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USA

Watch: Policewoman narrowly avoids being mowed down by own patrol car

Dashboard footage shows the dramatic moment a policewoman narrowly avoided being mowed down by her own patrol car.

18/10/2016

Argentina

Watch: Argentine man narrowly avoids being crushed by glass ceiling

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18/10/2016

Mexico

Watch: Diver's miraculous escape after shark smashes into cage

This is the terrifying moment a shark came crashing into a diving cage – with someone trapped inside.

14/10/2016

United Kingdom

Star Wars firm fined £1.6m over 'Hans Solo' accident

A British film production company involved in making the latest Star Wars film has been fined £1.

13/10/2016

China

Building collapse in eastern China leaves many dead

At least 17 people have been killed when a number of decrepit buildings collapsed in eastern China.

10/10/2016

Cinema

'Deepwater Horizon' a man-made disaster now a movie

'Deepwater Horizon' is a movie about the worst oil spill in United States history.

07/10/2016

USA

Scores injured as commuter train derails in US

A train has derailed in a station in the US state of New Jersey. The locomotive came off the rails at Hoboken station, 11 kilometres from New York City.

29/09/2016

USA

At least one dead and scores injured after train crash in New Jersey

Emergency services in the US are dealing with a major rush-hour train crash at a commuter station in Hoboken near New York City.

29/09/2016

Turkey

Road rage on Istanbul bus leaves 11 in hospital

The latest example of road rage comes from Turkey, where an argument between a passenger and the driver on an Istanbul bus got out of hand, leaving 11 people…

23/09/2016

Egypt

Four people smugglers arrested in Egypt after migrant boat capsizes

Four suspected people smugglers have been arrested in Egypt after at least 42 people were killed when a boat carrying hundreds of African migrants capsized off the Egyptian…

22/09/2016

Indonesia

At least one dead, over a dozen hurt in blast on Bali tourist boat

At least one person has been killed in an explosion on board a boat carrying foreign tourists off the coast of Bali.

15/09/2016

World News

Crew member dies in safety drill on world's biggest cruise ship

A Filipino crew member died and two others were critically injured when a lifeboat fell off the world’s biggest cruise liner.

13/09/2016

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Plane carrying 14 tonnes of fuel skids off Indonesia runway

13/09/2016

South Africa

South Africa: emergency service work to save illegal workers trapped in mine

Rescuers are working to recover a group of illegal miners who became trapped in a South African gold mine last Wednesday (September 7).

12/09/2016

Germany

Two crew killed in river cruise boat collision in southern Germany

Two crew members have died when a river cruise boat hit a bridge in southern Germany.

12/09/2016

Spain

At least three dead after train derails in Galicia, Spain

At least three people were killed on Friday after a train derailed in Galicia in north-western Spain, emergency services said.

09/09/2016

Israel

Sudden collapse kills two in Tel Aviv carpark accident

An inquiry has been promised following the death of at least two people in Tel Aviv when a carpark under construction collapsed.

05/09/2016

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Bridge collapses on UK motorway

One person was injured when a footbridge collapsed over the M20 motorway in Kent, near London.

28/08/2016

United Kingdom

UK: M20 bridge collapse causes travel chaos

A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a UK motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

27/08/2016

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Puerto Rico: 105 injured in fire on cruise ship

More than 500 passengers and crew evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico’s north coast, with many requiring medical care, though there were no reported fatalities or life-threateni

19/08/2016