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Four children and a teacher have been killed in Brazil after a security guard allegedly set fire to a childcare centre. The man also set himself alight at the building in the remote town of Janauba, Minas Gerais state, police said. Video footage showed chaotic scenes outside, as parents cried and panicked as the news broke. Twenty-five people, mostly children aged four and five, are being treated for burns in local hospitals. Some of the patients may still need to be airlifted to a specialised burns unit in the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The mother of one of the victims, four-year-old Juan Miguel Soares Silva, told O Globo newspaper that she had been considering enrolling him in another nursery prior to the attack. "We are about to move to a different neighbourhood," Jane Kelly da Silva Soares said. "I woke up early to drop him at the nursery. When I saw him again he was already dead in hospital." 'Security guard sacked' The security

Three US soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in an ambush in Niger near the border with Mali, the US Africa Command has said .   Another soldier from a "partner nation" had also died in the attack, it said - without specifying their nationality. The US soldiers had been providing advice and assistance in Niger's counter-terror operations and come under "hostile fire", it said. Islamist militants, including al-Qaeda fighters, operate in the region. Islamist militants, including al-Qaeda fighters, operate in the region. They are most active in neighbouring Mali, where French troops intervened in 2013 to prevent them from advancing on the capital. The Boko Haram group, based in Nigeria to the south, has also staged several attacks in Niger. US President Donald Trump has been briefed by his chief-of-staff, John Kelly, about the attack, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. The attack happened 200km (124 miles) north of Nia

It's been only a few months since the horrific Manchester bombing occurred after one of Ariana Grande 's concerts—a tragedy that killed 22 attendees. In a new interview with Coveteur , the Grammy-nominated singer opened up about how the incident impacted her personally and why she decided to finish the final leg of her Dangerous Woman Tour. "I don't think I've been through anything as traumatic as [what] we've been through," she told Coveteur, her voice cracking. "So…[tour] can be a lot." Grande postponed her tour following the incident; however, she knew she had to finish it. "Calling it off and going home was not an option. The message of the show was too important," she told the website. "For the crew and everyone involved, it's become more than just a show for us. We are really grateful to be here and really grateful for this show." The "Side to Side" singer resumed her tour in June. On

A decade has passed since  Jackie Chan and  Chris Tucker  last shared the screen together, but it appears fans are now finally closer than ever to a  Rush Hour 4 . The veteran film actor shared the exciting news during an appearance on Power 106's  The Cruz Show , where he confirmed years and years of rumblings that he'd given the green light on expanding the action-comedy franchise. "For the last 20 years, I've tried different [characters,]" Chan shared. "A few years ago, Karate Kid . There was supposed to be a Karate Kid 2 but the script isn't right. Several years later they want to do it and I say, ‘You still want to do Karate Kid ? No, Karate Men .' They're taller than me now!" He added, " Rush Hour you can do any time... Next year!" As it turns out, Jackie only very recently came to an agreement with insiders pushing to move the project forward. He explained, "For the last seven years, we've been turnin

Pink refuses to stand idly by in the face of alleged injustice. The pop star is profiled in a  New York Times article published Thursday, where she didn't hold back when it came to sharing her perception of  Dr. Luke . While she couldn't speak to the validity of abuse claims brought against the music producer by  Kesha , Pink considers Dr. Luke's ongoing legal turmoil "karma" for his actions. "I don't know what happened," Pink shared in respect to Kesha's claims that he sexually assaulted her in 2014. "But I know that regardless of whether or not Dr. Luke did that, this is his karma and he earned it because he's not a good person."  he "What About Us?" songstress collaborated with Dr. Luke (real name  Lukasz Gottwald ) in 2006. He co-wrote and produced three songs on Pink's fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead. Pink said she now refuses to work with Dr. Luke, telling the publication, "I h