Emergency crews were responding to an accident on an icy Michigan highway when a lorry hurtled into their fire truck as they stood next to the vehicle.
Amazingly, none of them was hurt, and the lorry driver suffered only minor injuries.
Thursday’s crash in Kalamazoo County was due to a winter storm that caused a number of road crashes.
Rebel forces in Damascus have declared the capital city “free” of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday. Video, from the Associated Press, appears to show crowds of people gathered in the city, while gunfire can be heard in the background. President Assad is said to have left Damascus by plane for…
A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The eight-storey structure was completely destroyed without warning, as people were sleeping in the capital’s densely-populated Basta district, the BBC’s Hugo Bachega said. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Lebanon’s health…
Mia le Roux who was set to represent South Africa at the Miss Universe finals this weekend in Mexico has pulled out of the competition, organisers have announced, citing health concerns. The 28-year-old made history as the first-ever deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa in August, following a controversy-hit competition which saw one…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters as House Republican leaders hold a press conference at the U.S. Capitol House in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that House Ethics Committee’s probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for U.S. attorney general, is a “Pandora’s box”…
People gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Soo-hyeon Kim | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Wednesday, after a day of political upheaval in South Korea that saw President Yoon Suk Yeol lift an earlier decree…
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy. In a surprise televised address on Thursday, he said the attempt was a legal decision to “prevent the collapse” of democracy and counter the opposition’s “parliamentary dictatorship”. And…