South Africa gas truck explosion death toll rises to 34
South African officials say the death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck on Christmas Eve near eastern Johannesburg has risen to 34, including 10 health workers at a nearby hospital
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Suspected gas blast levels 2 homes, hurts 5 in Philadelphia
A suspected gas explosion a few hours into the new year demolished two Philadelphia row homes and sent several people to the hospital.
UK’s Prince Harry: I want my father and brother back
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the royal family “never needed to be this way” and he wants to get his father King Charles and his brother “back”, in an excerpt from an interview with broadcaster ITV relea…
Alcohol tax scrapped in Gulf’s ‘party capital’ – retailers
Dubai has suspended a 30% tax on alcoholic drinks, two major retailers have announced
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Children among at least ten dead in Uganda New Year crowd crush
At least ten people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, according to local police.
Worker dies after being ‘ingested into engine’ at airport in Alabama
Ground crew worker employed by American Airlines subsidiary involved in accident while aircraft parked at gate in MontgomeryA US ground crew worker has died after being “ingested into the engine” of an aircraft while they worked a shift at an airport i…
UK’s Prince Harry: I want my father and brother back
Britain’s Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the royal family “never needed to be this way” and he wants to get his father King Charles and his brother “back”, in an excerpt from an interview with broadcaster ITV released on Monday.”It …
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago.