Russian airline says 18 killed in Siberian helicopter crash A Russian airline says one of its helicopters has crashed shortly after takeoff in Siberia, killing all 18 people aboard.   The UTair airline, which operated the Mi-8 helicopter, said in a statement that preliminary information indicated the aircraft’s blades collided with another helicopter that had taken off earlier Friday from ...

Mexico City, Aug 04 : The governor of the Mexican state of Hidalgo says that a fifth body has been recovered after a portion of a marble mine collapsed a day earlier. Gov. Omar Fayad said via Twitter Friday that the state would support the victims’ families. On Thursday the open pit mine in a locality known as Dengantzha in ...

Singapore, Aug 04 : U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is warning Russia, China and others against any violation of international sanctions on North Korea. He says Washington will take seriously any action that reduces pressure on the North to abandon its nuclear weapons. Speaking in Singapore on Saturday, Pompeo told reporters the U.S. has new, credible reports that Russia ...

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 04 : Supporters and opponents of legalizing abortion testified Friday in front of Brazil’s top court, an extraordinary session at a time when strengthening women’s movements are pushing against often decades-old laws in South America. The first of two expected hearings at the Supreme Federal Tribunal came just days before Congress in neighboring Argentina was expected ...

San Francisco, Aug 04 : A deadly Northern California wildfire burned so hot in dry and windy conditions that it birthed a record-breaking tornado of flame, officials said Friday. They also warned of worsening conditions throughout the region. Winds in the “fire whirl” created July 26 near Redding reached speeds of 143 mph (230 kph), a speed that rivaled some ...

Future engineers from across Tower Hamlets have been given the opportunity to get a hands-on insight into the role. Around 40 residents of the borough were able to handle equipment and try their hand at different wiring techniques thanks to a new partnership between leading broadband firm Hyperoptic and WorkPath, the council’s dedicated employment and training service. When Hyperoptic needed ...

London, Aug 03 : The value of the pound has plunged after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal is “uncomfortably high.” Divorce talks between Britain and the EU have stalled amid feuding within Prime Minister Theresa May’s government about how close an economic relationship to seek with the ...

President Donald Trump’s media attacks raise the risk of violence against journalists, UN experts have warned. In a statement, David Kaye and Edison Lanza of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called the attacks “strategic” and said they undermined press freedom and “verifiable facts”.   The comments follow hours after Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka distanced herself from her father’s attacks. ...

Flooding in Myanmar has killed 12 people and forced more than 132,000 others to take shelter at nearly 300 temporary camps, a report said Wednesday. The state newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar cited the National Natural Disaster Management Committee as saying the highest death toll was in Bago region north of Yangon, where four people died and more than ...

The human rights arm of the Organization of American States said Thursday that 317 people have been killed during violence surrounding anti-government protests in Nicaragua that began in April. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said the toll included 23 minors and 21 police officers.   President Daniel Ortega has acknowledged 195 dead, while the independent Nicaraguan Pro-Human Rights Commission ...