Lion drags and kills woman out of car window in South African Safari park

Hungry and free lions of the African Lion Safari Park

In a bizarre incident, an American female tourist was dragged out of the car window and killed by a lion in the South African lion safari.

The SUV of the ill fated American tourist

Despite instructions to keep the windows closed, the 22 years old ill fated tourist ignored the warning that led her to her tragic death at the hands of a hungry lion.

The African guard accompanying her was also seriusoly injured when he tried to save the American from being mauled by the lion.

It's the third big cat attack at the safari park in four months.

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Couple falls into sink hole in South Korea

Screenshot from the CCTV footage

A sink hole that appeared mysteriously in Seoul, South Korea, swallowed two passengers as they disembarked from a bus and stepped on the pavement.

A CCTV caught the moment as the two passengers were swallowed up by the 10ft sink hole. Sink hole reported to have appeared next to a construction site in the city.

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The couple were later pulled out with minor injuries and taken to hospital for observation.

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RAF fighter jets almost crash mid-air every TWO WEEKS

Wreckage of Tornado jet planes were recovered from the Moray Firth, above which two planes crashed last July

The Royal Air Force of Britain is regarded as one of the best around the world but you may be surprised to know that RAF fighter jets almost crash mid-air every TWO WEEKS - and lose their pilots.

The latest figures show 361 near misses since MoD pledged to install new safety gear in 1998... but never did.

It has been reported that Defence chiefs had pledge to fit Tornado jets with a £55million collision detection device - The system could have prevented a mid-air collision - but did not because of budget constraints and it resulted into killing of three airmen last year.

Latest figures uncovered by SNP MP Angus Robertson have revealed that since the MoD first promised the safety measure there have been two collisions and 361 near misses involving the Tornados. 

The Critics said the extraordinary total - around 22 a year between 1998 and 2013 - exposed the seriousness of the situation and suggested defence chiefs were 'not putting safety first'.

Read more about it at: Mail Online
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Indian Navy submarine explosion in Mumbai Port leaves 18 sailors dead

The Indian Navy's Sindhurakshak submarine is now said to be practically submerged after the fire

An Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak submerged off the Mumbai Port after a huge explosion - leaving dead at least 18 sailors on-board.

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Witnesses described the accident as a huge fireball that shot hundreds of feet in air. The submarine is believed to be nearly submerged after fire in home port of Mumbai.

One man standing outside the dockyard said he heard a sound like a rocket or jet engine, then a blast, while another witness said the sky turned red.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze in two hours as the vessel dipped under water, and a rescue operation is now underway in a bid to save any survivors feared trapped on board.

16-year-old Russian-made INS Sindhurakshak was refitted by Russian company less than a year ago.

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Fashion designer Missoni and wife feared dead as aircraft disappears off coast of Venezuela

The director of Italian fashion house Missoni was feared dead last night when a small aircraft he was travelling in vanished off the coast of Venezuela, reports Mail Online Sunday today.

Vittorio Missoni and wife Maurizia Castiglioni are feared dead after the aircraft they were flying in disappeared [Photo AP]

Vittorio Missoni, heir to the family-owned label, and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, were among six people on board the twin-engine plane when it disappeared on Friday morning. Missoni's clothes have a host of celebrity fans, including the Duchess of Cambridge and Kate Moss.

The 58-year-old, who co-owns the brand with his siblings Luca and Angela, is understood to have been returning from a Christmas and New Year holiday with his wife and two friends, Italian businessman Guido Foresti and his wife Elda Scalvenzi.

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Woman killed by 60mph train while trying 'to scare boyfriend during an argument'

Charlene Pickering, 23 was killed by an express train travelling at 60mph in England after she climbed down on to railway tracks to 'scare' her boyfriend, an inquest heard yesterday.

Charlene was killed instantly when struck by 60mph train [Photo: Central News / Daily Mail]

Charlene got on to the tracks at Wimbledon station, south-west London, after arguing with boyfriend Daniel Pickett about what to do with the rest of their evening after she had downed four glasses of wine.

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Platform supervisor Olu Owalabi tried desperately to help her to safety but, only four seconds later, Miss Pickering was killed instantly when she was hit by the high-speed train to Exeter.

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More than 112 dead in Karachi factory blaze

More than 112 people have died due to suffocation and burning and a scores injured were killed and many others were injured in a fire that engulfed a  three-storey garment factory in Karachi, the port city and the Pakistan's financial hub Karachi on Tuesday evening. The fire erupted  on the second floor of the factory.

Around 35 fire tenders with dozens of firefighters were still trying to control the blaze. "The fire has been brought under control to a large extent but there are more people trapped inside the building right now particularly in the basement and we fear the building might also collapse eventually due to the damage caused by the fire," chief fire officer Ehtishamuddin said.

The officer said the dead also included women and the toll was likely to rise. "The casualties have occurred mainly because there was one entry and exit point in the building. We had to use a snorkel to rescue people who had taken refuge on the roof of the building," he added.

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Ohio Train Derailment Causes Huge Chemical Fire

Firefighters in Ohio are still trying to contain a huge fire ignited after train cars carrying "denatured alcohol" and styrene derailed outside Columbus, Ohio. 

The accident happened shortly after 2:00 a.m.sending 11 of 98 freight cars off the tracks near the Ohio State Fairgrounds, which is also not far from the campus of Ohio State University. At least one of the tanker exploded and caught fire sending, this massive fireball into the sky and continued to burn well into the morning. 

According to news reports, residents have been evacuated within a one-mile radius and hazmat teams are on the scene trying to determine what effects the burning chemicals might have on the air. There are no reports of injuries or deaths so far, as the train was carrying cargo not people.

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Hedge Funder Robert Williamson Found Dead In Submerged Car

B. Robert Williamson, managing director of hedge fund Chilton Investment Co, has died, Bloomberg reports. The 55 year-old was found submerged in a car off the coast of his homestate, North Carolina, where he was visiting.

His body was found April 22 in a car pulled from the Intracoastal Waterway near a boat ramp on Figure Eight Island, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Sergeant J.J. Brewer said. He had been reported missing earlier that day. Brewer said no foul play is suspected.

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Ship liner ignore distress signal from a wandered off boat - causes death to two of the three onboard

It may be disturbing to read but this what actually happened.

The boat in which three friends went fishing drifted off in the sea when its engine malfunctioned. At the verge of death they spotted a ship, Star Princess, the waved and were even spotted by at least three passengers on board. But their distress signal were ignored by ship crew and it sailed on.

The boat then wandered off for another two weeks till it was picked  - by then two of the three had died.

Star Princess cruise ship, which is owned by Carnival - the same corporation behind the operators of the Cost Concordia - which capsized earlier this year, apparently passed fishing boat Fifty Cent off the coast of Panama and despite passengers raising the alarm, did not detour to pick up the three fishermen.

Read the gory details / watch distressed photos: Mail Online 

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Inaugural flight of a private airlines crashes near Islamabad airport

A passenger aircraft of Bhoja Air, a private airlines of Pakistan, crashes short of Benazir International Airport Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday evening.

The aircraft carrying 127 passengers and crew had taken off from Karachi for Islamabad on its inaugural flight. The airlines, whose operations were suspended awhile ago, had been allowed to operate again and today was its first flight from Karachi to Islamabad. It is feared that all aboard have succumbed to to he accident. 

Probable location of the crash site on the landing approach of the Benazir Intl Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan

The plane took off from Karachi at 5:00pm and was supposed to land in Islamabad at 6:40pm but crashed just before touchdown. At the time of the crash, a sudden weather had developed around Islamabad with fast winds blowing, followed by heavy rainfall with reduced visibility.

Since the aircraft crashed short of the runway, which is thickly populated, it is also feared that many on ground may also have been affected by the crash. Some eye witnesses have informed the local media network that fire has engulfed many houses near the crash site while bodies of dead and possibly injured passengers can been seen all around the area. 


As per initial reports, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) did not receive any distress signal from the captain of the aircraft before the crash.

Read more for live update: The Express Tribune
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Haunting pictures of boots and a coat at Titanic made public

Newly-released photos show the haunting images of Titanic victim's clothing lining the bottom of the ocean floor 100 years after the New York-bound ship sank in the North Atlantic.

Photo released shows the pair of shoes at the sea bed where Titanic sank 100 years from hence [Photo: AP]

A 2004 photograph, released to the public for the first time this week in an uncropped version to coincide with the disaster's centenary, shows a coat and boots in the mud at the legendary shipwreck site.

It came as the passengers of a cruise ship retracing the route of the ill-fated liner RMS Titanic held an emotional memorial service at the exact spot where the ship sank on its maiden voyage a century ago.

'These are not shoes that fell out neatly from somebody's bag right next to each other,' said James Delgado, the director of maritime heritage at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration.

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North Korea long-range rocket launch fails after one minute

North Korea has launched a long-range rocket that disintegrated shortly after blast-off, South Korean authorities say. South Korea's Defence Ministry said the rocket was launched at 7.39am (8.39am AEST) today, but failed shortly after.

"A few minutes after the launch, the rocket disintegrated into several pieces and lost its altitude," Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told journalists. 

This will be North Korea's second consecutive failure to get a satellite into orbit, although it claimed success with a 2009 launch.

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16 Women and Six Children Die in Easter Vigil Tragedy

They were waiting, symbolically, for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But they got what they did not bargain for – rainstorm, thunder and whirlwind – which brought the  St. Robert’s Catholic Church, Adamgbe, Vandeakya Local Goverment Area of Benue State structure on their heads, Saturday night.

By the time the natural disaster was over, 22 persons – including a two-year-old boy – lay dead. Critically injured were 35 other victims.

They were keeping a vigil awaiting the resurrection but a natural disaster that had never before been witnessed in the area happened.

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Fire at nuclear reactor in France

Fire crews have been rushed to a nuclear reactor in northern France after an escape of smoke but the energy company EDF says the site is secure.

Ten fire engines were sent to the Penly site near Dieppe, where the reactor was shut down after the alarm was raised at 12:20 (11:20 GMT).

Nobody was hurt, the firm said, and the incident had "no consequences for the environment".

France obtains 75% of its electricity from nuclear power and the industry's future has become a political issue.

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Deadly blaze hits Moscow market

At least 17 people have been killed by a fire that swept through a market warehouse in southern Moscow. 

The victims were migrant workers from former Soviet states, according to the city fire department.

The two-storey building was being used as living quarters for the market vendors, who had no direct access from their room to the street.

The fire at Kachalovsky market came hours after a blaze at a skyscraper in Moscow, in which no-one was hurt.

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Hot air balloon pilot crashes into high voltage cables... and left hanging for FIVE hours

This is the moment when a father thought he was seeing his son die as a hot air balloon burst into flames after hitting 132,000-volt power cables.

Wind blew the balloon into a Northamptonshire pylon carrying 132,000 volts and left Pilot Adam Griffiths, 18, and his two passengers hanging between 6pm and 11pm last night.

After their brush with death, the passengers – who had not been in a hot air balloon before – and their pilot dangled 45ft off the ground for five hours waiting for the power to be switched off so they could be brought down by rescue teams.

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12 Year Girl dies after being struck by a rugby ball at school

A 12-year-old girl collapsed and died yesterday after she was hit in the chest by a rugby ball during a PE lesson.

Leonie Nice appeared to suffer a  fit after the ball struck her while  she was playing ‘throw and catch’  with friends at Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex.

                   Tragic: Leonie Nice died today after being hit by a rugby ball at school

‘The ambulance crew arrived  at the scene within one minute  and found the girl in a critical  condition. Following rapid treatment and stabilisation by the ambulance crews, she was taken to an awaiting medical team at Basildon Hospital where sadly she died shortly after.’

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Austrian and Swiss climber and Pakistani porter go missing on Gasherbrum-I

Three mountaineers, including a high-altitude Pakistani porter, went missing on Friday roughly 450 metres below the summit of Gasherbrum-I, which is also known as the Hidden Peak. Bad weather has delayed air and ground rescue missions, said the Alpine Club Pakistan here on Sunday.

Gasherbrum-I (Hidden Peak) - Photo: Wikipedia

The mountaineers – team leader Austrian Gerfried Goschl, Swiss Cedric Hahlen – and their porter Nisar Hussain were attempting to climb GI in the winter, a challenge few dared to execute.

The concern for the missing mountaineers pushed celebrations of two Polish climbers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab into the back seat. The ascent by the two Poles was the first ever in the winter and that too without oxygen supply on March 9.

According to the Alpine Club, Askari Aviation that had planned to drop three local high-altitude porters – Hassan Sadpra, Ali Raza and M. Nazir – to the base camp had to abort their rescue mission because of bad weather.

Read details: Dawn
Related: Eight Thousanders of Pakistan

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Helicopters airlift food to stricken Costa Allegra

Passengers endured a third day without power and hot food on a stricken Costa cruise ship in the sweltering Indian Ocean on Wednesday, as helicopters airlifted fresh bread to the liner under tow.

The Costa Allegra, which is owned by the company whose giant liner smashed into rocks off Italy last month, suffered an engine-room fire which knocked out the ship's main power supply on Monday, disabling the engines in waters prowled by pirates.

Read details: Reuters

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