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Cruel irony haunts child's death in Boston blasts
Eight-year-old Martin Richard died near the Boston marathon's 26-mile marker -- the one dedicated to the young victims of the Newtown massacre.
17 April 2013
7 dead, 4 injured, cars burnt in accident near Atyrau
VAZ-2172 and Ford Galaxy smashed into each other 40 kilometers from Atyrau claiming lives of 7 people and injuring 4 more.
17 April 2013
Death toll hits 72 in Mumbai building collapse
The number of people killed when a partly built apartment block collapsed on the outskirts of Mumbai has risen to 72.
07 April 2013
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide
Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
01 April 2013
Mexico fireworks explosion kills 9, injures 70
A small truck loaded with fireworks for a religious event exploded in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, with one witness saying he saw "bodies flying" as people ran for cover.
17 March 2013
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children
Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
12 March 2013
China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu
A man in southwestern China has died of bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, becoming the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year.
23 February 2013
22 reported dead as stampede mars India's Ganges festival
At least 22 people died in a stampede as pilgrims headed home from India's giant Kumbh Mela festival, which drew a record 30 million people to the banks of the river Ganges.
11 February 2013
Kyrgyzstan citizen was among victims of plane crash near Almaty
Earlier еру media reported that one of the victims, Akram Nizamov, was a citizen of Azerbaijan. However, this information has been refuted.
30 January 2013
Bodies of plane crash victims to be delivered to Kalkaman morgue
Initially Almaty administration prepared 50 spots in the city morgue, as the exact number of the victims was unclear.
29 January 2013
US theater massacre widow sues psychiatrist
The widow of a victim of the US theater massacre is suing a psychiatrist for neglect, for failing to have the alleged shooter arrested despite him having "fantasized about killing a lot of people."
18 January 2013
Campus blasts kill at least 82 in Syria's Aleppo
Twin blasts ripped through university buildings in Syria's second city Aleppo on Tuesday killing at least 82 people and wounding scores more, on the first day of exams for students.
16 January 2013
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.
31 December 2012
Russia's brutal early winter claims 123 lives
A bitter cold snap in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with the early freeze testing authorities in a country used to notoriously tough winters.
26 December 2012
Afghan policewoman shoots dead foreign adviser
A female Afghan police officer on Monday shot dead a foreign civilian adviser in Kabul police headquarters, officials said, in the first "insider" attack to be carried out by a woman.
24 December 2012
Winter weather claims second victim in the Balkans
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in the Balkans, that seriously affected traffic throughout the region, claimed a second victim on Sunday as a man died from cold in northern Serbia.
11 December 2012
115 killed in Philippines typhoon
The death toll from a powerful typhoon that struck the Philippines has risen to 115, as confirmation of more victims filtered in from isolated areas.
05 December 2012
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.
04 December 2012
Mexico beauty queen killed in shootout was 'human shield'
A 22-year-old Mexican beauty queen killed during a gunfight between a suspected drug gang and soldiers appeared to have been used as a human shield.
28 November 2012
Two wounded by Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza
Two Palestinians in their 20s were moderately wounded by Israeli gunfire on Monday as they walked near the border fence in southern Gaza.
28 November 2012