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Firefighters battle blaze after German hospital fire kills two INTERNATIONAL

Firefighters battle blaze after German hospital fire kills two

Two people have been killed and at least 15 injured in a fire at a hospital in the western German city of Bochum and efforts to douse the flames are ongoing, the fire department and hospital officials said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nine injured in Houston shooting, suspect killed INTERNATIONAL

Nine injured in Houston shooting, suspect killed

A gunman opened fire in Houston on Monday just before daybreak, wounding nine people before police shot and killed him, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Eight Russian firefighters killed in Moscow blaze INTERNATIONAL

Eight Russian firefighters killed in Moscow blaze

Eight Russian firefighters were killed as they battled a blaze at a warehouse in eastern Moscow, authorities said on Friday, in the latest deadly fire to hit the capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Man arrested for arson related to destructive California fire INTERNATIONAL

Man arrested for arson related to destructive California fire

A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson, officials said, over a wildfire in Northern California that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses and forced hundreds of residents to flee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Raging wildfire engulfs California homes, film set INTERNATIONAL

Raging wildfire engulfs California homes, film set

Thousands of firefighters battled on Monday to contain a blaze tearing through suburban Los Angeles, destroying homes and a popular filming location and threatening actress Tippi Hedren's animal sanctuary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Firefighters battle fast-spreading wildfire near Los Angeles INTERNATIONAL

Firefighters battle fast-spreading wildfire near Los Angeles

More than 1,600 firefighters battled to contain a fast-spreading wildfire that has forced hundreds of evacuations in the drought-parched canyons north of Los Angeles, destroying 18 homes, killing at least one person and closing a highway.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire at Dubai skyscraper put out, no injuries reported ASIA

Fire at Dubai skyscraper put out, no injuries reported

Firefighters put out a fire that broke out at a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai on Wednesday, the fifth blaze in a skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates in recent years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cyprus brings deadly wildfire under control ASIA

Cyprus brings deadly wildfire under control

Cyprus finally brought a massive wildfire under control on Thursday after a five-day battle that saw two firefighters killed and five foreign governments send aircraft to help, a minister said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Firefighters die tackling huge Cyprus forest fire INTERNATIONAL

Firefighters die tackling huge Cyprus forest fire

Two firefighters were killed and a third was critically injured while tackling one of the largest forest fires in Cyprus in years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Firefighters killed tackling huge Cyprus forest blaze ASIA

Firefighters killed tackling huge Cyprus forest blaze

Two firefighters were killed and a third was critically injured while tackling one of the largest forest fires in Cyprus in years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire ASIA

At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire

At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo, Egyptian officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire rips through Russian defence ministry building in Moscow INTERNATIONAL

Fire rips through Russian defence ministry building in Moscow

A fire ripped through a Russian Defence Ministry building in central Moscow on Sunday, sending plumes of smoke over the Russian capital as firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze.

4:45 AM November 25 2016