Deadly attack on Russian shopping centre near border

Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region. Some locals were shocked to see the falling hail, which caused damage to homes and vehicles, according to local media. But is this weather phenomenon really so exceptional for a desert nation? BBC Weather’s Elizabeth Rizzini has the answer. Video produced by Ian Casey and Alexandra Ostasiewicz. Filmed by James Wignall. Edited by Gianluca Avagnina.This post was originally published on this site

Gaza’s Hamas-run government media office says 18 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect desperately-needed aid that was airdropped over northern Gaza. Twelve people drowned when they went into the sea to retrieve food packages, according to a statement. The other six were trampled to death in “stampedes” when other aid packages landed on the ground, it says. It calls for “an immediate end” to airdrops, calling them “offensive, wrong, inappropriate and useless”. The statement provides no further details about the incidents. Video, obtained by Reuters, has emerged of…

Ed Willson has a jar filled with dirt sitting on his desk. For more than 40 years, Mr. Willson has been a fan of the minor league baseball team in Eugene, Ore., the Emeralds, and a season-ticket holder for 22 seasons. He was crushed when Civic Stadium, the longtime home of the team, burned to the ground in 2015. “It was a serious heartbreak,” Mr. Willson said. After the fire, Mr. Willson made a pilgrimage to the scorched diamond, where he filled a plastic bag with dirt from the pitcher’s…

Published 2 hours ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Getty Images By Archana Shukla BBC Business Correspondent A small grocery store in India’s financial capital Mumbai has begun asking customers to pay cash as a popular digital payments service, which it used until now, is facing uncertainty over its survival. India’s central bank has asked Paytm – the company that revolutionised digital payments in the country – to stop all services offered by its banking division, also known as the wallet service, due to…

Archive video shows the June 1994 pursuit of OJ Simpson as he fled Los Angeles police in a white Ford Bronco after failing to turn himself in. Simpson, a former star football player, had become the main suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Millions of Americans watched the lengthy chase and standoff on live television, which ended when he surrendered to police outside his home. Simpson was later acquitted of the murder after a trial in 1995.This post was originally published on this site

Video posted on social media shows the inside of a plane moments after it lost a window mid-flight. Passengers can be seen on board the Alaska Airlines aircraft, which was carrying 177 people, using emergency oxygen masks but staying remarkably calm. The flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon and the US Federal Aviation Agency said the plane “returned safely… after the crew reported a pressurisation issue”.This post was originally published on this site