thought to have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia – most of them due to extreme heat as temperatures soared past…
[ad_1] People placed under restraining orders for domestic violence do not have a right to own guns, the Supreme Court has ruled. The 8-1 decision upholds a 30-year-old law that…
[ad_1] Anti-tax protesters in Kenya are in shock after a 29-year-old man was killed during nationwide demonstrations against a new finance bill. Rex Kanyike Masai, who was protesting on Thursday…