Death toll in Indian train crash tops 130
The death toll in eastern Indian train crash has risen to 131, and may rise further as search and rescue efforts continue, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.
At least 13 killed in Guatemala, Salvador as hurricane season begins
At least 13 people were killed and 11 went missing as Agatha, the first named storm of this year`s hurricane season in Eastern Pacific, lashed the coast of Guatemala and Salvador, local media reported on Sunday.
At least 30 people burnt to death in bus accident in south India
At least 30 people were burnt alive to death and 28 others were injured after the bus they were traveling collided with a diesel oil tanker in south India, Times Now TV channel reported on Sunday.
At least 11 killed, 43 injured in south China buses head-on collision
At least 11 people were killed and 43 injured after two passenger buses collided on a state highway in south China, Xinhua news agency reported citing local police.
Death toll in Siberian mine blasts reaches 60
Rescuers found eight more bodies overnight at a west Siberian coal mine, bringing the death toll to 60.
Over 100 die in plane crash in Libya
A plane crashed on Wednesday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing 105 people, the AFP news agency said, citing police sources.
Use of Chemicals in U.S. oil spill endangering wildlife
The use of huge quantities of chemical dispersant to break up an oil spill from a BP drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico could seriously endanger local wildlife, WWF Russia`s Oil and Gas Environmental Policy Officer said.
Death toll in Kyrgyzstan unrest rises to 81
The number of deaths resulting from the unrest in Kyrgyzstan has reached 81, the provisional Health Ministry press secretary said on Sunday.
Lech Kaczynski spoke to brother minutes before deadly air crash
Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in an air crash, and his twin brother Jaroslaw spoke on the phone half an hour before the tragedy that also killed many of the country`s elite, a Polish member of the European Parliament said Sunday.
Search for body parts continues at Kaczynski`s plane crash site
Russian and Polish investigators will continue on Monday the search for the remains of those killed in the Polish president`s plane crash on Saturday, a Russian police source said.
Man throws grenade to neighbors` yard in Russia, injures four
A drunken man in central European Russia`s Voronezh Region threw a grenade on Sunday to the yard of his neighbors who he was in conflict with, injuring four people, police said.
Father recognizes Moscow suicide bomber
A resident of Dagestan has claimed that he recognizes one of the women who carried out the terrorist attacks on the Moscow metro as his daughter Mariam Sharipova, the Moscow weekly Novaya Gazeta reported.
Both Moscow blast suspects female suicide bombers - police source
Both bombers who carried out the Monday morning terrorist attacks in the Moscow subway were females, the Russian Security Service (FSB) said.
Scores of Muscovites seek medical help
Dozens of Moscow residents and visitors turned to doctors with nervous breakdowns and heart attacks after two early morning blasts in the capital`s subway, a medical source said.
Tourist bus crash in Colombia
At least 16 people were killed and 42 injured in a major traffic accident some 50 km from the Colombian capital Bogota, the country`s Caracol TV said on Monday.
Plane crashes in Venezuelan residential area
A light plane crashed in a residential area in northern Venezuela, killing at least seven people, the Globovision TV channel said on Monday.
Tu-204 crash-landing due to safety rules infringement
Russia`s top investigator said on Monday the emergency landing of a Tu-204 plane earlier in the day was caused by an infringement of safety rules.
New powerful earthquake jolts Chile
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, the latest in a series of powerful tremors, was registered in western Chile on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Firefighters prevent blast during Urals chemical plant fire
Firefighters who are still trying to contain a fire at a chemical plant in the Urals city of Perm prevented an explosion on Tuesday, an emergencies service spokesman said.
Russian asylum seekers commit suicide in Scotland
Three people who jumped to their deaths from a multi-storey building in Glasgow were identified as a Russian family seeking asylum in the UK, the BBC reported.
One dead in Moscow nightclub fire
One person died early on Tuesday when flames engulfed a nightclub in downtown Moscow, emergency services said.
Powerful storm claims 53 lives in Western Europe
At least 53 people have died as a powerful storm has hit the western coast of Europe, CNN said.
New 5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Chile
A new earthquake measuring 5.1 points on the Richter scale hit the Chilean central Biobio region in the early hours of Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.