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Italy

Rescuers end cable car drama safely

Two hundred skiers had a narrow escape after becoming stranded in cable cars buffeted by 130km per hour-strong winds in the Italian Dolomites. All

06/03/2015

USA

LaGuardia runway in 'good condition' before Delta Airlines crash-land

Officials say other planes had successfully negotiated the snow in New York before Flight 1086 slid off the runway.

05/03/2015

Malaysia

Shot down, hijacked or abducted by aliens: take your pick of MH370 theories

A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, what happened to the plane and its 239 passengers and crew still seems to be

05/03/2015

Ukraine

Dozens trapped after Zasyadko coal mine blast in Donetsk, Ukraine

A blast at a coal mine in the rebel-controlled Donesk in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 32 people, according to a local official. Dozens of

04/03/2015

Ukraine

More than 30 dead in Ukraine mine blast

04/03/2015

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Firefighters pull girl out of mire in China

27/02/2015

Sport

Alonso out of hospital

Spain’s Fernando Alonso has been released from hospital with McLaren confirming he will miss this week’s final pre-season test in Barcelona. The

25/02/2015

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CCTV footage catches drunk driver's multiple crashes in Shanghai

25/02/2015

Bangladesh

At least 70 dead as overcrowded river ferry capsizes in Bangladesh

23/02/2015

Sport

Alonso crashes in testing

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso has escaped without injury from a heavy crash on the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona on Sunday. The Spaniard

22/02/2015

Switzerland

At least five injured in Swiss train collision

At least five people are injured - one seriously - in a train collision north of Zurich, Switzerland.

20/02/2015

Haiti

Haiti declares three days of mourning after carnival tragedy

Thousands of mourners including Haiti’s President Michel Martelly have walked through the centre of Port-au-Prince in memory of the victims of an

18/02/2015

USA

Freight train carrying crude oil derails in West Virginia

A massive fire caused by the derailment of a freight train carrying crude oil has forced two nearby towns in West Virginia to be evacuated. At least

17/02/2015

Mexico

Sixteen dead in Mexico train-bus crash

At least 16 people have died in a crash between a freight train and a packed bus in northern Mexico. It happened on Friday evening at a level

14/02/2015

World News

UN backs Italy's warning over more migrant tragedies

Italy has repeated its appeal for more help to deal with a massive influx of migrants on its southern shores. It comes after 29 people died of

10/02/2015

Taiwan

New footage of Taiwan crash reveals how the plane barely missed buildings

Dramatic new footage has emerged of the moment a Transasia plane crashed in Taiwan. Surveillance tape on a 21-storey building near the Keelung river

10/02/2015

Italy

Dozens of migrants die from exposure on Italian coast guard boats

The mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa, Giusi Nicolini, has blamed the death of 29 migrants on the closure of the country’s sea

09/02/2015

Taiwan

Dramatic dashcam video captures Taiwan plane crash

The dramatic moment a TransAsia Airways plane crashed in Taiwan is captured on video by a motorist

04/02/2015

USA

Investigation into fatal New York rush hour train collision

Six people were killed and 15 injured when a crowded New York commuter train struck a car stalled on the tracks near White Plains.

04/02/2015

USA

Seven killed, 12 hurt as New York train hits car

A crowded New York commuter train struck a car near suburban White Plains during Tuesday evening's rush hour, sparking an explosion and a fire that killed seven people, officials said.

04/02/2015