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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
