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Morocco

Spanish potholers die in Morocco mountains

Two Spanish cavers have died while a third is being treated in hospital after being trapped for days at the bottom of a ravine in Morocco’s Atlas

06/04/2015

Malaysia

Senior officials killed in Malaysia helicopter crash

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s chief of staff as well as a former ambassador to the United States were among six people killed in a

05/04/2015

Brazil

Brazil: Four dead in helicopter crash

A pilot and three passengers died when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed onto the roof of a condominium in Sao Paulo, south eastern

03/04/2015

Russia

At least 56 dead in Russian trawler disaster

Rescue workers say at least 56 people have died after a fishing trawler sank off Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. With 63 people now

03/04/2015

Russia

Russian air sea rescue in hunt for missing sailors after trawler sinks with 132 on board

Air sea rescue services are continuing the search for 15 missing sailors after a Russian trawler sank off the Kamchatka peninsula. The Dalniy Vostok

02/04/2015

Russia

Russian trawler sinks in freezing Western Pacific Ocean

A Russian trawler with around 130 people on board has sunk in the Western Pacific Ocean off Russia’s eastern coast. The vessel went down near the

02/04/2015

France

Three skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps

Three skiiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. It happened in the Ecrins mountain range, more than 3,000 metres above sea level

01/04/2015

Sport

Three Greek international football players slightly hurt in Hungary taxi crash

30/03/2015

Turkey

Turkish Airlines flight lands safely in Casablanca after bomb threat

30/03/2015

France

Germanwings co-pilot hid illness from employers

27/03/2015

USA

Author Scott Westerfeld captures dramatic footage after New York gas explosion

An major explosion in New York’s East Village has injured around 20 people and caused the collapse of two apartment buildings. At least four of the

27/03/2015

France

[Live updates] Germanwings crash investigators still searching for second Black Box

The French government says one of the black boxes recovered from the site of the Germanwings Airbus crash in the Alps is the cockpit voice recorder and has been sent for analysis.

25/03/2015

Egypt

Egypt: 15 people killed in deadly bus crash

At least fifteen people have been killed in Egypt when a bus veered off a bridge in Giza. The driver had been trying to avoid another vehicle on

21/03/2015

Serbia

Five-day-old baby killed in Serbia military helicopter crash

A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a sick baby from the south of the country has crashed near Belgrade, killing all seven people on board. The

14/03/2015

Myanmar

Dozens feared dead in Myanmar ferry disaster

Around 50 people are feared dead after a ferry sank off Myanmar. The boat, which had more than 200 passengers onboard, was swamped by huge waves

14/03/2015

Netherlands

Spectator causes Loren Rowney to crash out of cycle race

13/03/2015

France

Skier seriously injured after being hit by plane at French resort

12/03/2015

Bangladesh

Bangladesh cement factory collapses, scores trapped

At least six people have died and 30 more have been injured when a building collapsed in Bangladesh. Another 50 are still feared trapped. Authorities

12/03/2015

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Tearful French athletes gather to mourn victims of Argentina crash

12/03/2015

World

Bravery by proxy: TV reality shows cast values in doubt

Reality television is under critical scrutiny following the deadly double helicopter crash on location in Argentina early in the making of the

11/03/2015