Train Derails in Philadelphia, Killing Five People

Five people were killed instantly while more than fifty others were injured when a train carrying more than two hundred people derailed in Philadelphia in the United States of America. According to local news sources, the train was traveling from Washington DC to New York when it left the train rails in a case that has left local railway authorities baffled. According to Philadelphia Mayor, Mr. Michael Nutter, in addition to the five people that had died, more than fifty othe... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 26th, 2015

Nepal Earthquake: Indian Under 14 Girls Team Trapped

The Indian Under 14 Girls Soccer Team are reported to have become some of the victims of the Nepal earthquake disaster, which has claimed the lives of more than 1900 people. The girls were still trapped in the ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, March 28th, 2015

Germanwings Crash: Co-Pilot Had a Secret Medical Condition

As bits and pieces of information start to emerge and be pieced together, it is beginning to seem that, even though he had a medical condition that he had concealed to his employers, the co-pilot of the Germanw... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

A Lufthansa Airbus Crashes in French Alps, Killing 150

A Germanwings Airbus A320 is reported to have crashed in the French Alps, leaving as many as 148 passengers and airplane crew dead. The plane, which was travelling from Barcelona to the German city of Dusseldor... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, March 15th, 2015

Cyclone Pam Devastates Vanuatu Islands: Australia Pledges $5m to Aid Rescue Efforts

The Australian government has announced that it will be sending aid assistance to the neighbouring islands of Vanuatu following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam, it was announced on Saturday. Speaking... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, January 2nd, 2015

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Update – Bad Weather Stalls Search Operations

As the search for the wreckage of the disappeared Malaysian plane entered its fifth day, bad weather has come up as a challenge for those trying to recover bodies of those that were in the plane as well as the ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, December 31st, 2014

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 may have Climbed too Steeply Before it Crashed

There has been some progress in the case of the AirAsia plane that disappeared on its way from Indonesia to Singapore. The plane was carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members. While they are yet to find th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, December 29th, 2014

Another Malaysia-linked Plane Disappears

Another plane which is based in Malaysia has disappeared. This time it is the AirAsia Indonesia, which is reported to have disappeared in the early hours of Sunday only two hours after take off on its journey f... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 21st, 2014

British Taxi Driver Could Be Next Islamic State Victim

It looks like the Islamic State is intent on making its point with the so called world super powers. In recent media reports, the wife of the man most likely to be the subject of another video-recorded executio... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 14th, 2014

British Aid Worker David Haines Beheaded by Islamic State

The Islamic State has been at it again. On Saturday, they released another video which showed the beheading of another international personality, David Haines, an British born aid worker based in France; the th... Read more »