The
Maltese Navy seizes control of commercial tanker Elhiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants off the coast of
Libya yesterday. The tanker is now docked in the Maltese capital,
Valletta.
(BBC News)
At least 18 people have died after a truck struck a crowd gathered at a
road accident in western
Guatemala. The group had apparently gathered on the road to inspect a person who had been killed in a separate crash when the vehicle ploughed into them. The estimates of those dead were later revised by officials.
(Sky News)(Reuters)(BBC News)
A fire breaks out in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh, at a 22-story tower, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 70 others.
(BBC News)
Law and crime
The
Supreme Court of the United States rejects a request by gun rights activists to grant a temporary stay on the Trump administration's ban on
bump stock attachments that allow semi-automatic firearms to be fired rapidly. The policy took effect Tuesday after a similar bid to delay implementation was rejected.
(Reuters)
The
Maltese Navy seizes control of commercial tanker Elhiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants off the coast of
Libya yesterday. The tanker is now docked in the Maltese capital,
Valletta.
(BBC News)
At least 18 people have died after a truck struck a crowd gathered at a
road accident in western
Guatemala. The group had apparently gathered on the road to inspect a person who had been killed in a separate crash when the vehicle ploughed into them. The estimates of those dead were later revised by officials.
(Sky News)(Reuters)(BBC News)
A fire breaks out in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh, at a 22-story tower, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 70 others.
(BBC News)
Law and crime
The
Supreme Court of the United States rejects a request by gun rights activists to grant a temporary stay on the Trump administration's ban on
bump stock attachments that allow semi-automatic firearms to be fired rapidly. The policy took effect Tuesday after a similar bid to delay implementation was rejected.
(Reuters)