A 14-month-old boy was rescued from inside a PVC pipe after becoming trapped underground in Moundridge, Kansas. The entire family was outside on Sunday afternoon while the child’s father was working on his car and his wife was walking around the yard with their 14-month-old son, Bentley. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Rescuers pluck toddler from … Read more
A father’s bravery is being remembered amid a “terrible, terrible tragedy” that claimed the life of him and one of his young daughters. Witnesses watched in horror on as a pram carrying two two-year-old girls rolled onto the tracks at Carlton Railway Station as an oncoming train bore down on Sunday afternoon. WATCH MORE ON … Read more
A day before travelling to Canberra for the anniversary of the MH17 tragedy, Meryn O’Brien went to the local footy club to tidy a memorial to her son Jack. The 25-year-old was killed a decade ago when a Russian missile struck a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew, including 38 … Read more
At least 17 people have died in the collapse of a two-storey school in central Nigeria, with many others trapped in the rubble. The school was in the community of Busa Buji in the city of Jos North. According to local media reports, the collapse occurred about 8.30am local time, when many teachers and students … Read more
A man has been injured and a weapon seized following what NSW Police are calling an “altercation” at a shopping centre near the Queensland border on Thursday. Emergency services were called to Tweed City Shopping Centre on Minjungbal Dr in Tweed Heads South about 3.30pm. A 25-year-old man suffered facial injuries and was treated at … Read more
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines. The quake hit Mindanao at 10.13am local time on Thursday, and recorded a depth of 626km, according to Geoscience Australia. The nearest city to the quake’s epicentre is Cotabato City which is home to 325,000 people. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today There … Read more
The death of a two-year-old British girl who was found trapped in her grandparents’ recliner armchair has been ruled as an accident. Emaan Raza was found unresponsive at her grandparents’ house in Oxford about noon on May 19. According to The Oxford Mail, the girl was found unresponsive behind an electronic, adjustable reclining armchair, which … Read more
Four people have been killed and three others wounded in an early shooting during a birthday party at a home in the US state of Kentucky. The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch, police said Saturday. … Read more
A lightning strike might be the most inexplicable way to lose a loved one. Ethan Lawrence, only 19 years old, died last Sunday after what appears to be a direct hit as he was running at a park in the US state of Florida. “Every parent says their kid is amazing, but my kid was … Read more
A man has died after he was struck by a car in the Southern Highlands in NSW. He was walking along Colo Rd at Colo Vale near Bowral when he was allegedly hit by a white Volkswagen station wagon just before 6pm on Tuesday. The pedestrian, believed to be in his 80s, was treated at … Read more
