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South Africa

BA passenger plane crash lands in Joburg - no injuries reported

A British Airways plane has been forced to make a crash landing at Johannesburg’s International airport. Flight BA623 was scheduled to fly from Port

Canada

At least five die when whale-watching boat capsizes off Vancouver

The five people who died when their whale-watching ship capsized off the west coast of Canada were all British nationals. UK Foreign Secretary Philip

France

What went wrong? France probes horror bus crash that left dozens dead

A long and difficult investigation lies ahead after France’s deadliest road crash in more than 30 years. At least 43 people were killed and four

France

France bus crash: 'some of the victims were burned alive'

France is mourning the victims of the country’s worst road disaster in 33 years. At least 41 people on a bus carrying elderly day-trippers were

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France

Forty-three dead after bus crash near Bordeaux, France

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deadly mine accident in Bosnia

Four miners died and two were injured when a platform holding up the roof caved in on them at a mine in central Bosnia. Tuesday’s accident occurred

Portugal

Haunting photos capture horror of Portuguese shipwreck

These are the pictures (see below) that capture the horror of a fishing boat sinking off the coast of Portugal, leaving three dead and two still

Belgium

Pollution concerns as vessels collide in North Sea

There are fears for the environment after a Dutch freighter and a tanker collided near the North Sea port of Zeebrugge, off the Belgian coast. The

Malta

High speed crash in Malta leaves 26 injured

A high speed crash at a charity event in Malta has been captured on video. Twenty six people were injured including a six-year-old girl and four are

Guatemala

Death toll rises in Guatemala landslide

Authorities in Guatemala say there is little hope of finding any more survivors from last Thursday’s landslide which swept down on to a town near the

Iran

Hajj stampede victims' bodies flown back to Iran

The first plane carrying the bodies of Iranian pilgrims who died in the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia landed in Tehran on Saturday. President Hassan

Afghanistan

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, killing 11

A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in eastern Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday, killing all 11 people on board.

World News

Saudi-Iran tension still high despite deal to repatriate bodies of dead Haj pilgrims

Just hours after strong words from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a deal has been reached to repatriate the bodies of his compatriots

Saudi Arabia

Hajj tragedy possibly caused by failure to follow instructions

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says a deadly stampede during the Hajj religious festival may have been caused by people failing to follow

France

Avalanche in French Alps kills 7

An avalanche has swept through the Massif des Ecrins in the French Alps, killing seven people. The prefect of the region said it hit three groups of

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India

Dozens killed in restaurant blast in central India

At least 85 people have been killed and around one hundred injured, after a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India

India

India: At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions

Saudi Arabia

Death toll climbs to 107 after Grand Mosque crane collapse

More than 100 people are killed and over two hundred injured after a crane collapses at Mecca's Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia

More than 100 killed in Mecca crane collapse, say Saudi officials

The Saudi Civil Defence agency says severe rain contributed to the collapse of a crane which has killed more than 100 people in the Muslim holy city