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A cargo plane returns to JFK Airport after a horse escapes its stall, pilot dumps 20 tons of fuel
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A cargo plane headed from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Belgium had to return to JFK after a horse escaped its stall and got loose in the hold, according to air traffic control audio. The Boeing 747 operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic had just started its flight across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – French judicial authorities on Wednesday issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother and two army generals alleging their involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity including in the chemical attack in 2013 on rebel-held Damascus suburbs, lawyers for Syrian victims said. In addition to President Assad, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK top court says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful because they would be at risk
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal. Five justices on the country’s top court said Wednesday that asylum-seekers would be “at real risk of ill-treatment” because they could be sent back to their home countries once they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus accident leaves at least 37 dead and 18 injured on Himalayan road in Indian-controlled Kashmir
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway killing at least 37 people and injuring 18 others after rolling down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town when it veered off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus accident leaves at least 30 dead and dozens injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – At least 30 people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity, as the army extended its control across Gaza City and the north. Shifa Hospital has become a symbol of the widespread suffering of Palestinian civilians during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse are sick as debris and glitches delay rescue
By Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – Some of the 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for a fourth day were sick as falling debris and technical glitches delayed the work to free them, officials in northern India said Wednesday. Wide pipes are set to be drilled through excavated rubble to create a passage to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital in operation against Hamas
By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area” of the facility, which has been the site of a standoff with the ruling militant group. Israeli authorities claim the militants conceal military operations in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students leaves 6 dead, 18 injured
By Patrick Orsagos And John Seewer, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving six people dead and 18 injured, officials said. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, including a Pioneer Trails charter bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students leaves 6 dead, sends 18 to hospital
By Patrick Orsagos And John Seewer, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving six people dead and 18 others injured, officials said. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, including a Pioneer Trails charter bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says its forces have entered Gaza hospital
By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military says its forces have entered Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff. The army has surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive against Hamas. Israeli authorities claim the militant group conceals military operations in the facility. But with hundreds of patients and ... Read More »
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