A fire raged for hours in central London Wednesday, sending black smoke high into the air over the city. Twelve fire engines and 60 firefighters are on the scene, which is about half a mile west of St.
Firefighters battle blaze in central London
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Bangladesh mall fire death toll hits 7
Bangladeshi authorities found seven bodies in the charred remains of a massive shopping complex that caught fire Friday afternoon. Along with the seven deaths, 15 people were injured, said Mahabubor Rahman, deputy commissioner of police.
Bangladesh: Thousands flee huge mall fire
Thousands of shoppers rushed out of a crowded high-rise shopping complex in Bangladesh’s capital city on Friday when a fire broke out in the building’s top floors, a police official said. At least one person died, and 20 others are being treated at a nearby hospital for injuries sustained in the fire and the rush to leave the building, a Shamarita hospital official said. Rescue teams are searching for shoppers who may be trapped inside the nearly 20-story-high Bashundhara City shopping complex in Dhaka, police commissioner Mehabubor Rahman told CNN
Is the Worst of the Economic Crisis Over For Russia?
Muscovites have a new way of greeting each other these days: “How’s the crisis?” It’s a rare person who gives a positive reply. The global economic meltdown is flattening Russia
Search for answers begins in Buffalo plane crash
The pilots of a commuter airliner that crashed late Thursday about 6 miles from a Buffalo, New York, airport discussed "significant ice buildup" on the plane’s wings and windshields before the plane plunged to the ground, killing 50. Continental Connection Flight 3407 was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo Niagara International Airport when it went down about 10:20 p.m. ET Thursday.
Mom, daughter escape after plane crashes into home
Hours after a plane slammed into her home Karen Wielinski gave an exclusive interview to Buffalo radio station WBEN. This is her account based on that interview. (CNN) — Hours after a plane slammed into her home Karen Wielinski gave an exclusive interview to Buffalo radio station WBEN.
Witnesses saw and heard plane going down
The plane that crashed Thursday night near Buffalo, New York, had its nose down and wings tilted to the left just before impact, a witness told CNN on Friday morning. “The plane was nose down — not as steep as is being reported but steep enough that it didn’t look right,” said Tony Tatro, who lives next to the crash site in Clarence Center.
Plane crashes into suburban Buffalo home; 49 killed
A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing 44 passengers and four crew members on board, according to New York State police. Authorities said one person in the Clarence Center, New York, home was also killed. Four people were injured at the crash site, including a mother and daughter inside the house that was hit.
Frustration for survivors as Australian bushfires smolder
As fires smoldered and sometimes raged across sections of the scarred landscape Tuesday, rescue officials in Victoria attempted to offer solace to hundreds burned out of their homes and frustrated at being unable to return. Tent cities sprung up around Whittlesea, just north of Melbourne, as relief agencies pitched camps for those forced out of their homes
Australian bushfire survivor films aftermath of deadly firestorm
Through a smoky haze, flames continue to dance around the remains of a house, a shed and the blackened trunks of trees on remarkable video footage filmed moments after a firestorm swept through the rural Victorian town of Kinglake, Australia. Resident Brad Price is holding the camera, providing a slightly breathless commentary of the destruction of his home and town as smoke clogs his throat and blurs his vision. “Everything’s gone