United States owes world full and frank explanation on Afghan hospital air...
Innocent civilians are inevitable casualties of armed conflict. In a troubled world the senses can be numbed to reports of their death and suffering. But when this results from a violation of an...
View ArticleThe Latest: Company exec: Deadly bus crash 'devastating'
The latest on a crash between an amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus in Seattle (all times local): 2:32 p.m. The president of the company operating an amphibious tour vehicle that crashed with a...
View ArticleMI6 spy found dead in locked bag 'probably worked undercover as woman'
An MI6 spy found dead inside a locked bag worked undercover as a woman, a forensics expert has claimed....
View ArticleThe Latest: NTSB takes over investigation into Seattle crash
SEATTLE — The latest on a crash between an amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus in Seattle (all times local): 6:45 p.m. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the National Transportation Safety Board is...
View ArticleAfghan hospital bombing killed 19 people - Doctors Without Borders
Confusion reigned in the wake of the bombing of a hospital compound in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more. It remains unclear exactly who bombed the...
View ArticleObama vows probe into Afghan hospital strike as UN warns tragedy could be war...
US President Barack Obama has promised a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, a bombing that the UN said could amount to a war crime. Doctors...
View ArticleKunduz hospital airstrike irresponsible, unjustifiable: Iran
Iran has strongly condemned as “irresponsible and unjustifiable” the recent deadly US airstrike on a hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz which killed 22 people. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman...
View ArticleTwo accidents on same road in same night leave one dead
Two separate car accidents on the same Staten Island road left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured Monday night. About 7:30 p.m. a...
View ArticleIsland in focus: Australian found dead in hotel room
A 69-year-old Australian was found dead recently in a hotel room in Legian, Denpasar, Bali, the Kuta Police reported on Monday. The Sydney man,...
View ArticleMedical charity urges independent inquiry after Afghan hospital blown apart
(CNN)Doctors Without Borders is calling for an independent investigation of the deadly bombing of its hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz, which it says is no longer operational. Aerial bombardments...
View ArticleNew York gas blast and fire kill one, injure three
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gas explosion and fire that ripped off the facade of a three-story building in New York on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three, might have been caused by a tenant...
View ArticleNew York City explosion kills 1, hurts 3; gas leak suspected
NEW YORK (AP) — The removal of a stove may have led to a gas leak that caused an explosion and fire that ripped through a three-story...
View ArticleBronx Cops Arrest 3, Gun, Knife, Alcohol Recovered (NYPD - New York City...
(Source: NYPD - New York City Police Department) Officers assigned to the 41 Precinct arrested three people and recovered a gun inside an illegal after-hours social club last...
View ArticleThe Truth About NYPD Use Of Force (NYPD - New York City Police Department)
(Source: NYPD - New York City Police Department) The Truth About NYPD Use Of Force Manhattan: Donna Lieberman and Christopher Dunn of the NYCLU leave readers with the impression that the NYPD doesn't...
View ArticleAid Group Withdraws From Afghan City After Hospital Hit
Doctors Without Borders withdrew from the Afghan city of Kunduz, a day after the hospital where the aid group had been treating war wounded came under attack from what the U.S. military said may have...
View ArticleThreatening message found on Putnam City North High School bathroom wall
A threatening message scrawled on a Putnam City North High School bathroom wall is being investigated Friday, district spokesman Steve Lindley said. The custodial staff...
View ArticleThe Latest: 16 treated at Seattle hospital after bus crash
SEATTLE — The latest on a crash between an amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus in Seattle (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A hospital spokeswoman says 16 people from the deadly crash involving a...
View ArticleNew York City woman mistakenly declared dead, health benefits stopped
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn woman says her Medicaid benefits have been discontinued because she was mistakenly...
View ArticleKunduz charity hospital bombing 'violates international law'
Médecins Sans Frontières decries ‘horrific’ loss of life, as US airstrike revives questions over whether enough is done to protect civilians in Afghanistan...
View ArticleBrooklyn Building Explosion (NYPD - New York City Police Department)
(Source: NYPD - New York City Police Department) On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 1:05 p.m., police responded to a report of a building explosion at 4206 13 Avenue, Brooklyn, within the confines of...
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