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Death toll rises to 11 in Spain as Storm Gloria ebbs

5:32 am January 24, 2020

Barcelona: The death toll from a violent storm that has wrought havoc across huge swathes of Spain’s eastern and southern coastline rose to 11 on Thursday, with rescue workers still searching for four people. The latest victim was a 50-year-old man who was fishing in coastal Ametlla de Mar, according to civil protection authorities in […]

Nepal constitutes committee to investigate death of eight Indian tourists

9:13 pm January 22, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal has formed a five-member team to investigate and submit a report within 15 days into the death of eight Indian tourists, including four minors, who died in their room at a resort in the Himalayan country as the postmortem of the bodies was underway here on Wednesday. Tragedy struck a group of 15 […]

4th suspect arrested as UK truck deaths case probe deepens

12:51 am October 26, 2019

London : A fourth person was arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England, British police said Friday as the investigation into one of the country’s worst human smuggling cases geared up. Police said a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested Friday […]

39 dead in 1 of UK’s worst trafficking cases

9:36 pm October 23, 2019

LONDON: Investigators were trying to piece together the movements of a large cargo truck found Wednesday containing the bodies of 39 people in one of Britain’s worst people smuggling tragedies. Police initially said the truck had traveled through Ireland and then to Wales via ferry, but that theory changed Wednesday afternoon when Essex police in […]

Polish climber died on Nepal's Mount Manaslu

Polish climber dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu

5:29 am September 30, 2019

Kathmandu: A Polish climber died on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, expedition organisers said Sunday — the first fatality of the autumn climbing season. More than 250 climbers are attempting to reach the summit of the 8,163-metre (26,781-feet) high mountain in Nepal. The 50-year-old woman felt unwell during her climb and decided […]