6 h. ago Honduras plane crash: Fisherman's grim discovery as he finds 'bodies floating' while survivors scream

A fisherman has described seeing bodies floating in the water after a plane crashed just 330ft away from his boat in Roatan Island, Honduras, leaving 12 people dead

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14 h. ago Rapper 'died a hero' after running back into North Macedonian nightclub inferno

Hero Andrej Gjorgieski ran back into the deadly blaze that engulfed a club in North Macedonia on Sunday - 59 people were killed, including Gjorgieski and a number of his bandmates

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18 h. ago Honduran singer and politician Aurelio Martínez among 12 killed in Caribbean plane crash

Five people were rescued from the wreckage after the plane took a sharp turn after takeoff and crashed into the sea

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23 h. ago Leading Garifuna musician reportedly among 12 dead in Honduras air crash

Aurelio Martínez believed killed after plane crashed while taking off from Roatán island in CaribbeanAt least 12 people, including a prominent member of the Garifuna music scene have died after a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a Caribbean island off Honduras, officials said.The Lanhsa airlines plane departed at nightfall on Monday from Roatán, one of the Central American country’s main tourist destinations, heading for the port of La Ceiba, on the mainland. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island

At least a dozen people have been killed after an aircraft crashed into the water off the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday.

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27 h. ago Honduras plane crash kills 12 people including music star after take off horror

A plane has carrying 17 people has crashed just moments into the journey, killing 12 of them including a popular music star and two children.

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28 h. ago Honduras plane crash: 7 dead including music star as jet goes down moments after take off

A jet has crashed causing seven deaths including a popular singer and two children who were on-board. The horror unfolded just minutes into the journey as the plane carried 17 people

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47 h. ago Tens of thousands attend rallies in Yemen after deadly US airstrikes – Middle East crisis live

Huge demonstrations in Houthi-controlled areas come as more than 50 people die in strikes responding to Red Sea attacksMore than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in incidents involving war remnants in the three months since the fall of the Assad regime, as bomb disposal experts warn that “no area in Syria is safe”.The number of casualties has risen as approximately 1.2 million people return to their former homes and lands after being displaced by the country’s brutal civil war.The US and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the US launched a wave of deadly airstrikes on Saturday with the stated aim of deterring the rebel group from attacking Red Sea shipping. Updating an earlier death toll, Houthi health ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi said 53 people had been killed including “five children and two women”, and that 98 people had been injured.Iran will respond to US president Donald Trump’s invitation to talks after pro...

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54 h. ago Landmines in Syria kill hundreds of civilians returning home after fall of Assad

Children particularly vulnerable to unexploded war remnants scattered throughout country as more than a million people returnMore than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in incidents involving war remnants in the three months since the fall of the Assad regime, as bomb disposal experts warn that “no area in Syria is safe”.The number of casualties has risen as approximately 1.2 million people return to their former homes and lands after being displaced by the country’s brutal civil war. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘They killed him in cold blood’: the cycle of revenge in north

Over 1,000 people – including 745 civilians – were killed in attacks last week that mostly targeted Alawite minoritySipping tea on an unusually warm February afternoon on his veranda that overlooked the small Alawite village of Arza, north-west Syria, Mohammed Abdullah al-Ismaili said he trusted the new Syrian authorities to keep him safe.“We believe what [interim Syrian president Ahmed] al-Sharaa says, but the problem is these unknown groups,” the 62-year-old official in Arza’s municipality told the Guardian on 4 February, four days after a group of masked men raided the village at night and killed eight men on their knees. “The government says the killings are individual cases, it seems like they are unable to control the cases.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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8 d. ago How did deadly Syria clashes start and who is responsible for civilian killings?

More than 1,000 people are believed to have died so far in fighting between security services and Assad loyalistsClashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime erupted on Wednesday, kicking off five days of still-ongoing fighting which has killed more than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, according to a war monitor.The clashes, some of the deadliest in the country since the beginning of its civil war in 2011, were the biggest challenge Syria’s new authorities faced since taking power in December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says

About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president AssadMore than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime and ensuing revenge killings, a war monitor has said, one of the highest death tolls in Syria since 2011.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, said 745 civilians were killed mostly execution-style, while 125 Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists were killed. Death tolls from the two days of fighting have varied wildly, with some estimates putting the final death toll even higher. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Plane crashes have people freaked out – but here’s what US data for 2025 shows

This year’s 16 fatal accidents fall below average rate of 20 per month, yet recent crashes were US’s deadliest in a decadePeople across the US are worried about flight safety after several high-profile plane crashes this year, including a commercial crash in Washington DC that killed 67 people. Google searches for “is flying safe” have jumped in recent weeks. But the numbers suggest 2025 has actually been a relatively safe year to fly – at least in terms of the overall number of accidents.January and February typically have about 20 fatal aviation accidents per month, according to numbers from the National Transportation Safety Board. By contrast, this January, there were only 10 fatal aviation accidents, and in February there were six. The data covers all US civil aviation, from large commercial planes to private jets. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Peru shopping centre collapse horror as child killed and 70 injured in roof cave

At least three people, including a child, were killed when the roof of a shopping centre in Trujilo, Peru, collapsed, injuring dozens more as searcha nd rescue teams get to work

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