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South Africa church collapses during Easter service, killing at least 13, injuring 16: report

A church in South Africa collapsed Thursday, killing at least 13 people.  (IPSS Medical Rescue) At least 13 people were killed Thursday evening after a church collapsed in South Africa, according to local media. The collapse at the Pentecostal church in Dlangubo occurred during an Easter season service, South Africa's News24 reported. Robert McKenzie, a KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesman, told […]

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Two die after being pulled from the sea off Aberdeen beach

Two die after being pulled from the sea off Aberdeen beach in the early hours of Good Friday Emergency services were called to Aberdeen beach esplanade at 0.40am today Two people rescued by RNLI inshore lifeboat and taken to hospital this morning Police Scotland: ‘Tragically, despite efforts to save them both, they sadly died’  Two people have died after being […]

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Bangladeshi student burned to death by fellow students for reporting sexual harassment by head teacher

A protest rally against the murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a madrasa girl from Feni who was burned after sexual abuse charges against the principal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last week. (Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A Bangladeshi teenager who braved the shame and taboo of being sexually harassed by reporting her ordeal to officials, has been doused with kerosene at school […]

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Cuban leader’s granddaughter rents mansion in Havana for $650 a night

Castro’s luxurious Havana mansion which boasts Jacuzzi, private terraces and four bedrooms is being rented for $650 a night by the Cuban leader’s granddaughter on an island ravaged by poverty and food crisis Vilma Rodríguez is listing a lavish residence located in Havana, Cuba, which is being rented for $650 a night on Airbnb Rodríguez is the granddaughter of former […]

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Former California deputies accused of ordering inmates to fling feces and urine ‘crappuccinos’ at each other

Erik McDermott and Justin Linn are accused of ordering inmates to fling feces and urine at each other. (Alameda County Sheriff’s Office) Two former California sheriff’s deputies are now facing multiple felony charges for allegedly ordering inmates at a jail they once worked at to spray "crappuccinos” – consisting of feces and urine – at people they didn’t like. Justin […]

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