S Africa's bus crash leaves 15 dead
JOHANNESBURG, June 10: At least 15 people have been killed in a horrific head-on collision that occurred between a truck and a bus on the M17 metropolitan route in Patryshoek, north of Tshwane, said Thabo Charles Mabaso, spokesperson at the City of Tshwane Emergency Services. The collision happened in the early hours of Friday morning. "Emergency Services arrived on scene to find a bus and truck that collided head-on, with multiple patients lying around and some still trapped inside both vehicles," Mabaso said. The 15 people were declared dead at the scene while 37 people were taken to various Pretoria hospitals. — Xinhua
Rolex worn during WWII 'Great Escape' sells for $189,000 in NY
NEW YORK, June 10: A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000 on Thursday in New York. The final sum for the timepiece, sold to an anonymous buyer, was less than the $200,000 and $400,000 expected by Christie's. The watch was worn by Gerald Imeson on the night of March 24, 1944, when a group of Allied soldiers undertook the daring escape that inspired the 1963 movie starring Steve McQueen. —
UN warns S Lanka could face 'full-blown humanitarian emergency'
GENEVA, June 10: The United Nations (UN) warned Friday that cash-strapped Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis could develop into a dire humanitarian crisis, with millions already in need of aid. "We are concerned that this could develop into a full-blown humanitarian emergency, and we are taking action to address that concern," Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, told reporters. — AFP
Europe's largest meat-eating dinosaur found on Isle of Wight
LONDON, June 10: Fossilized bones discovered on a rocky seashore on England's Isle of Wight are the remains of a meat-eating dinosaur that may be larger than any other known from Europe, a beast that was a cousin of the biggest carnivorous dinosaur species on record. Paleontologists said on Thursday they have found parts of the skeleton of the dinosaur, which lived about 125 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, including bones of the back, hips and tail, some limb fragments but no skull or teeth. Based on the partial remains, they estimated that the dinosaur exceeded 33 feet (10 meters) long and perhaps reached much more. — Reuters
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