Partially collapsed bridge in Kyzylorda oblast closed
The bridge over the railroad at kilometer 1,642 of Shymkent-Samara highway partially collapsed at night of March 16 after 2 square meters of its beams gave in.
23 Pakistan troops killed in bus accident: officials
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when their bus plunged into a ravine on the main Pakistan-China highway in the mountainous northern region.
Mexico fireworks explosion kills 9, injures 70
A small truck loaded with fireworks for a religious event exploded in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, with one witness saying he saw "bodies flying" as people ran for cover.
Kazakhstan to implement ERA-GLONASS equivalent by 2015
Kazakhstan is planning to implement an equivalent of Russian system of emergency respond to road accidents ERA-GLONASS by 2015.
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children
Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
Accident at Kashagan field in Kazakhstan
An accident has happened at one of the drilling rigs on artificial island D of Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan's part of the Caspian Sea.
Gabon citizen stabs British husband in Atyrau
A 27-y.o. citizen of Gabon stabbed her husband, a 53-y.o. citizen of Great Britain during a family dispute in Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.
Father dies sheltering girl from Japan blizzard
A father froze to death while sheltering his nine-year-old daughter from severe weekend blizzards that swept northern Japan.
600m of roof cave-in on Astana Magnum mall
Untimely snow cleaning has caused a collapse of the roof in a large supermarket in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Causes of lethal fire at ArcelorMittal Aktau being investigated
An investigation has started at ArcelorMittal Aktau plant in Kazakhstan where a fire claimed one person’s life and injured two others.
125,000 lethal doses of cyanide spilled in Japan
The equivalent of 125,000 lethal doses of cyanide leaked from a factory in Japan after a snowplough accident.
Victims of Camry accident in Almaty were students of conservatory
Victims of the horrible car accident of February 21 in Almaty were second-year students of Kazakh National conservatory.
Toyota Camry with 4 girls ripped in halves in Almaty
Three young women died and one was seriously injured in a shocking car accident in Almaty in the south of Kazakhstan.
British world cycle couple dead in Thai crash: police
A British couple who were 18 months into a trip around the world by bicycle have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.
Bus with 11 foreigners meets with accident in Almaty
A bus with foreign citizens met with an accident on the way to the airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 14
- Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14.
Criminal case initiated after Scat plane's landing accident in Almaty airport
Police initiated a criminal case for violation of safety rules and rules of aircraft exploitation that create a threat of severe consequences.
Scat aircraft careers off runway in Almaty airport
An AN-24 plane owned by Scat airline skid off the runway during landing in Almaty airport in Kazakhstan.
Fireworks truck blast blamed for China bridge collapse
The collapse of a bridge on an expressway in central China was likely caused by an explosion on a lorry carrying fireworks, a local official said Saturday as state media said the death toll rose to 11.
Columbia space tragedy, 10 years on
NASA will commemorate the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts a decade ago, a landmark incident that triggered the end of the shuttle mission.