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Two people who were trapped 30 meters above the ground for nearly seven hours after their plane crashed into live power lines have been rescued. The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. Sunday near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland – about 120,000 inhabitants will be without power. Rescue workers managed to ground the plane electrically … Read more

Sign up for our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up for our free US Evening Headlines email Two people were left dangling about 100 feet (30 m) after their small plane crashed into a power pylon and became entangled in power lines in Maryland, officials said. The single-engine … Read more

He had filmed the crowds at the country’s largest protest in Shanghai on Wulumuqi Middle Road on Sunday. Footage widely shared on social media showed several police officers grabbing Mr Lawrence and pinning him to the ground. The BBC said he was beaten and kicked by police officers and then taken away in handcuffs.

Comment on this story Remark PIDIE, Indonesia — Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents queue for polio vaccinations in Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Monday after four children were found infected with the highly contagious disease that had been eradicated declared in the … Read more

A TOURIST drowned after being dragged into the sea by a huge wave while trying to take a picture on the Italian coast. Ines Gomila, 36, was with her husband Sebastian Queiroz, 52, when they were hit by the huge wave on the Amalfi Coast. 4 Ines poses with her husband SebastianCredit: newsflash 4 The … Read more