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Disasters and accidents 2015 Pacific typhoon season At least three people die, 27 are injured, and 26 people are missing, the majority of them in and around Jōsō city in Ibaraki Prefecture, as a result of floods and landslides in Japan after heavy rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Etau. (Reuters) (The Independent-UK) Incidents during the Hajj Mecca crane collapse Strong winds cause a ...
Four alternatives to the current New Zealand flag are chosen for a Spring referendum (20 November – 11 December 2015) in which New Zealanders will determine their favorite of the new designs. (TV New Zealand) (New Zealand Government) A law affecting online personal computer data storage comes into force in Russia. Faroese general election, 2015
A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. [3] [4] [5] The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. BBC news programme World News Today Final title card, used from 2019 to 2020. Created by BBC World News Presented by Philippa Thomas Karin Giannone Kasia Madera (Fri) Alpa Patel (Sat-Sun) Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Production Production locations Studio C ...
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2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. [24]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been chosen as TIME's Person of the Year for 2015. She was one of eight final candidates on TIME's shortlist, which included ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi ...
American Airlines Flight 77 was a daily morning transcontinental flight from Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport.On September 11, 2001, the flight's Boeing 757 aircraft was hijacked by five men affiliated with al-Qaeda, and deliberately crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., as part of the September ...