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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Military plane crashed in South-Kazakhstan oblast
AN-72 aircraft had 7 crew members, 20 militarymen, including head of Kazakhstan's Border Control Service.
Several apartments fell through into basement in Atyrau
The residents of the building in Atyrau, western Kazakhstan, are being urgently evacuated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Truck driver almost smashed by loose rods in Almaty
Violation of safety rules has almost cost life to a truck driver in Almaty.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
