Tag: Dead

At Least 15 Killed, 11 Injured in Nursing Home Fire in Ukraine

KYIV—At least 15 people were killed and 11 injured in a fire in a nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the afternoon on the second floor of the two-storey building. There were 33 people inside, the service said. The…


Twin Suicide Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, at Least 28 Dead

BAGHDAD—Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood smeared the floors of…


Tower of London Raven Missing, Presumed Dead

One of the eight famed ravens at the Tower of London is thought to have died, several weeks after going missing. A 300-year-old royal decree states that at least six ravens must be kept at the tower, in keeping with an omen that if the ravens leave, the kingdom will meet with disaster. There could…