48 killed, 10 survivors in Taiwan plane crash: airline
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways said Thursday that 48 people were killed and 10 survived when one of its turboprop passenger planes crashed after an aborted landing during stormy weather.
Four children, two adults killed in France minibus crash
Four children, their driver and a 20-year-old were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed head-on into a truck coming the other way in France, authorities said.
S. Korea police find body of fugitive ferry owner
South Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.
Little boy dragged to death outside hijacked car in S.Africa
A four-year-old boy trapped by his seatbelt was dragged to his death behind a hijacked car in South Africa, leaving his traumatised mother screaming at the side of the road, police and media said.
Mountain race ends in tragedy in Kazakhstan's Almaty
A motorcyclist has crashed to death during a race in Almaty.
At least 38 killed in fiery China road accident: Xinhua
At least 38 people were killed when a van carrying inflammable liquid hit a bus on a highway in central China early Saturday, state media reported.
MH17 crash: tragedy of Malaysian family
A family of 6 Malaysians coming from Kazakhstan died in the MH17 flight crush.
Air Astana changes routes to avoid crossing Ukrainian air space
Kazakhstani airlines company Air Astana will change the routes of some of its flights away from Ukrainian airspace.
Nazarbayev expresses condolences to Malaysians: MH17 crash
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Malaysians who lost their loved ones in the crash of the MH17 flight in Ukraine.
Five killed as helicopter crashes in S. Korean city
A fire department helicopter crashed Thursday near an elementary school in a residential district of the South Korean city of Gwangju, killing five people on board, officials said.
Two dead, 18 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia
At least two people died and 18 others were missing after an overloaded boat carrying illegal Indonesian immigrants capsized off the coast of southern Malaysia, a maritime official said.
Five dead in Cambodian military helicopter crash
Five Cambodian soldiers died and one was seriously injured Monday in a helicopter crash during military training on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, an official said.
Slab accident kills construction worker in Almaty
A construction crane lost a slab and crashed a young man to death in Almaty.
Casablanca buildings collapse kills 4, injures 55
At least four people including a 10-year-old child died and 55 others were injured when three residential buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city, the authorities said.
US citizen among 4 injured in elevator accident
Four people, including a U.S. citizen, have been injured in an elevator fall at the Medical University in Karaganda in central Kazakhstan.
China school minivan accident kills eight children
Eight children were among 11 people killed when a kindergarten minivan plunged into a reservoir in central China, state media reported Friday.
Three workers rescued from collapsed Honduras mine: officials
Rescuers freed three of 11 laborers trapped in a collapsed mine in southern Honduras, two days after the men became trapped.
Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil World Cup city
An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup collapsed in Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19.
Kenyan cargo plane crashes into building, killing 4 on board
At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Wednesday from the Kenyan capital's main airport, the busiest in east Africa.