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Ferry blaze injures tourists near Bali

At least 11 people have been injured after a fire broke out aboard a ferry en route to the Indonesian tourist resort of Bali. Tourists from

China

Yangtze cruise ship death toll rises to 396

The death toll from a cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze river has risen to 396 according to a Chinese government spokesman. Only 14 of the 456

Sport

Collins dies in car crash

Former All Black Jerry Collins and wife Alana Madill have died in a crash after their car was struck by a bus outside the southern French town of

Ghana

Dozens killed in Ghana petrol station explosion

At least 78 people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Ghanaian capital Accra. It’s said to have been caused by a fire at a

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China

China ship disaster: 65 confirmed dead, hundreds still missing

Sixty-five people are now confirmed dead, after a cruise ship capsized on China’s Yangtze river. More than 370 people are still missing, three days

China

China cruise ship disaster: Video of boat's last moments released, as rescue efforts continue

Hopes are fading of finding any more survivors of a cruise ship disaster in China. More than 400 people, many of them elderly tourists, are still

United Kingdom

Four seriously injured in UK rollercoaster crash

Four teenagers have been seriously injured in a rollercoaster crash at the Alton Towers theme park in the UK. Sixteen people were riding in the

China

Hundreds missing in China Yangtze River cruise ship disaster

A cruise ship sank overnight on Monday (June 1) in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people

China

Hundreds missing as ferry sinks on China's Yangtze River

Over 450 people were on board a Chinese ferry that sank in a cyclone on Monday. Only a small number of people have been rescued, among them the ship's captain.

USA

US Secretary of State travels home following bicycle accident

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is set to receive medical treatment in Massachusetts for a broken leg.

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Enrique Iglesias injured by drone during concert

Enrique Iglesias performed a concert in Mexico with blood streaming from a wound in his hand caused when he tried to catch a drone. The Spanish

Bangladesh

Bangladesh factory collapse owner to face murder charges

The owner of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh is to face murder charges over the buildings collapse which killed more than 1,000 people

France

Kerry breaks leg in Alps bike accident

US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his right leg in a cycling accident in the Alps near Scionzier, France. His injury has led him to cancel

India

India: Radioactive scare at Delhi airport

Fears of a radioactive leak triggered emergency action in the cargo area of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday. Suspicion

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China: tanker accident makes 25 injuries

USA

'Beautiful Mind' Nobel Prize winner John Nash killed in a car crash

US Nobel Prize winner John Nash has died in car crash along with his wife Alicia. The mathematician whose life story was turned into the

Norway

Norwegian cruise ship runs aground off Bermuda

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship has run aground on a reef as it was leaving Bermuda.The Norwegian Dawn was returning to Boston with 2675 passengers and

Azerbaijan

Residential building inferno kills 16 in Baku

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire that ripped through a residential building in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. Emergency

USA

[Watch] Train hits bus on level crossing in Altlanta, USA

Russia

Russian rocket plunges to earth minutes after launch

A Russian Proton M rocket has crashed in Siberia just minutes after take off. The Mexican satellite it was carrying is missing, presumed lost.