The Global News Desk 115

 August 02  - (The Global News Desk 115) - A light jet carrying tourists above the Nazca Lines in Peru plummeted to the ground, killing 13 passengers. Near Nazca, a city on Peru's southern coast known for its archeological and tourism attractions, the small light plane crashed in a deadly accident. Peruvian state TV said the aircraft had two pilots and 11 tourists when it plummeted. It had taken off from Pisco airport for a tourist trip over the Nazca Lines, which are ancient geoglyphs cut into the desert that are best viewed from above. But, a local news source reported that the plane lost communication with the control tower minutes after departure. The smoldering wreckage of what looked to be the little plane was visible in disturbing footage that was posted on social media.  

July 31 - (The Global News Desk 115) - A passenger bus accident in Boumerdes province brought about the deaths of 25 people and injured 44 others, the Civil Protection Department reported on Friday. Boumerdes is located about 55 km east of Algiers, the capital city of Algeria.  At 9:41 a.m. local time (0841 GMT), an accident happened on National Road No. 24 near the village of El Karma. The bus, which was on its way from Setif in the east, veered off the road, overturned, and dropped into a ravine, according to the department. The Civil Protection Department said it sent three rescue vehicles and eleven ambulances to the scene. Rescue teams continue to evacuate and provide medical help, transporting the injured to local hospitals.

July 31 - (The Global News Desk 115) - Baluchistan government said that a coal mine explosion in Baluchistan province has buried at least 34 miners alive, while hopes of rescuing any survivors are diminishing. The massive explosion rattled a coal mine in the Sorange region on Thursday, a ⁠ remote area near Quetta. Early Friday, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority reported, "We have retrieved 31 bodies to date. Our rescuers have identified three additional bodies within the mine and are working to retrieve them." He said that, more than 12 hours after the accident, workers for the authority and other rescue workers are still looking for the trapped miners, but it's very unlikely that they will find any survivors. Previously, the chief inspector of mines in the province said that at the time of the explosion, there were 36 miners inside. senior mining official in the region indicated that two nearby mines were damaged in the powerful explosion. In Pakis...

At least 35 people were killed in a collision between two luxury passenger buses in a central-eastern desert area of Syria on Saturday, SANA News Agency reported. Thirty more people were injured in the "collision between two passenger buses on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road," according to SANA, which quoted a health ministry official.  The Ambulance and Emergency Department at Syria’s Health Ministry announced that the death toll has climbed to 38, while many others have sustained injuries, with several people in critical condition.  Emergency teams are continuing their efforts to evacuate victims and take the injured to hospitals. The collision happened between "a bus carrying soldiers of internal security forces and a civilian bus," according to the interior ministry's announcement, but it did not specify how many of its forces were killed. The minister of emergency and disaster management described the road accident as "one of the deadliest road acci...

West Bank, Palestine - A shootout in the occupied West Bank has killed at least four Palestinians and two Israelis, making it the deadliest single incident in that region in a couple of months.  Multiple stories have arisen about what happened in the northern village of Tal.  Palestinians told the BBC on Friday that citizens challenged Zionist settlers who were attacking them. According to an eyewitness, soldiers arrived and started shooting. The Israeli soldiers said that they intervened in response to complaints of hikers being assaulted. However, as a result of the shooting, 2 Israelis were killed, and 4 Palestinians were martyred.  It is clear that the United States has afforded the SDF complete autonomy, which has led to a surge in its violent actions, resulting in the deaths of approximately 80,000 people in Palestine and Lebanon, and its thirst for blood remains unfulfilled.

An explosion brought about a section of a tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in Sikkim, a northeastern Himalayan state in India, to collapse, resulting in 14 fatalities and 11 workers reported missing, according to officials on Tuesday. Rescue teams, utilizing oxygen apparatus, rushed to find survivors on Tuesday following the detection of toxic gas levels at the disaster site in Samardung village, adjacent to the Chinese border. A blast devastated the tunnel on Monday, with 21 laborers inside working on the 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project, officials said. The state chief minister, who visited the site on Tuesday, said that the explosion was presumed to have been caused by an accumulation of methane. Officials announced the recovery of 14 bodies on Tuesday, as rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force worked diligently to reach the 11 laborers believed to be trapped.   At the scene, officials added, "We detected toxic gases such as methane, carbon...

The 24-bed bus deviated and crashed   into a roadside barrier  at around 2:30 a.m., according to local police, while traveling through Hung Thinh Commune, more than 18 miles from Bien Hoa City, the capital of Dong Nai. 7 people were killed and 5 injured when a sleeper bus caught fire early on Monday morning while traveling through Dong Nai City on National Highway 1. The entire vehicle was rapidly consumed by an inferno that burst from below the bus. Thanh Hai, the bus driver, shouted for the passengers to flee, but the fire spread too fast for many to get out of the badly damaged bus in time. Two fire brigades and Rescue Police responded instantly, sending emergency personnel. After approximately thirty minutes, emergency workers were able to put the blaze under control. When officials went through the inside of the bus, they discovered the remains of the seven people who had died.   The five injured passengers were quickly taken to Thong Nhat General Hospital for emerge...

A bus crash in Uganda brought about at least 20 children's deaths and 60 injuries.  The children headed home from a school trip to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa District, according to the preliminary inquiry. The driver apparently lost control of the bus and struck a large rock, causing it to drift off on a perilous route.  The school's owner is among those who lost their lives in the terrible accident. The bus carrying pupils from King David Junior School in Ndejje flipped over at Chekwatit hamlet in the Kawowo area around 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT), according to the government. Balaam Ateenyi Barugahara, the Minister of Local Government, wrote on X that he was shaken by the horrific tragedy and mourned for the victims of the school bus.

A gas cylinder explosion in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, killed five Pakistani workers on Wednesday, according to the Kingdom's police. The explosion happened in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, in the Manfouha district.  All five of the victims were from the Mansehra region of KPK, according to a preliminary report. According to the investigation, Muhammad Saeed, Abid Hussain, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Safeer, and Muhammad Rustam were the victims. The Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh announced that its officials were frequently communicating with Saudi police and other relevant authorities, expressing their deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives. Once the legal matters are resolved, the embassy is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate preparations are made for either the burial of the deceased in Saudi Arabia or the return of their bodies to Pakistan. 

July 15 - (The Global News Desk 115) — At least six people were reported dead and two injured following a fire on Tuesday at an under-construction building in the center of Brussels.  Authorities confirmed that the bodies were located in an elevator at the site. The elevator in the building ceased to function after a fire destroyed lift cables. The bodies were retrieved from an elevator that was trapped in a shaft at the Oxy tower located in the city center, during an operation that lasted for several hours. Firefighters discovered that the blaze had spread to the elevator shafts, where two elevators were halted, despite the fire being put out immediately. Philippe Close, the mayor of Brussels, hailed the emergency services for their "remarkable efforts" during "especially tough circumstances." Prime Minister Bart De Wever and Belgian King Philippe arrived at the scene in the afternoon, according to the media in Belgium.

July 13 - (The Global News Desk 115) — Multiple vehicles collided with a pickup truck on a busy highway in Indonesia, transporting wedding attendees.  A collision occurred on the key island of Java, killing 13 people and wounding five others, authorities reported on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon on the northern coastal highway near the village of Kiajaran Kulonm, while wedding attendees were heading back from a wedding in the adjacent village of Parean. Authorities said the victims were in an open-air truck that slowed and stalled near a median lane opening to make a U-turn on the highway.  A wing-box truck moving in the same direction hit the truck from behind. The intense collision sent more than 12 people flying from the pickup truck onto the roadway, police said in a preliminary statement. No other information regarding the deceased was immediately released by the authorities. Dead bodies were taken to a hospital for identification.  

 A state-run news agency reports that a devastating fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, China, has claimed at least 28 workers' lives. Broadcasts and posts on social media featured videos and photos showing huge black smoke rising from a building, as well as people who appeared to be trapped on the rooftop. The Huiteng Footwear facility caught fire on Thursday afternoon around 5:00 BST. The state channel CCTV confirmed that more than 200 people have been evacuated. However, it is not known how many people have been affected by injuries. President Xi Jinping said that the fire resulted in "significant casualties," and that those guilty must be held "strictly accountable." He also expressed profound grief over the loss of precious lives.  

Islamabad, Pakistan  —  The government of Balochistan reported on Tuesday that a shootout in the province of Balochistan brought about the deaths of at least nine police personnel and fifteen terrorists. Nine police officers were killed, and many more were injured in a fierce gunfight that broke out overnight in Balochistan when a large number of terrorists stormed a police post. According to the law enforcement network, terrorist assaults on security personnel have risen in recent years.  Police said the attack occurred in a remote area of Ziarat district in Balochistan province, but provided no further details. The Balochistan government's spokesperson, Shahid Rind, said that the terrorists abducted eight police officers, all of whom were later apprehended by security forces. Mohsin Naqvi, the Interior Minister, held Indian-backed militants responsible for the recent attack. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and Bilawal Bhu...

Violence at a prison in western Sri Lanka claimed 26 inmates' lives, including 7 guards, and left over 100 others injured Police Officials reported on Monday that the lethal prison riot claimed 26 lives, including four guards, and caused injuries to more than 100 people. As per authorities, the injured from nocturnal disputes between two drug gangs' prisoners were sent to the Negombo hospital. The hospital's chief acknowledged that more than 100 injured prisoners and guards were hospitalized, and that 26 dead bodies were taken to the government hospital. According to officials, a conflict between prisoners on Sunday night at Negombo jail, which houses about 10,000 inmates. Large crowds of detainee relatives gathered outside the prison on Monday.   Without revealing the names, authorities claimed 7 prison guards were killed while attempting to quell the rioting.

The bus fell into a deep ravine following a brake failure caused by excessive speed in the Dana Sar area of the Sherani region, located in the Zhob district. Balochistan police reported that an accident happened on Friday in proximity to the border between Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan. Eight passengers were rescued alive from the damaged bus, while 40 passengers' corpses were discovered, according to DHQ Hospital Zhob and rescue teams.    A shocking statement has emerged from an injured passenger and eyewitness regarding a bus accident in Balochistan, revealing that the bus driver threatened to take the lives of the passengers. President Asif Ali Zardari and the Balochistan government have expressed their sincere sadness and grief regarding the Zhob disaster, conveyed their condolences to the families of the victims, and prayed for the injured to recover promptly.

A teenage boy struck a gathering of monks with his mini truck on Thursday while they were participating in a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand. The expedition included 35 monks from Mukdahan province. At the scene, at least five monks were reported dead, and three additional monks later died from their injuries in a hospital, according to officials in Mukdahan.  The provincial authorities have confirmed that 13 more monks were hospitalized, three of whom are in a critical state. The police said the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the monks informed them that they witnessed the truck swerve before it fell off the road and struck the group. The minor boy, aged 11 years, is currently in prison and will be interrogated, according to authorities. Buddhist monks hold a significant place in Thai society, with more than 90% of the population being followers of the religion.

The KPK Government said on Wednesday that seven drowned after a tourist boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in Swat, with two others saved. The Swat rescue team reported that seven bodies were extracted from the lake after the incident and subsequently conveyed to Kalam Hospital by ambulance. DC had reported earlier that five people were found dead, and a search and rescue operation was in progress to find four visitors who were missing. Authorities did not immediately share more information concerning the circumstances of the incident.

At least 14 children died, and several others were injured as a result of the roof collapse at a tuition center in the Kahna locality of Lahore.  After the rescue efforts were finalized, authorities took five people into custody. Punjab government authorities said at a press briefing that a tuition center's ceiling collapsed in Lahore's Kahna district on Tuesday, killing at least 14 children and injuring many others.    Post-incident, 19 children were transported to Kahna Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, according to the Punjab Health Minister. The ministry confirmed that the roof fall resulted in the deaths of 14 pupils. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed their deep sorrow over the fatalities and offered their condolences to the grieving families.

Eleven people died in the terrible private aircraft crash near the town of Tomblaine in eastern France on Sunday.  According to the media reports, the aircraft was carrying a party of people who were going skydiving. The pilot, five pupils, and five instructors were killed, according to the prefecture. "There were no bystanders among the victims," officials claimed during a press briefing. The aircraft was registered in Germany, the report said.  It crashed in a grassy area near the runway at Nancy-Essey airport. The cause of the accident was not immediately determined.  According to Amaury Lacote, who serves as the deputy public prosecutor in Nancy, an eastern city, authorities have started a technical investigation.   The Interior Ministry has announced that Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was en route to the disaster site. The police have called on citizens to "firmly stay away" from the vicinity of Tomblaine airport.

The state television reported, citing the energy ministry, that a helicopter accident in Saudi Arabia led to the fatalities of all 14 individuals aboard. A helicopter operated by the Saudi Aramco oil corporation crashed in Ras Tanura at approximately 6 a.m.  According to the state news agency, all of those who lost their lives were Saudi nationals. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause, and condolences have been sent to the families of those who lost loved ones. Saudi Aramco began the process of crude oil loading at its Ras Tanura facility in the Gulf on Friday, marking the end of a nearly four-month interruption due to the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.