At least 3,000 people had to be evacuated from Liberty Island Monday after a fire broke out at a construction site, involving three propane gas tanks (100 lbs. each). Two fires boats were dispatched and the first-arriving boat stretched a hand-line. FDNY land units quickly followed, ferried over from lower Manhattan. Some evacuees were sent […]

The Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu Province, World Health Organization (WHO) said, indicating the first time Ebola was found in an active conflict zone. As of Tuesday’s tally, 61 people have died from Ebola from 103 cases. Health officials […]

A Sudanese-British man deliberately drove his vehicle into a small group of cyclists, who suffered minor injuries, in London’s Parliament Square, and was stopped by a barrier as he sped towards the U.K.’s seat of government. The suspect, who is not believed to be known to British intelligence services, had no weapons in his car […]