India: At least 36 people were killed and 16 were injured when the roof of a water well in a temple complex collapsed in in the central city of Indore, a local government official said Friday.
((NEW)) South Africa: Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday, a decade after murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, South African prison authorities said, because he did not meet the “minimum detention period” of half his sentence to be eligible.
Thailand: Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest fire less than 100 kilometers from Bangkok, as the kingdom grapples with air pollution that has made nearly 2 million people ill this year. The fire has affected at least 80 hectares of forest.
Spain: More than 120 wildfires raged in the northern Asturias region, emergency services said Friday, with authorities adding that most of them could have been started intentionally by arsonists and others.
((NEW)) Belgium: Local police released security video Friday that shows a car driving at high speed going airborne through the wall of a sports arena in the town of Flemalle on Thursday.
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