Six dead as Canada train smashes into busScreaming commuters were thrown from a double-decker bus when it ploughed into a passenger train at an Ottawa suburban crossing.
20 wagons derail in Karaganda oblastKaraganda transport prosecutors initiated a criminal case over derailment of 20 freight wagons at Karagan-Ozek station.
Ikea recalls children's beds due to laceration hazard The world's leading furniture chain Ikea on Thursday issued a recall of two models of children's beds after several reported cases of a broken metal rod that exposed sharp edges.
16 August 2013
Lightning strike sparks Venezuela oil refinery blaze A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
12 August 2013
Argentina gas explosion toll hits 14 Argentine rescue workers recovered the body of a man from the ruins of an explosion-shattered apartment building late Friday, raising the confirmed death toll in the disaster to 14.
10 August 2013
Trains collide in Almaty againAn electric locomotive has collided with Almaty-Karaganda passenger train during the train's loading at Almaty-1 train station.
Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 79 people was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit.