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Indonesia

Wreckage from missing Indonesian plane triggers search and rescue operation

Indonesian search and rescue teams have headed for the country’s mountainous eastern region of Papua looking for a plane which crashed on Sunday with

China

China: clean up begins at chemical blast site

Troops equipped with chemical warfare protection begin clearing up toxic material at the site of Wednesday's explosions at a Chinese chemical warehouse.

Russia

Russia remembers Kursk disaster

Cities across Russia have held ceremonies remembering the 118 sailors who died when a nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea 15 years ago. Twelve

Bulgaria

Nine hurt in Bulgaria train accident

Nine passengers have been injured in an accident at a railway station in Bulgaria. It is said to have happened in Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv

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India

India: Deadly stampede at Hindu religious festival

At least 11 pilgrims are reported dead with many more injured after a stampede at a Hindu religious festival in India. Thousands of people had

United Kingdom

Bin Laden pilot landed too late in fatal crash in England

Investigators have found that a plane crash last week in England that resulted in the deaths of three family members of former al Qaeda leader Osama

Spain

Tributes paid to missing Russian freediver Natalia Molchanova

Netherlands

Netherlands cranes collapse on houses, dozens injured

At least twenty people have been injured, some seriously, when two cranes fell onto a row of houses in the western Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn

Russia

Pilot dies after Russian Army Games air display goes wrong

A pilot has died after a Russian military helicopter crashed during an show at Dubrovichi air field as part of the International Army Games. After

Colombia

Colombia military plane crashes killing all eleven on board

Eleven Colombian military personnel have been killed after their plane suffered engine failure and crashed in the northern province of Cesar. The

United Kingdom

Bin Laden family jet crashes in England

A private jet has crashed in southern England, killing four people on board. The Saudi Ambassador to Britain confirmed that among the victims were

United Kingdom

UK: Four dead as private jet crashes into car auction site

Four people died on Friday when a private jet crashed at a car auction site in southern England. The victims were the pilot and all three passengers

Sport

Austrian pole vaulter Grunberg left paraplegic after training accident

Austria’s leading Pole vaulter Kira Grunberg has been left paraplegic following a training accident. The 21-year-old – who is trained by her father –

Mexico

At least 20 pilgrims dead after truck crashes into crowd in Mexico

At least 20 people – including a baby – have been killed after a truck ploughed into a crowd of pilgrims in northern Mexico. It’s been reported that

Japan

Small plane crash in Tokyo suburb leaves three dead

Three people have been killed when a light plane crashed into a residential area of Tokyo. Firefighters battled burning houses after the five-seater

Italy

Several killed in Italy fireworks factory blasts

A series of explosions at a fireworks factory in southern Italy has killed seven people. Reports say a van blew up at the Bruscella plant at Modugno

Germany

Duisburg marks five years since Love Parade tragedy

The German town of Duisburg has held a memorial service to mark five years since a deadly stampede at the Love Parade techno festival. Twenty-one

Egypt

Ferry and cargo vessel in fatal collision on the River Nile

As many as 21 people, including two children, have been killed after a cargo boat collided with a ferry on the River Nile in Egypt. "Party boat"

USA

California wildfire burns 1,000 acres

Nearly 300 firefighters are continuing to battle a fast-moving wildfire in Napa County, California, on Wednesday (July 22). According to local

Spain

Spain: woman dies during bungee jump from bridge

A British woman has died during a bungee jump from this bridge in Spain. It happened near the town of Lanjaron in Granada. The 23-year-old is