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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
China suspends officials after 11 kids die in road wreck
A city in east China suspended 12 officials Wednesday, including a vice mayor, policemen and education administrators, after 11 children were killed in a road wreck involving an overloaded vehicle.
27 December 2012
Military plane crashed in South-Kazakhstan oblast
AN-72 aircraft had 7 crew members, 20 militarymen, including head of Kazakhstan's Border Control Service.
26 December 2012
Several apartments fell through into basement in Atyrau
The residents of the building in Atyrau, western Kazakhstan, are being urgently evacuated.
24 December 2012
Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths
Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year.
16 December 2012
Chinese part derailed freight train in Kazakhstan
A freight train ran off the track near Astana and caused delays of 17 passenger trains in both directions.
13 December 2012
Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport
A Hungarian hung himself in Kazakhstan airport on his show laces. The body was discovered outside, near a border control building: source.
10 December 2012
90 sent to hospital after Singapore oil rig incident
About 90 workers were sent to hospital Monday after an oil rig being built at a shipyard in Singapore tilted to one side, forcing many of them to jump into the water.
04 December 2012
Safety probe after Japan tunnel collapse kills 9
Japan ordered inspections of ageing highway tunnels on Monday after a fiery collapse that killed nine people, as suspicion over the cause of the accident centred on decaying ceiling supports.
04 December 2012
Truck driver almost smashed by loose rods in Almaty
Violation of safety rules has almost cost life to a truck driver in Almaty.
03 December 2012
War-era shell kills four Vietnamese children
A shell from the Vietnam War killed four children and seriously injured four other villagers when it exploded at a family party.
03 December 2012
French court to deliver final ruling on Concorde crash
A French court will Thursday deliver a final verdict on who was to blame for the July, 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that left 113 people dead and led to the supersonic jet being taken out of service.
30 November 2012
PHOTO: Wreckage of missing MI-8 discovered; 8 crew members found dead
The helicopter is badly damaged, only the aft remained intact. All the bodies are scattered outside of the helicopter. : official.
29 November 2012
Missing MI-8 found in Almaty oblast
The wreckage of the helicopter was found in the area of the 16th railroad junction in Almaty oblast in Kazakhstan.
29 November 2012
Search failing because MI-8 chopper had no emergency beacon onboard
The search for MI-8 helicopter that went missing in Almaty oblast has been give no results, because the chopper was not equipped with an emergency radio beacon.
29 November 2012
Bangladesh hunts owner after factory inferno
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had launched a manhunt for a fugitive factory boss after 110 garment workers burned to death following claims by survivors that they were ordered not to flee the inferno.
28 November 2012
Over 100 people searching for missing helicopter in Almaty oblast; criminal case initiated
The 5-day long search operation in Kazakhstan has not given any results yet. A criminal case been initiated in relation to the missing helicopter.
28 November 2012
Kazakhstan asking French experts to help search for MI-8 helicopter
Kazakhstan has called to French experts requesting their help in the search for the missing helicopter with 8 crew members.
27 November 2012
Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry is working out versions of helicopter disappearance in Almaty oblast
The total area of the search is 24 thousand square meters in the area of possible disappearance of the helicopter: Minister.
27 November 2012
Divers searching for missing MI-8 in Alakol lake
Divers are taking part in the search for the missing MI-8 helicopter with 8 people on board in Kazakhstan.
27 November 2012