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Mountain race ends in tragedy in Kazakhstan's Almaty
A motorcyclist has crashed to death during a race in Almaty.
21 July 2014
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.
19 July 2014
MH17 crash: tragedy of Malaysian family
A family of 6 Malaysians coming from Kazakhstan died in the MH17 flight crush.
19 July 2014
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.
19 July 2014
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.
18 July 2014
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.
17 July 2014
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.
15 July 2014
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.
14 July 2014
Slab accident kills construction worker in Almaty
A construction crane lost a slab and crashed a young man to death in Almaty.
13 July 2014
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.
12 July 2014
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.
11 July 2014
Car explodes in Aktau city
A Toyota Carina has caught fire and then exploded in Aktau city.
11 July 2014
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.
11 July 2014
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.
05 July 2014
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.
04 July 2014
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.
02 July 2014
More survivors found in India disaster rubble
Emergency workers pulled out three more survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in southern India Tuesday as authorities said they expected to wrap up rescue efforts by the end of the day.
01 July 2014
Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspected
A passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people after a blast suspected to have been triggered by Maoist rebels, a top railway official said.
25 June 2014
Fire destroys Semey gas fitting plant
A large fire has destroyed Semei gas fitting plant.
23 June 2014
Four killed in Russia copper mine explosion
Four people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a copper mine in southeast Russia, a Russian news agency reported.
23 June 2014