Police officer killed, 13 injured after swing ride collapse in India
Video captured the moment as the ride called the "Tsunami" falls with dozens of people onboard.
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Video captured the moment as the ride called the "Tsunami" falls with dozens of people onboard.
Video shows three people stepping inside, including a deliveryman with a big bag of gas-filled balloons. Suddenly, the balloons explode into a huge fireball.
The incident happened at a popular Hindu temple. Government officials say an electrical wire fell, which triggered panic in the crowd.
Thousands of well-wishers gathered on Sunday to honor the spiritual leader and Nobel peace laureate.
Ramesh Vishwa-Kumar is a British national who was in window seat 11A, just by an emergency exit, which aided his escape.
Ramesh Vishwa-Kumar is a British national who was in window seat 11A, just by an emergency exit, which aided his escape.
Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
An airliner headed to the U.K. crashed on Thursday morning with more than 240 people on board.
Officials say at least 33 others were injured. The crowd was trying to join in on celebrations for their team's victory in the Indian Premier League.
It came after both countries launched missiles across their borders on Saturday.
It caps off weeks of escalating tit-for-tat strikes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, sparked by a deadly massacre of mostly Hindu tourists in the disputed region of Kashmir last month.
The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.
It follows weeks of clashes, missile and drone strikes across their border that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan, which denied the charge. It was their most serious confrontation in decades and left dozens of civilians dead on both sides.
India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan.
Tension in the region has been growing since a deadly attack on Indian civilians last month that left 26 dead.
Tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed powers, continued to increase Thursday after Pakistani officials said India launched an attack with at least 13 drones and India said it was in response to Pakistani attacks that killed 16 overnight.
Tensions are rising in South Asia as India and Pakistan are now firing shells at each other. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says his country will avenge the blood of those killed.
India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-administered territory in at least five locations early Wednesday local time.
As the conflict over Kashmir escalates, India is preparing for possible retaliation after they hit Pakistan and several Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir with missiles.
The collapse happened around 3 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say at least 14 people were pulled from the wreckage but at least four died.
The 24-year-old was found to be carrying a coconut and a can of diet Coke when he arrived on the island in the bay of Bengal. He made the illegal voyage to meet the Sentinelese people.
Officials say 18 people were killed after some passengers slipped and fell on others while coming down from a foot bridge that connects train platforms.
According to authorities, a total of 55 were being treated in the NICU when the flames broke out in Jhansi.
In many areas, levels of deadly particulate matter reached seven times the world health organization's safety limit.
At least 36 people are dead and more than four million people have been affected in some way. In Bangladesh alone, 200,000 people have been forced from their homes.
