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Huge Explosion at Factory Kills At Least 25

Investigators are examining whether the licensed unit was operating in violation of safety rules and holiday restrictions when the blast tore through the site. VIRUDHUNAGAR, India — A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory in southern India killed at least 25 people and injured several others on Sunday, ripping through a licensed unit in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district and triggering a second blast during rescue work later that evening. The disaster has become one of …

Six Killed as Supermarket Becomes Killing Zone

Authorities said the gunman first set fire to an apartment, then opened fire in the street before taking hostages inside a local store. KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, killing six people, wounding 14 and turning a neighborhood supermarket into a hostage scene before Ukrainian special police stormed the building and shot him dead. By Sunday, eight wounded people, including a child, were still in the hospital, city …

Passenger Missing After Plunging From Cruise Ship

Authorities suspended an air-and-sea search after security footage showed the man, who was traveling with family, going over a safety railing during the ship’s return to Sydney. SYDNEY — A man in his 70s went missing from Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor early Saturday after security footage showed him climbing over a safety railing and going into the water northeast of Moreton Island, setting off a major search off the Queensland coast. The case drew …

Soccer Referee Murdered During Match in Shocking Attack

Local reports say Javier Ortega was shot at a neighborhood tournament in Pasaje, where police are still trying to identify the attackers and establish a motive. PASAJE, Ecuador — Gunmen opened fire at a neighborhood soccer ground in Ecuador’s El Oro province on Sunday, killing Javier Ortega, a well-known local referee and tournament organizer, in an attack that sent players and spectators running and left investigators sorting through conflicting early accounts of his role at …

Two School Shootings Leave Nine Dead in 48 Hours

The second attack, at a middle school in Kahramanmaraş, came one day after a former student opened fire at a high school in nearby Şanlıurfa. ANKARA, Turkey — Two school shootings in southeastern Turkey within about 24 hours left nine people dead and at least 29 wounded after a 14-year-old student opened fire at a middle school in Kahramanmaraş on Wednesday, one day after a former student shot 16 people at a high school in …

Boy, 9, Found Locked and Hidden in Van Since 2024

Authorities in eastern France say a 9-year-old child was malnourished and unable to walk when officers opened his father’s utility van. HAGENBACH, France — A 9-year-old boy was rescued in eastern France after authorities said he had been kept inside his father’s utility van since late 2024, leaving him malnourished, filthy and unable to walk when officers found him this month. The case has stunned the small village of Hagenbach, near France’s borders with Germany …

21 People Missing After Boat Capsizes

Rescuers in eastern Congo were still searching Wednesday after a passenger boat sank on a trip to Makengere, with 23 people reported alive and the cause still under investigation. BUKAVU, Congo — At least 21 people were missing Wednesday after a boat carrying passengers across Lake Kivu capsized a day earlier in eastern Congo, authorities said, setting off an ongoing search that rescued 23 people while leaving the total number on board unclear. The accident …

Woman Missing After Reported Fall From Boat

Police said the woman vanished after her husband reported she fell from an 8-foot boat traveling between two communities on Abaco on Saturday night. MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Bahamian authorities are searching for an American woman who disappeared at sea after her husband told police she fell overboard during a Saturday evening dinghy trip from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on the island of Abaco. The case quickly became a cross-agency search involving local police, …

CEO, Mom of 3 Dies in Tragic Incident During Family Trip

Her 11-year-old son was flown to St. Louis with severe injuries after the March 23 rollover in Tola, and authorities in Nicaragua had not publicly released a final cause by Saturday. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Kasey Grelle, a 41-year-old St. Louis business executive and mother of three, was killed March 23 when a resort transport truck overturned during a family vacation in Tola, Nicaragua, and her 11-year-old son was critically injured, relatives and local reports …

Body Found in Search for Missing American Airlines Attendant

Officials in Medellín said formal identification and an autopsy are still pending after remains were recovered in rural Antioquia. MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Colombian officials said Friday that a body believed to be missing American Airlines flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was found in a rural area of Antioquia, ending a frantic search and opening a new phase of the case focused on identification, cause of death and possible arrests. The discovery shifted the story …