Giant LED Screen Falls on Hong Kong Boy Band, Seriously Injuring Dancer

 

A dancer remains in serious condition and two others sustained injuries after a giant LED screen fell onto the stage in the midst of a live performance of Hong Kong's boy band Mirror, a hugely popular group who sings their music in Cantonese, during a 12-night concert series at the Hong Kong Coliseum. See Full Story> 

400 Police Officers, Four Helicopters Raid Brazilian Favela, Killing 18

 

400 police officers armed with 10 bullet-proof vehicles and four helicopters conducted a raid on suspected organized crime gangs and drug lords in a favela in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 18 people, after one of the groups robbed vehicles carrying cargo for banks and other businesses. See Full Story>

Flash Flooding in Southern Iran Kills 21

 

Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal River near the city of Estahban in southern Iran's drought-stricken Fars province, causing flash flooding which hit more than 10 villages in the region, washing away homes and vehicles, killing 21 people and leaving at least six others missing. See Full Story>

Gunman Assassinates Former Mayor, Kills Two Others During Philippine University Graduation

 

A gunman armed with two pistols and a silencer opened fire during a graduation ceremony at the Ateneo de Manilla University in Quezon City, a suburban region northeast of the Philippine capital of Manila, assassinating a former town mayor and killing two others. See Full Story>

Malaysian Authorities Confiscate $18M Worth of Poached Animal Contraband

The Malaysia Customs Department said authorities seized over $18 million worth of poached animal contraband hidden behind sawn timber on a ship while performing checks at North Port in Port Klang, a stash containing 13,000 pounds of African elephant tusks and more than 200 pounds of pangolin scales. See Full Story>

14 Dead After Mexican Navy Helicopter Crashes During Capture Operation of Drug Lord

A Mexican Black Hawk Navy helicopter crashed during a successful operation aimed at capturing and arresting 69-year-old 'Narcos' drug lord and founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, Rafeal Caro Quintero, in the northern state of Sinaloa, near the coastal city of Los Mochis, killing 14 marines. See Full Story>

Sri Lankan Protesters Storm Presidential Palace, Prompting Resignations

 

Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters stormed the nation's Presidential Palace and the private home of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, setting his house aflame, after one of the country's worst economic crises in recent history which left millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel, forcing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee his residence and announce his resignation. See Full Story>

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated

 

Shinzo Abe, the former and longest-serving prime minister of Japan and one of the nation's most powerful politicians, died after being assassinated by a man wielding a makeshift gun while making a speech during a campaign stop outside a train station in the southwestern city of Nara. See Full Story>

20 Dead After Bus Plunges Into a Ravine in Southwest Pakistan

 

A passenger bus carrying 35 passengers traveling from the city of Rawalpindi, near the capital of Islamabad, to Quetta slid off the road and fell into a deep ravine in the mountainous region of Balochistan province, killing 20 people and injuring 15 others, the second such deadly accident in the region involving a bus plunging off a high cliff in less than a month. See Full Story>

Seven Hikers Dead, More Still Missing in Italian Glacier Avalanche

 

Search and rescue teams continue to search for at least 15 missing hikers caught off guard when a portion of the Marmolada Alpine glacier in the Italian Alps collapsed, causing avalanche of snow, ice and rocks to crash down a slope where dozens of hikers and mountain climbers were on an excursion, killing at least seven people. See Full Story>

Seven Killed During Fourth of July Mass Shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

 

Police arrested and charged 21-year-old Robert "Bobby" Crimo III with seven counts of first-degree murder for a deadly mass shooting at Fourth of July festivities in Highland Park, Illinois, where he allegedly planned and carried out a rooftop attack with a high-powered rifle on parade attendees weeks in advance, killing seven people and injuring dozens others. See Full Story>

Riot, Fire at Colombia Prison Leaves 51 Dead

 

A blaze which broke out during a prison riot at the Establecimiento Penitenciario in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua killed at least 51 people and injured dozens others, after inmates reportedly set their mattresses on fire as part of an alleged escape attempt during the chaos, according to a statement released by the head of the national prison system. See Full Story>