Another strong quake strikes Russia’s Kuril Islands with 7.0 magnitude
Mascow:A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck Russia’s far eastern Kuril Islands on Sunday, days after a major seismic event rattled the nearby Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami concerns across the Pacific.The latest tremor was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which initially […]
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
New Dehli:Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said on Friday.The deaths in Bihar occurred during fierce storms between Wednesday and Thursday, a state disaster management department statement said, with the victims mostly farmers and labourers working in the open.More heavy rain and […]
Israeli military vehicles cross into Syrian side of border, day after Damascus strikes
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – A convoy of Israeli military vehicles was seen driving into the Syrian side of the Israel-Syria border near the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on Thursday following powerful airstrikes on Damascus a day before.The convoy of five vehicles, which included four Humvees – some towing […]