Brave as lions: Zoo heroics save animals from Australia’s raging fires
When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore through surrounding bushland, Chad Staples didn’t consider abandoning his family.
UAE says region must pull back from ‘troubling’ tensions
The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Wednesday it is essential that the region pulls back from current “troubling” tensions.
Ukrainian airliner crashes after take-off in Iran, killing all 176 aboard
A Ukrainian airliner burst into flames shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard in a crash that an initial report blamed on engine failure.
Black box of crashed Ukrainian airliner found: IRIB
Iranian rescue workers found a black box from the crashed Ukrainian airliner on Wednesday, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Somalia bomb attack wounds 11
A bomb exploded at a busy junction in Mogadishu on Wednesday, wounding at least 11 people, the head of the rescue service in the Somali capital said.
Engine failure, not missile, caused crash of Ukrainian airliner in Iran: Ukrainian embassy
Engine failure caused the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, rather than a missile attack or act of terrorism, the Ukrainian embassy to Iran said on Wednesday, citing preliminary information.
Finablr says ransomware behind Travelex cyberattack, no financial hit to group
Finablr Plc said on Wednesday its foreign exchange firm Travelex had confirmed that a software virus that forced it to take its systems offline at the end of December was a ransomware known as Sodinokibi.
Japanese man pleads not guilty to killing 19 due to mental health
A Japanese man accused of stabbing 19 disabled people to death pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a dramatic trial session interrupted when he seemed to put something in his mouth, struggled with court officials and lay on the floor writhing.
No Polish troops in Iraq hurt in Iranian missile attacks: minister
No Polish troops stationed in Iraq were hurt in Iranian missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Poland’s Defence Minister said on Wednesday.
Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline
A plane crash In Iran on Wednesday that killed 176 people was the first fatal incident involving Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), and the Boeing 737-800, one of the best in its fleet, was flown by experienced pilots, UIA officials said.
