The Global News Desk 115

August, 27 - (The Global News Desk 115)- There were only 15 newborns in the Gynae Ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad when the fire broke out at 6:50 am local time on Wednesday, hospital administration reported.  Only one infant could be rescued, officials said. Federal Health Minister also confirmed that 14 babies had died. A heart-wrenching scene began when the compressor of an air-conditioning unit exploded in the infants' gynaecology ward, according to an early report from the hospital staff. The district magistrate of Islamabad has formed a multi-agency fact-finding committee, directing it to submit a report within a day.  The government press release said that the committee will look into the cause of the inferno, find out if proper fire safety steps were followed, analyze how the emergency was handled, and review the emergency response. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and former Foreign Minister Bilawal...

August, 26 - (The Global News Desk 115) – A UN report revealed that at least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were abducted by a violent armed group in Haiti. The incident took place near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said in a statement.  The United Nations reported on Tuesday that at least 47 people were killed, and more than 50 were kidnaped following an attack on a law-abiding community near Haiti's capital earlier this week. This terrorist act is thought to be the largest mass kidnapping in Haiti in recent times, with the gang lord threatening to harm the hostages if the government goes after any gang members while working to secure the area in the mountain peaks above the capital. Romain Le Cour, who heads the Haiti Observatory at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, explained that the threat of executing hostages is a tangle: If the forces don’t act, it means they didn’t protect the hostages; if they do take measures and the...

Military aerial attacks on a monastic religious place in Myanmar killed 14 people on Friday, according to the armed forces. The rescue worker informed the media that all of the people who died were senior citizens, and a number of monks were wounded as well. The military attacked the sacred place twice. The pro-democracy rebel told the BBC that the victims were 11 men and three women. The strike occurred in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung district, central Myanmar, according to anti-government opposition organization spokesman Nway Oo. Located about 75 kilometers to the west of Mandalay, the second-largest city in the country, the village is facing a tragedy. Nway Oo from the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township, also known as CDSOM, mentioned that three women were among those who died, with 20 others injured. The villager also noted that the second strike hit a nearby house, causing damage. The villager reported that over 100 devotees participated in a weeklong medita...

A Local source told the Global News Desk 115 on Monday that a blaze at a hotel near the Tarapith temple in Birbhum district killed at least 7 devotees and left many others wounded. The blaze broke out at dawn on the ground floor of the hotel in the temple town of Tarapith, when the rest of the devotees were sleeping. Firefighters put out the blaze as soon as they reached the  scene.  The  injured were quickly taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital for treatment. The medical hospital preliminarily informed that five worshipers had lost their lives in the fire incident. However, the police finally confirmed the 7 deaths.  The hotel manager asserted that a short circuit triggered the deadly blaze.

August, 16 - (The Global News Desk 115) –  A tourist bus crashed in Hungary  after it veered off the main road and plunged into a  ravine,  bringing  about 12 deaths and injuring several others. A dozen tourists lost their lives, and many more were wounded after a bus crashed on a motorway in Hungary on Sunday. Police preliminary report revealed that as soon as the driver fell asleep, the bus crashed into a ditch. The same source reported that a Polish tourists' bus was heading east near Mezokeresztes when it went out of control on the M3 motorway, about 140 kilometers east of Budapest, Hungary's capital, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday.  The Disaster Management Service of Hungary said that in the rescue operation, 35 people were saved. Lamentably, there were several others who got stuck underneath and couldn't be rescued.  Péter Magyar, the Prime Minister of Hungary, confirmed the death toll. He sent heartfelt condolences to the families of vict...

August, 16 - (The Global News Desk 115) – BNPB reported in its fresh statement that at least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and several strong jolts rattled eastern Indonesia yesterday. Rescue teams faced difficulties reaching Nagekeo, the area nearest to the epicenter, due to landslides and earthquake devastation that cracked roads, destroyed communication systems, and damaged houses, officials said. A person living in Talibura village said, "The quake was really horrifying, and the shock was so solid." "There were more than a dozen of our family in the house, and we all left the residence very quickly to save lives." Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency reported the first earthquake felt at 4:59 AM local time on Saturday, with a depth of 9 miles in the Flores area. After a few hours, a second earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook northern Sumatra, Indonesia; however, during 2nd Earthquake, no casualties were reported...