WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly
voted to confirm retired Marine general James Mattis as defense secretary for President Donald Trump.
Mattis’s confirmation was the first action taken by senators after
Trump was sworn in. His path to the cabinet was uncontroversial compared to that of some of Trump’s other nominees.
At least 7 killed in Italy bus crash, children on board: media
ROME, Jan 21, (APP/AFP): At least seven people are dead
after a Hungarian bus carrying children crashed on a motorway in northern Italy, Italian media said Saturday.
Dozens of injured were rushed to hospital following the accident in
Verona on Friday night, which occurred when the vehicle struck a pylon and caught fire, according to emergency workers cited in the reports.
The French bus driver, together with his family, could be among the
victims, Italian news agency Agi said.
The bus was carrying around 50 passengers, 15 of whom were
unaccounted for, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper. The people on board were Hungarians aged between 14 and 18, it said.