Last Wednesday, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reported that a low-altitude crash of a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter on Bird Island was caused by unsecured carriage of a penguin.
Late on Friday, an explosion occurred in Athens, Greece after tips were given to local media outlets. The explosion occurred in an area near the offices of the railway company Hellenic Train, which were damaged in the incident, occuring during what was described as "peak traffic hour."
A shooting happened at the 5th Avenue park in Conway, Arkansas on Sunday night that left two people dead and nine others injured. The nine people are in stable condition at area hospitals, said Conway police.
At 6:00 am on Thursday, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau, a branch of China Meteorological Administration, issued for northern China an amber, second highest level, warning for extremely high winds and a blue warning for sandstorms for the weekend from April 11 to 13. This included sending out automated text messages, notifications in Weibo, WeChat, Alipay, and Baidu apps, and prevention and response work by emergency departments.
Wikinews needs you! We want to create a diverse community around the globe who collaborate to report on a wide variety of current news events. Please read the guide or how-to before starting. You might want to check recently created articles to see if your story has already been reported upon.
We are a group of volunteers whose mission is to present reliable, unbiased and relevant news. All our content is released under a free license. By making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and use, we hope to contribute to a global digital commons. Wikinews stories are written from a neutral point of view to ensure fair and unbiased reporting.
.jpg){kind=link}
,_crop.jpg){kind=link}
