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Cockpit Attack on Flight Leaves Bloody Scene

Flight FZ1073 diverted to Saudi Arabia after a rapid descent as Israeli officials alleged one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the aircraft. TABUK, Saudi Arabia — A flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a violent cockpit altercation and rapid descent, with Israeli officials alleging that a co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft. Flight FZ1073 landed safely …

Father Throws His Daughters From Sixth-Floor Balcony

The girls, ages 4 and 1, survived after landing on protective mats placed below the apartment during a police response. KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan — A 25-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Saturday after police said he allegedly threw his two young daughters from the balcony of a sixth-floor apartment in Gifu Prefecture, with both children surviving after landing on protective mats below. Tomokazu Miura was arrested at the scene in Kakamigahara on Sept. …

Father and Two Young Children Found Dead

Investigators relied on security footage, witness statements and medical examinations after the family was found dead inside a Kuta bungalow. DENPASAR, Indonesia — Bali police have concluded that an Australian father killed his two young children before dying by suicide at their family bungalow in Kuta, after investigators reviewed security-camera footage, witness statements and medical findings from the scene. Damien John Shaw and his children were found dead Sept. 13 after Shaw’s wife, who was …

4 Arrested After Bride Engulfed in Flames on Honeymoon

Nikita Saha remains hospitalized after a barbecue fire in Sittong, while police investigate negligence allegations and the circumstances of the blaze. DARJEELING, India — Four people have been arrested after a newlywed woman suffered severe burns during a barbecue at a homestay in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, with police examining the conduct of those responsible for the property and the circumstances that caused the fire. Nikita Saha, 23, was seriously injured Sept. 13 while staying …

Influencer Found Dead Weeks After Defiant Birthday Post

Her partner said she died by suicide after struggling with health problems, though an official cause has not been publicly released. BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian influencer Mădălina Apostol was laid to rest Thursday in Bucharest, four days after news of her death at age 40 shocked followers and friends who had recently seen her mark her birthday with a public message about choosing life. Apostol died during the early hours of Sept. 13, according to …

Japanese Adult Star Found Dead at 25

Reports of suicide circulated online after her death, but police and her management agency had not publicly confirmed a cause. TOKYO — Japanese adult film performer Hana Kuraki, 25, was reported dead Sept. 12 after an associate said he went to a Tokyo apartment following a call from one of her friends, while the circumstances and official cause of her death remained publicly unconfirmed. News of Kuraki’s death spread rapidly across Japanese social media before …

Five Dead, 40 Injured After Tour Bus Overturns

Swiss authorities are investigating why the coach overturned in a construction zone near Susch as Dutch officials assist victims and their families. SUSCH, Switzerland — Five Dutch tourists were killed and 40 others injured Thursday when a tour bus left an Alpine road and overturned in a construction zone near Susch, Swiss police said, as investigators continued examining the cause and Dutch officials assisted victims and their families. The Sept. 10 crash happened at about …

Baby Found in Bin at Busy Airport

A cleaner heard the newborn crying inside a sanitary bin before police traced two people through airport surveillance footage. GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia — A newborn boy was found alive inside a sanitary waste bin at Penang International Airport after a cleaner heard him crying, prompting a police investigation that led to the detention of a Malaysian woman and a Myanmar man. The baby was discovered Aug. 31 in a toilet at the airport in Bayan …

Glamorous TV Host Sentenced to Death

A Cairo court imposed capital sentences on Khalifa and 11 co-defendants after convicting them of organized drug manufacturing and trafficking offenses. CAIRO — Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants were sentenced to death by hanging Saturday after a Cairo criminal court convicted them in a large synthetic-drug manufacturing and trafficking case that involved 28 defendants, according to Egyptian state-linked media and international news reports. The Sept. 5 ruling followed months of court …

25 Dead After Student-Filled Bus Falls 100 Feet Into Ravine

The bus was returning from a privately organized student outing when it left a mountain road and fell about 100 feet. SÃO FILIPE, Cape Verde — At least 25 people, many of them children and teenagers, died after a bus carrying students left a mountain road and plunged about 30 meters, or 100 feet, into a ravine on Cape Verde’s Fogo Island, authorities and local news reports said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday on the …