Death
New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body
While earlier versions of the bill specifically referenced Chabad, the final law was broadened to include any religious organization willing to assume responsibility.
'The first woman E Streeter': Springsteen band drummer remembers Suki Lahav, Jewish violinist
Carol Fesler appeal puts sentence in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case back before court
Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87
At least 13 dead, 98 injured after interoceanic train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico
Of those on board, 193 were reported to be out of danger, while 98 were injured, including 36 who were receiving medical assistance.
Sauna fire in Japan kills married couple, Tokyo police probing
Tokyo police are reportedly investigating what led to the couple becoming trapped in the sauna, suspecting the unit had a faulty doorknob, local media reported.
Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit
Investigators said Neves-Valente also killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nuno Loureiro earlier this week.
Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel
14 Israelis rescued from vehicles across Yavne • Two students injured as tree collapses in Rishon Lezion • Netanya man found dead with severe hypothermia • 19-year-old from Bnei Brak still missing
At least 30 killed, over 70 wounded in Myanmar junta airstrike on major hospital in Rakhine state
"When I arrived, the hospital was on fire," a witness said, asking not to be named because of security concerns. "I saw many bodies lying around and many injured people."
At least 19 killed in Morocco's Fes after collapse of two buildings, state news agency says
The injured were transported to the university hospital center in Fez.
Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports
The incident comes as the death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades climbed to 160 on Tuesday.
Over 100 killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten and hospital, WHO says
The WHO database said heavy weapons were used and that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed and 35 wounded.
India's Goa state orders probe after nightclub fire kills 25
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while authorities worked through the night to bring the situation under control, ANI reported.
American architect Frank Gehry dies at age 96, New York Times reports
Gehry's daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, made him a superstar in the world of architecture
