112 Died In Fire at Bangladesh Garment Factory

This is the second incident that occurred in 2 years. The first one was the fire that started in a chemical factory in Dhaka in 2010 and end with the death of more than 104 people, this time another factory (fashion factory) caught on fire. More than 100 workers were killed when a fierce blaze tore through […]

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Afghan Taliban Vows To Kidnap Or Assassinate British Royal; Prince Harry

  The Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or assassinate Britain’s Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters.   Taliban Issues A Threat Queen Elizabeth’s grandson is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in volatile […]

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Turkish Captain Charged for Manslaughter and Human Trafficking

The captain of a boat that capsized off the western Turkish coast while transporting migrants has been charged with manslaughter and human trafficking. The first mate has also been detained over similar accusations after at least 61 people died when the fishing boat, which was carrying mostly Arab refugees, sank on its way to Europe […]

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Earthquakes in China Killed at Least 89 People

At least 89 people have been killed and 20,000 homes damaged by a series of earthquakes, one measuring 5.7 in magnitude, in southwestern China. The largest of the quakes struck the border between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces at about 11:00am local time (03:00 GMT) on Friday. The state-run Xinhua news agency said the earthquake hit the […]

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26 People Died and 4 is Missing in Vietnam Floods

16 Dead in Vietnam Flood by tvnportal 26 dead, 38 injured in Vietnam floods   Heavy rains and floods have left at least 26 people as dead while injuring 38 others in Vietnam’s northern and central provinces, said the country’s National Committee for Search and Rescue on Sunday. Floods have submerged over 3,500 houses and […]

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30 dead, 70 injured in fire at cracker factory

More than 30 people, mostly factory workers, today died of burns and shrapnel injuries in a huge fire triggered at a fire-crackers unit A blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India on Wednesday killed at least 30 people after triggering a mass explosion of firecrackers in several packed warehouses. Firefighter Shanmugaraju, who spoke from the […]

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Man builds himself “Bionic Hands”

Sun Jifa lost both his hands when a homemade blast-fishing bomb exploded prematurely. Unable to afford the prosthetic limbs offered by a hospital, he created his own.   When Sun Jifa, 51, of Guanmashan, Jilin province, in northern China got in an accident he lost his hands. But unfortunately he didn’t have enough money to […]

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Winning means reward and losing means punishment for North Korean Olympians

  Every Olympian that lose  is heartbroken, upset or angry. They face harsh comments, disappointment, and some times  consequences but nothing can compare to North Korea’s punishment for losing competitors, especially for the ones that lose to rival countries like U.S and North Korea. ABC reported Thursday that the state offers a carrot-and-stick approach to the […]

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Europe History Time Lapse Map Goes Viral (VIDEO)

  Have you ever wanted to learn more about European history didn’t have the time or the patience to read history books ?. Well with this video you only need two-and-a-half minutes of your time to learn  everything you need from the falling apart of Byzantine Empire to victories of the Mongols. Created using a […]

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