CAIRO (AFP) – At least 12 people were killed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria before dawn on Wednesday when a four-storey apartment block collapsed as families slept, security and hospital officials said. Eleven bodies were pulled from the …
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Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul
Eleven people have been killed during a American raid in the Iraqi city of Mosul in which a suicide bomber blew himself up, the US military says. Three women and three children were among the dead at the private home, …
Ukrainian boat sinks in Black Sea, 10 crew missing
SOFIA (AFP) — A Ukrainian ship sank early Saturday off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in bad weather, and 10 crew members are still missing, the Bulgarian transport ministry said. Only an empty lifeboat had been found at the scene off …
Two U.S. helicopters collide in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters collided while landing at an American combat outpost in northern Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said. One Iraqi soldier was killed and two American and two Iraqi soldiers were injured, military …
Suicide attackers strike Shiite mosques, kill 24
BAGHDAD – Suicide bombers struck two Shiite mosques in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens during celebrations marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. To the north, suspected Shiite militiamen gunned down …