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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.
12 February 2013
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.
10 February 2013
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.
08 February 2013
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.
08 February 2013
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.
02 February 2013
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.
01 February 2013
Russia-launched satellite plunges into Pacific: official
A Russian rocket carrying a US telecommunications satellite plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday only moments after being launched from a mobile sea platform.
01 February 2013
Kazakhstan consdering 'golden hour' rule to save victims of accidents
The 'golden hour' rule applies to the time when victims of an accident are balancing between life and death and medical aid is most effective.
31 January 2013
Deadly nightclub inferno leaves Brazil in mourning
A massive blaze at a nightclub in Brazil killed more than 230 people and left relatives desperately searching for loved ones as horrific accounts emerged of a tragic rush to escape the inferno.
28 January 2013
Obese likelier to die in car accidents: study
Obese people face a much higher risk -- of up to 80 percent -- of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported Monday in a specialist journal.
23 January 2013
Italy shipwreck victims' families arrive on island for anniversary
Families of Italy's cruise shipwreck victims returned to the site of the disaster on Saturday as preparations got underway for a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the fatal crash.
13 January 2013
Nepal bus crash kills 29: police
At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in western Nepal on Saturday.
13 January 2013
Dozens hurt in New York ferry accident
Nearly 60 people were injured, two of them critically, when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a New York City pier on Wednesday, sending passengers flying.
11 January 2013
Second Boeing incident raises questions about 787
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that was to fly to Tokyo was grounded in Boston Tuesday following a fuel spill, one day after another plane of the same type suffered a fire.
10 January 2013
World remembers Italy cruise tragedy one year on
A year on from the Costa Concordia tragedy in which 32 people lost their lives, the giant cruise ship still lies keeled over on an Italian island and its captain Francesco Schettino has become a global figure of mockery.
09 January 2013
Fire breaks out at Australian nuclear facility
A fire broke out at a nuclear research reactor in Sydney Tuesday, but authorities said the blaze was brought under control and there appeared to be no damage to the reactors.
08 January 2013
Snowmobile accident kills six in Italian Alps
A snowmobile accident in the Italian Alps left six tourists dead and two others seriously injured Friday, the ANSA news agency reported.
05 January 2013
60 dead in New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast on Wednesday began three days of national mourning after a stampede among crowds gathered for celebratory New Year's Eve fireworks in Abidjan left at least 60 dead and dozens injured.
02 January 2013
9 dead after bus careens into Oregon ravine
A Canada-bound bus crashed through a guard rail on an icy road in Oregon on Sunday and careened into a ravine, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 26 others.
31 December 2012
Myanmar probes deadly plane crash-landing
Myanmar was on Wednesday investigating the cause of an air accident that left two people dead and 11 injured when a passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and caught fire.
27 December 2012