Death toll from Samoa measles outbreak rises to 53, mostly young children The death toll from a growing measles outbreak on the small Pacific island of Samoa has topped 50. Since the Samoan government declared a national measles epidemic in late October, at least 53 people — nearly all children — have died from the highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease. Most of them are children under the age of 4. Samoa’s Ministry of … Read More
Victims killed in London Bridge terrorist attack identified by police The identities and images of two victims killed Friday in the London Bridge terrorist attack have been released by the Metropolitan Police. Interested in London Attack? Add London Attack as an interest to stay up to date on the latest London Attack news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, and Saskia Jones, 23, of … Read More
Suspect in Netherlands stabbing at large after hurting 3 minors The suspect who wounded three minors in a stabbing in the Netherlands has been arrested after a nearly 24-hour manhunt, police said Saturday. The incident took place in The Hague on a main shopping street around 7:45 p.m. local time Friday, authorities said. Police said on Saturday around 6:00 p.m. local time that a 35-year-old man had been arrested. The … Read More
Suspect Usman Khan in London Bridge stabbing plotted to attack London Stock Exchange in 2010: Sources The man suspected of carrying out a deadly terror attack near the London Bridge spent years in prison for plotting other attacks in the U.K., British counterterrorism officials told ABC News. Usman Khan, 28, was imprisoned from 2012 to 2018 for planning attacks, including one aimed at the London Stock Exchange in 2010, the officials said. Following his release, he … Read More
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson replaced by block of melting ice at climate change debate Major political party leaders in Britain participated in a debate on climate change, but two were noticeably missing — and replaced. Interested in United Kingdom? Add United Kingdom as an interest to stay up to date on the latest United Kingdom news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party and leader of the … Read More
Massive black hole that ‘should not even exist’ has been discovered A black hole with a mass 70 times greater than the Sun was discovered, leaving scientists stunned. “Black holes of such mass should not even exist in our Galaxy, according to most of the current models of stellar evolution,” Professor Jifeng Liu, who led the team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences that made the discovery, said in a statement. … Read More
Police responding to ‘incident’ on London Bridge Police rushed to London Bridge on Friday afternoon to respond to “an incident.” “We are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge,” the Metropolitan Police Service said on Twitter. The London Ambulance Service also tweeted that they “are responding to this incident and have crew on scene.” Authorities have cordoned off the bridge. This is … Read More
Dutch father who kept kids isolated for 9 years in a farmhouse, accused of sex abuse: Prosecutors The father detained for holding six of his children against their will in a remote Dutch farmhouse for nine years is now suspected of sexually abusing two of his older children, according to Dutch prosecutors. “In addition to money laundering and deprivation of liberty and mistreatment of his nine children, the 67-year-old man is also suspected of sexually abusing two … Read More
Why exuberant Hong Kong protesters are waving American flags Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters waving American flags filled the streets Thursday to celebrate President Donald Trump’s signing of a law that supports their months-long movement. Interested in China? Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Images and video footage from the semi-autonomous city showed thousands of … Read More
Iran’s supreme leader blames US for protests over fuel costs as Mike Pompeo voices support for demonstrations Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the widespread protests across the country in the past 12 days a “dangerous conspiracy” against the Islamic Republic plotted by the United States. Interested in Iran? Add Iran as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Iran news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Last week, thousands of Iranians took … Read More
