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Italy

Hungarian students killed as coach crashes and catches fire

At least 16 people are dead after a coach carrying Hungarian students crashed and caught fire in northern Italy

21/01/2017

World News

20 stuck left dangling on Australian roller coaster

Twenty people have been rescued after they were left dangling for almost two hours at the top of a roller coaster in Australia.

11/01/2017

France

Four dead, two dozen hurt in coach crash in central France

Reports say the bus was taking Portuguese nationals to Switzerland when it crashed, possibly due to icy conditions.

08/01/2017

USA

Watch: Ski patrol rescues boy dangling from chairlift

The ski patrol at Sundance Ski Resort in Provo, Utah, rushed to the aid of a young boy on January 3, after he became stuck on a chairlift.

05/01/2017

USA

More than 100 injured in rail accident in New York

A packed commuter train allegedly hit the bumpers in Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal during rush hour on Wednesday morning.

04/01/2017

Indonesia

Ferry fire kills more than 20 near Indonesian capital Jakarta

A fire on board a ferry in Indonesia has killed at least 23 people.

01/01/2017

India

Fatal Indian mine collapse leaves dozens trapped

Mudslide smothers entrance in Jharkhand

30/12/2016

Russia

The story behind the Tupolev-154

The Tupolev-154 is a Russian aircraft which was designed towards the end of the 1960’s.

27/12/2016

USA

Ikea agree payment over child deaths

Ikea has agreed to pay nearly €48 million to the families of three toddlers in the US, killed by falling chest of drawers.

22/12/2016

Mexico

More than 30 dead as Mexico fireworks market blows up

A series of blasts has destroyed a fireworks market near Mexico City, causing many casualties. Poor safety standards have been blamed.

21/12/2016

Russia

Russian plane crash lands in Siberia, 16 in serious condition

An IL-18 plane from the Russian Defence Ministry has crashed in Yakutia, Siberia.

19/12/2016

Nigeria

Church collapse in Nigeria kills at least 60

At least 60 people have been killed in Uyo, in southern Nigeria, after a church roof fell in.

11/12/2016

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Widespread damage after train blast in Bulgaria

At least five people have died in northeastern Bulgaria following a gas explosion after a train derailed early on Saturday.

10/12/2016

Bulgaria

Inferno horror in Bulgaria as freight train derails

At least five people have been killed and 25 injured when a cargo train derailed and burst into flames in the northeast of the country

10/12/2016

Bulgaria

Four dead as Bulgaria train derails and explodes

At least four people have been killed and another 25 injured after a freight train derailed and exploded in northeastern Bulgaria.

10/12/2016

China

Watch: Man has ear regrown on his arm

Plastic surgeons in China have claimed success in regenerating an ear… on a patient’s arm!

05/12/2016

Kazakhstan

Russia confirms ISS-bound Progress spaceship lost after launch

Russia’s space agency has confirmed that an unmanned cargo ship launched on Thursday to take supplies to the International Space Station has been lost.

01/12/2016

Colombia

Football air crash - leaked tape shows plane 'ran out of fuel'

The plane that crashed in Colombia wiping out most of a Brazilian football team was running out of fuel and had no electrical power.

01/12/2016

Colombia

Black boxes are recovered from Colombia plane crash

Thousands of grieving football fans have paid tribute to the Brazilian team which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia.

30/11/2016

Sport

Chapecoense: A fairytale season turned into everyone's worst nightmare

Chapecoense were founded in 1973 in the town of Chapeco in southern of Brazil – the result of a merger between two amateur teams.

29/11/2016