TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Flash floods in Yemen, triggered by torrential rains, have killed at least 172 people, and damaged homes and UNESCO-listed world heritage sites across the country, reports said. - World news - In the province of Ma’arib east of the capital Sana’a, 19 children were among 30 people killed by the floods, AFP reported. In the province's displaced persons camps, 1,340...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - Serious injuries have been reported after a train derailed near Aberdeen, Scotland. At least one person has been killed, according to preliminary reports. - World news - Around 30 ambulances were spotted near the accident site in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Photographs show a massive plume of smoke rising from behind a hill, with emergency vehicles parked nearby, RT...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The Iraqi army said two senior security officials have been killed in a "blatant Turkish drone attack" in the country's north, where Ankara has for weeks been raiding positions of PKK militants. - World news - The drone targeted a vehicle belonging to the Iraqi border guards in the Bradost area, north of Erbil, the military said in a statement on Tuesday, Al...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – At least 30 people have died, and 12 remain missing after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea. - World news - The country's longest monsoon in seven years caused more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Sunday. Close to 6,000 people had also been evacuated as of Sunday, according to the country's Yonhap news agency, as rains battered the southern part...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) - At least 21 people, including eight children, have been killed and dozens are missing, as flash floods and lightning leave destruction across Yemen. - World news - The violent storms have added to the woes of the war-torn country, which the United Nations has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Five years of conflict have left much of the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Lebanese authorities said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut. - World news - The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city، causing widespread damage even on the outskirts of the capital. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Officials linked the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – At least 11 people were killed and 42 others were wounded in an attack by gunmen on a prison compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. - World news - According to Afghan officials، a battle is under way following an attack claimed by the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group in eastern Afghanistan. The complex assault on Sunday afternoon began with a suicide bomber...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) - Saudi forces suffered dozens of casualties amid clashes with Houthi fighters in the country’s southwest, reports said. - World news - Clashes broke out with Houthi forces in the city of Najran، the Ansarullah news website reported. The report added that dozens of Saudi were killed and tens of others injured during the fighting. Saudi authorities have yet to...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - A large industrial crane toppled over at a shipyard in India led to death of at least eleven people. - World news - Rescue workers are still trying to save those trapped in the wreckage, according to reports, RT reported. A short video shows the heavy-duty yellow crane at the Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam falling over on its side, creating billows of dust as it...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – An ultralight plane smashed into the roof of a five-story residential building in the town of Wesel in northwestern Germany. - World news - At least three people were killed in the crash, with two others injured, including a child, Reuters reported. The roof of the apartment building in the town of Wesel caught fire after the microlight plane crashed into it, a police...