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Cyprus

British warplane accidentally drops missiles onto its base

Russia

Russian soldiers die when military barracks in Siberia collapse

Twenty-three soldiers have been killed near the Siberian city of Omsk when a section of a Russian military barracks collapsed. Officials say a

Bangladesh

Fatal stampede at Bangladesh charity clothes event

More than 20 people, mostly women and children, have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a charity distribution event in central

Philippines

Ferry owner and crew charged with murder after Philippines boat tragedy

Authorities have charged the owner and crew of a ferry with murder after the vessel capsized in the Philippines killing at least 59 people. A coast

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Philippines

Scores dead as Philippines ferry capsizes

In the Philippines local media captured the desperate scenes of a search and rescue operation after a ferry capsized. Survivors spoke of having to

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Japan: A man sets himself alight on a bullet train

Indonesia

Dozens killed as Indonesian military plane crashes on houses in Sumatra

An Indonesian military transport plane has crashed into a residential area in Sumatra, killing dozens of people according to reports. There was

Belgium

Driver killed as coach carrying British schoolchildren crashes in Belgium

Belgium crash kills coach driver and injures at least six on board.

USA

Irish 'balcony collapse' victims remembered at funerals

Funerals for two more of the Irish students killed in last week’s Berkeley balcony collapse have taken place in Dublin. 21-year-old’s Niccolai

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China: dizzy driver crashes car into a pharmacy

USA

A very tragic day: Ireland pays tribute to victims of Berkeley balcony collapse

Ireland pays tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley, California.

USA

Irish nationals killed in California balcony collapse

Five Irish nationals have been killed after a balcony collapsed in Berkerly, California. They were attending a birthday party in the area popular

USA

John Kerry leaves hospital after cycling accident

US Secretary of State John Kerry promised to get back to work on the Iran nuclear deal as he left hospital on Friday. He broke his leg in a cycling

China

Volunteers help identify victims of Chinese cruise ship disaster

Local people have joined the authorities in China as they deal with the aftermath of the accident on the Yangtze River, when the Eastern Star cruise ship capsized in a storm with the loss of nearly 40

Indonesia

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

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