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Lions, tigers on the loose in deadly Tbilisi floods Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, adding to chaos caused by severe flooding that killed at least 12 people.
15 June 2015 10:45
Kazakh President expresses condolences in connection with China's Eastern Star ferry disaster President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expresses his condolences to the Chinese people in connection to the deadly ship accident.
10 June 2015 16:35
Deadly Kiev fuel blasts set off blaze near military unit Hundreds of Ukrainian firefighters battled to keep a blaze sparked by a deadly string of fuel depot blasts from engulfing a strategic military unit outside Kiev.
10 June 2015 12:32
First Germanwings crash victims' bodies repatriated The first bodies from the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in the French Alps were repatriated to Germany.
10 June 2015 11:48
Singapore in mourning after students killed on Malaysia peak Singapore has declared Monday a day of national remembrance after at least six local students on an excursion and two adults accompanying them were killed in an earthquake.
08 June 2015 10:43
Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens Rescuers extended their search for victims of a Chinese cruise ship sinking to include a vast stretch of the Yangtze rive, as the confirmed death toll rose to 396.
07 June 2015 10:34
'No possibility' of survivors in China ship sinking: official Authorities admit there is no hope for more survivors from a capsized Chinese cruise ship.
05 June 2015 12:13
Hundreds still missing after China cruise ship sinks Rescuers pulled at least three people from the wreckage of a capsized Chinese cruise ship as fears mounted for the more than 400 people still missing.
03 June 2015 13:55
Kazakh officials discuss connection between Proton launches and saiga deaths Is there a connection between the mass die-out of saigas in Kazakhstan and rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome?
31 May 2015 03:36
FBI asked to probe if derailed train was struck by projectile The FBI is being called in to determine if a projectile struck a commuter train before it crashed in the US city of Philadelphia this week, killing eight people.
17 May 2015 12:00
Airbus holds first A400M test flight since deadly crash Airbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes crashed in Spain over the weekend.
13 May 2015 14:32
Airbus continues A400M tests, crash victims honoured Airbus said it would carry on with test flights of its A400M military transport plane despite the crash of one of the aircraft in Spain that killed four employees.
12 May 2015 11:53
Black boxes of crashed A400M plane found, aircraft grounded Spanish authorities found the two cockpit recorders of the Airbus A400M military plane that crashed near Seville airport, killing four people.
11 May 2015 12:12
Kazakhstan allocates additional €1 million for Chernobyl Shelter Fund Kazakhstan will allocate €1 million for the construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) intended to contain the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
08 May 2015 22:30
Kazakhstan woman survives Nepal earthquake A woman from Kazakhstan was in the capital of Nepal, when the earthquake hit the country. She survived.
08 May 2015 19:08
Rebuilding the economy of Nepal after the earthquake crisis Recommendations that may bring good results in Nepal: Rethinking monetary policy in order to take into consideration the growing economic relation with China, pushing for a Roosevelt infrastructure plan, developing the hydro energy sector.
05 May 2015 20:21
Kazakhstan to render aid to Nepal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan will render assistance to Nepal.
04 May 2015 18:42
Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital.
30 April 2015 11:22
Kazakh villagers ask to asses damages from flooding Villagers from flood-hit areas in Kazakhstan ask for help and to assess damages to their homes. Emergency services are still working to counter the consequences of flooding and prevent additional ruin.
27 April 2015 20:18
Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster Ukrainians marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, placing wreaths and candles near the plant where work to lay a new seal over the reactor site has been delayed.
27 April 2015 13:15
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