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Police and fire department work at the religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 14, 2017. (REUTERS Photo)

Malaysia School Fire Leaves 24 Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2017 | World

Twenty-four people, mostly teenage boys, were killed Thursday when a blaze tore through a religious boarding school in Malaysia, in what officials said was one of the country’s worst fire disasters for years. The blaze broke out before dawn in the tahfiz —...

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Caption: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the Masikryong ski competition-2016 in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 20, 2016. KCNA via REUTERS

US-Korean Escalation, Political Skirmishes or Imminent Nuclear War?

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 10, 2017 | World

London- Skirmishes between the US and North Korea leaders proceeded during the past days and words such as “fire” and “fury” replaced “economic sanctions” and “international isolation”, in an escalation that some saw might take a military approach. North Korea said on...

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Charred remains of the Grenfell Tower block in Kensington, west London. AFP

London Tower Fire … Lessons Learned

by Megan McArdle | Jun 26, 2017 | Opinion

We aren’t conclusively sure how the fire spread in London’s Grenfell Tower so quickly, consuming the entire 24-story building. What we do know is that there are ways to help control the spread of fire in apartment buildings, such as sprinkler systems. This has the...

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Members of the emergency services work inside the charred remains of the Grenfell apartment tower block in North Kensington, London, Britain, June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Over 50 Possibly Killed in London Tower Fire, PM May Admits Failings

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 17, 2017 | World

A fire that engulfed a London tower block this week killed at least 58 people, police said on Saturday, as Prime Minister Theresa May admitted that the response from the authorities had not been good enough. With anger mounting over the government’s handling of...

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The burnt facade of a tower block is seen as firefighters tackle a serious fire at Latimer Road in West London, Britain June 14, 2017. Neil Hall, Reuters

Death Toll in London Tower Block Fire Rises as PM Orders Public Inquiry

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 15, 2017 | World

The death toll in an apartment building fire in London has risen to 17 and is likely to rise even further, police said Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions as they searched the charred carcass. “Sadly I can...