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Washington, (UNI) An armed man who broke into the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver and discharged his firearm has surrendered to state police, CNN reported on Tuesday. The incident unfolded early morning on Tuesday and lasted for almost two hours, the report said. The suspect, who remains unidentified for now, crashed his vehicle into another…

Sao Paulo, Jan 3 (UNI) Up to 725 traffic accidents have been reported over the New Year’s holiday in Brazil, killing 56 people and injuring 903 others, the Federal Highway Police said Tuesday. The fatalities were 25 percent lower than a year earlier, the police said in a statement. The New Year holiday, along with…

Tokyo, Jan 3 (UNI) Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening. The crash forced the airport to shut down all runways for several hours on Tuesday evening, leading to cancellations of 226…

Beijing, Jan 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 25 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines at 01:11:30 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 63.9 km, was initially determined to be at 8.38 degrees north latitude and 126.57 degrees east longitude.

Damascus, Jan 3 (UNI) The Syrian army on Tuesday intercepted nine drones launched by rebel groups in rural areas across Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama provinces in northern Syria, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said. The ministry said in a statement that it is of strategic importance to shoot down the drones, which posed potential threats…

Riyadh, Jan 2 (UNI) Saudi Arabia has officially become a full member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, the Gulf Arab nation’s state television announced on Tuesday. Saudi state TV said that Riyadh’s membership of the bloc would bolster its image abroad. The leaders of the five BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China…

Tokyo, Jan 2 (UNI) Five people who were on board a Japan Coast Guard aircraft which collided with a passenger plane have been confirmed dead, local media reported on Tuesday citing police. A Japan Airlines aircraft with 379 passengers on board caught fire on a runway of Haneda airport after landing and colliding with a…

Tokyo, Jan 2 (UNI) The number of victims of a series of powerful tremors in the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan has risen to 48, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Most of the deaths have been registered in the cities of Suzu (20) and Wajima (19), the agency reported. On Monday,…

Tokyo, Jan 2 (UNI) The death toll has risen to 30 after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, national news agency Kyodo citing local authorities. A series of building collapses and fires left at least 30 people dead in the most-hit Ishikawa prefecture. As more damage reports…

Tokyo, Jan 2 (UNI) A series of building collapses and fires left at least 24 people dead in Ishikawa prefecture after a series of strong earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, the national news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. According to Wajima city authority, the deceased including a…