New India minister killed in car accidentA new Indian minister was killed Tuesday in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn into government, officials said.
03 June 2014
Oil tanker listing off Japan after huge explosionA 998-tonne oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast Thursday after a large explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky.
Seven killed in S. Korea bus terminal fireAt least seven people were killed and two dozen injured in a fire at a bus terminal near Seoul on Monday, emergency officials said.
26 May 2014
Russian circus crocodile hurt by falling accountantA crocodile was injured in Russia when an accountant weighing 120 kilogrammes (260 pounds) fell on him during a bus trip through the arctic north, local media reported.
22 May 2014
Bus accident kills 20 in northeast BrazilTwenty people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were traveling in overturned Sunday in northeastern Brazil, officials said.
'Miracle baby' survives 11-story fall in USA 15-month-old US boy has survived an 11-story fall from a balcony at his parents' apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota, local media reported.
15 May 2014
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trappedAt least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
14 May 2014
Toll in migrant shipwreck rises to 17: ItalyThe Italian navy on Tuesday said 17 bodies had been recovered and 206 people rescued by patrol boats and merchant ships from a migrant shipwreck in international waters between Libya and Italy.
Diver dies at S. Korea ferry disaster siteA diver died Tuesday while working at a ferry disaster site in South Korea as further details emerged about how deception and negligence contributed to the April 16 tragedy.