Two killed as falling boulder derails train in French AlpsTwo women were killed when a massive falling boulder hit a passing train in the French Alps on Saturday, leaving one of its carriages dangling precariously off a steep, snow-covered embankment.
10 February 2014
900 firefighters quench Barakholka in Almatyhe flames initially engulfed 400 square meters of the flea market section called Jupiter packed with a variety of consumer goods and tried to spill into the neighboring Alatau-1 section, but were thrown back by the firefighters.
06 February 2014
Almaty's 'Optovka' catches fireA fire has broken out at one of Almaty markets continuing the last year’s series of frequent market fires.
Boy, 12, taken by crocodile in AustraliaA 12-year-old boy was feared dead after being snatched by a saltwater crocodile while swimming in Australia's Northern Territory.
27 January 2014
India stampede kills 18 in MumbaiA stampede killed at least 18 people in Mumbai early Saturday when a large crowd gathered to pay their last respects to a Muslim spiritual leader, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Sinopec to pay compensation over pipeline blastChinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec will pay compensation over a November pipeline explosion at its facility in the city of Qingdao that killed dozens of people and caused losses of more than $100 million.
Nine dead in Indian train fire near MumbaiA fire on an overnight train killed at least nine people Wednesday with sleeping victims overcome by the flames and smoke as the blaze ripped through three carriages, a railways official said.
08 January 2014
Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 17Indian rescuers pulled two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed apartment block, taking the death toll from the country's latest building accident to 17, an official said Monday.
06 January 2014
China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govtAccidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country's thriving and often under-regulated sector.
Evacuation in North Dakota town after fiery oil-train explosionA freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in the US state of North Dakota Monday, sending a massive plume of toxic smoke skyward and forcing the evacuation of part of a small town, US media reported.
23 killed in fire on train in southern India: TVA fire on an overnight train killed at least 23 people Saturday in southern India as it ripped through a carriage packed with sleeping passengers, local television networks reported.
28 December 2013
29 killed in Thailand bus accident: policeA bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said Friday.