Eight die in Indonesia ferry sinking: official
At least eight people were killed Wednesday after a ferry carrying more than 200 people sank in the waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island after colliding with a cargo tanker.
Despite tragedy, Ecuadoran climbers eye Nepali peak
Three Ecuadorans who survived an avalanche in Nepal that killed at least nine people at the weekend still aim to top out on Manaslu, the world's eighth highest mountain.
Moscow crash victims were 'orphans collecting prize'
Five orphans from a children's home and two adults, killed when a drunken driver slammed into them at a Moscow bus stop, had just collected a handicrafts prize for disabled children.
'Wife' of Jesus theory attracts scepticism
A US professor has caused a sensation in Rome where she spoke about an ancient papyrus fragment that refers to the "wife" of Jesus.
Kazakhstan national injured in bus accident in Greece
A Kazakhstan citizen was among Russian tourists injured in a disastrous bus accident in Greece.
Ten dead in plane crash in Russian Far East
Ten people died and four were injured Wednesday when a small plane crashed in Russia's Far East in the country's latest aviation disaster.
Indian blaze death toll rises to 38
The death toll from a huge blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India rose to 38 on Thursday as police revealed that the plant's licence had been suspended only a day before the tragedy.
Death toll in China mine blast rises to 37
The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in China has risen to 37, with another 10 people trapped, authorities said Friday, in one of the country's worst mining accidents of the last year.
Fire at Venezuela oil refinery spreads
A devastating fire at Venezuela's main oil refinery, which has already left 48 people dead, spread Monday to a third fuel storage tank, complicating the difficult task facing firefighters.
Venezuela refinery still ablaze as blast toll hits 41
The devastating fire that followed an explosion at Venezuela's main oil refinery was still burning strong on Sunday, as President Hugo Chavez surveyed the carnage that killed 41 people.
Man in Malaysia bitten by crocodile during toilet break
A construction worker was bitten by a crocodile during a toilet break in a river in Malaysian Borneo, but fought off the huge reptile and escaped with his life.
'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub
A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.
One Italian and three Kazakhstan citizens died in car accident in West Kazakhstan
4 people died in a car accident in the morning of August 14 at the 210th km of Uralsk-Atyrau road.
Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India
The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.
India restores power but jitters remain
India's power network was back at full capacity Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country and left more than 600 million people without electricity.
Boeing launches probe after 'engine issue'
Boeing said Sunday it had launched an investigation after an "engine issue" hit a test flight of the 787 Dreamliner a day earlier in South Carolina.
Many dead in India train fire: official
At least five people were killed when a train caught fire in southern India on Monday, the railways ministry said, adding the toll was likely to rise with some reports already putting it at 25.
PHOTO: Passenger bus caught fire in Almaty
A passenger bus caught fire in Almaty at the crossing of Al-Farabi and Zharokova streets.
Bulgaria probes 'barbaric' attack on Israeli tourists
Bulgaria began probing Thursday a blast at its Black Sea airport of Burgas that left six people dead and more than 30 injured in the deadliest attack on Israelis abroad since 2004.
Sleeping Australian teen in dingo incident
An Australian teenager told Wednesday of her sleeping bag being torn off by a dingo as she slept at a campsite, weeks after a landmark ruling that a baby was snatched in 1980 by one of the wild dogs.