A stampede erupted during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, killing at least 20 people and injuring over a dozen others.
According to reports, "worshippers were rushing to get anointed with blessed oil" when the stampede occurred at a stadium near the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Authorities fear the possibility that more casualties could emerge as it happed at night when the stadium was packed.
UK, Canada, Germany and others condemn Israel's West Bank settlement plan
14 countries including Britain, Canada, and Germany condemned the Israeli security cabinet's approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying they violated international law and risked fuelling instability.
Russia plans nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade
Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite.
Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Taiwan's southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
At least two killed in Pennsylvania nursing home explosion
A pair of explosions and a fire, apparently sparked by leaking gas, has ripped through a nursing home near Philadelphia on Tuesday, killing at least two people and prompting an intense search for victims in a collapsed portion of the building, officials said.
Turkey says electrical failure reported before Libyan military jet crash
A private jet carrying the chief of staff of Libya’s army reported an electrical failure and requested an emergency landing shortly before crashing near Ankara, Turkey’s head of communications has announced on Wednesday.
