Dar es Salaam building collapse toll hits 25
The death toll from a building which collapsed in Tanzania's economic capital Dar es Salaam reached 25 Sunday, officials said as hope faded of finding those missing two days after the accident.
China mine blast kills 28: state media
A gas blast in a northeast China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record.
Two people injured in fire next to Stolichyi in Almaty
Two people have been injured in the fire next to Stolichyi supermarket in Almaty.
Two-storey building on fire next to Stolichyi in Almaty
An office building next to Stolichnyi supermarket has caught fire in Almaty.
Health gap in Europe wider than ever
Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies.
Witnesses provide details of fatal accident, Shymbulak refuses to change safety rules
Shymbulak is not planning to tighten the safety rules after the accident that killed a 57-y.o. skier in a collision with another skier.
Bus smashes into KamAZ truck in southern Kazakhstan; 5 dead, 26 injured
The driver of the MAN bus, driving from Almaty to Shymkent, lost control over the bus and crashed into a KamAZ truck loaded with rails that was parked at the road side.
Meltwater partially destroys bridge near Semey
A bridge in Kholodnyi Klyuch near Semey was partially destroyed by the meltwater.
Skier dies in Shymbulak after smashing into another
A skier has died after smashing into another skier at the Aziada Route of Shymbulak ski resort near Almaty, Kazakhstan.
32 killed in western India bus crash: police
A bus crash left 32 people dead and another 13 injured after the vehicle careered off a bridge into a dry river bed in India's western state of Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Briton and son found dead on Mont-Blanc
A British man and his 12-year-old son were found dead Sunday in the Mont-Blanc massif that spreads around Europe's highest peak.
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.
