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India

India: deadly flyover collapse kills at least 14

A flyover under construction in Kolkata, India, has collapsed killing at least 14 people. A 100-metre slab of metal and cement crashed onto moving

31/03/2016

United Arab Emirates

Fire rips through high-rise residential tower in UAE

Flames have ripped through a high-rise residential tower in the United Arab Emirates. The blaze, in the Ajman emirate, is the latest in a string of

29/03/2016

Sport

Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié dies after motorbike collision

The death of Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié has led to calls by the Professional Cyclists Association to improve security during races.

28/03/2016

France

Minibus travelling from Switzerland to Portugal crashes in France, killing all passengers

A minibus travelling from Switzerland to Portugal has crashed in France, killing 12 passengers. The vehicle crashed head-on with a lorry in the

25/03/2016

Italy

Funeral held for first Italian victim of Spanish coach crash

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Francesca Bonello in Genoa. She was one of the seven Italian victims in Sunday’s coach crash in

23/03/2016

World News

Italy mourns loss of seven students in fatal bus crash in Spain

Italy is mourning the loss of seven of its students who were among the 13 victims who died in Sunday’s bus crash in north east Spain. All were young

22/03/2016

Russia

Families of Russian plane crash victims comforted at Rostov airport

As news of the plane crash in southern Russia emerged on Saturday morning, local residents in Rostov-on-Don came to the airport to lay flowers and

19/03/2016

Russia

Russia plane crash: Flydubai says 'too early' to determine cause

Aviation experts are investigating what caused a passenger jet to crash as it tried to land in southern Russia, killing all 62 people on board. Most

19/03/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Military plane crashes in Ecuador's Amazon region killing all 22 on board.

A military plane has crashed in Ecuador’s jungle killing all 22 people on board. Nineteen soldiers had been heading to a parachuting course when the

16/03/2016

France

Germanwings crash: BEA calls for less medical secrecy for pilots

French investigators into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps last year say a private doctor had recommended that the pilot should be

13/03/2016

United Kingdom

Pensioner and teen quizzed as fire engine leaves trail of destruction

Two men aged 19 and 66 are being questioned by police in Northern Ireland after a stolen fire engine went on a trail of destruction. Its lights

05/03/2016

France

Air France jet narrowly misses drone over Paris

An Air France Airbus A320 jet almost hit a drone while preparing to land at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris last month. Accident investigators at

04/03/2016

Mozambique

Flight MH370 investigators to test new debris found off Mozambique

Debris found off the east African coast has been tentatively identified as being from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysian Airlines

03/03/2016

China

[Watch] Toddler falls out of moving van on motorway

A two-year-old toddler had a lucky escape on Sunday (27 March) when he found his way out of the boot of his Grandfather’s van in the middle of a busy

02/03/2016

Nepal

No survivors among 23 on board crashed plane in Nepal

Twenty three people – all 20 passengers and three crew – have been killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Wednesday morning. The Twin Otter plane

24/02/2016

Netherlands

Deadly train crash in Netherlands

One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured when a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands near the town of Dalfsen, some 120 kilometres east of Amsterdam.

23/02/2016

Germany

Train controller admits responsibility for Bad Aibling crash

A train area controller has admitted responsibility for a rail crash near Bad Aibling, Bavaria, which killed 11 men, aged 24-59, and wounded dozens

16/02/2016

France

France: two deadly crashes involving children in two days

France has witnessed two tragic bus crashes involving children in the space of two days. At least six dead in Rochefort At least six teenagers were

11/02/2016

Germany

Final toll given of deaths and injuries in German train crash

Officials refuse to speculate about what caused led to the head-on collision in Bavaria

10/02/2016

Germany

Human error may be to blame for Bavaria rail collision

Human error is at the centre of an investigation into a train crash that killed 10 people in southern Germany. At least 80 others were injured when

10/02/2016