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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.

02/10/2015

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

01/10/2015

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

25/09/2015

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

15/09/2015

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Truck ploughs into cars in China

14/09/2015

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

13/09/2015

India

India: At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions

12/09/2015

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

12/09/2015

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

12/09/2015

Saudi Arabia

Over 80 dead and scores injured in Mecca crane crash

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. Some 183 more have been injured

11/09/2015

Saudi Arabia

Scores dead after crane collapses on Mecca's Grand Mosque

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. At least 65 killed in crane

11/09/2015

Spain

Fatal rally crash in Spain as car ploughs into spectators

At least six people have been killed with more than 10 injured after car flew off the road during a rally in Spain. The crowds looked on horrified as

06/09/2015

Spain

Blast at Spanish fireworks factory kills five

A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in northeast Spain has killed five people and injured six others. One person has been reported missing

01/09/2015

Taiwan

Boy punches hole in 17th century Italian masterpiece

25/08/2015

Slovakia

Slovakia: pilots and parachutists killed in mid-air collision

21/08/2015

Indonesia

Indonesian rescue teams find 54 bodies at plane crash site

Indonesian search and rescue teams have found the bodies of 54 people on board a passenger jet which went down over the weekend, confirming there

18/08/2015

China

It was like hell: A firefighter who survived Tianjin blast speaks of his experience

Eighteen year-old Xiao Xu was one of the first firefighters sent to tackle the blaze that ripped through a chemicals warehouse in the port of Tianjin last week.

17/08/2015

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

17/08/2015

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.

17/08/2015

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

12/08/2015