Grenades launched at south Russia freight train
Unknown assailants launched grenades at a freight train in Russia`s volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a police source said on Monday.
Top traffic police official shot dead in Russia`s North Caucasus
A top traffic police official was killed on Wednesday in Russia`s volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan when unknown gunmen opened fire on his car, a local police official said.
Thirteen killed, 20 wounded in Mexico party massacre
Thirteen youngsters died and 20 were wounded in the world`s most crime-ridden city of Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico, when a group of gunmen entered a house where a party was underway in the early hours of Sunday and opened fire, a local police official said.
At least 18 killed, over 80 injured in suicide attack in Iraq
At least 18 people have been killed and another 80 injured in a suicide bomb attack at a police crime laboratory in Baghdad, Aljazeera news agency reported on Tuesday.
Boeing fuselage found off Lebanon after deadly crash
The fuselage of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off Lebanon yesterday has been discovered in the Mediterranean and is being retrieved, a Lebanese TV channel said on Tuesday.
Russian doctors treat over 100 Haitians in mobile hospital
Russian doctors in Haiti treated more than 100 earthquake survivors over the weekend, and Emergency Situations Ministry representative said on Monday in Moscow.
Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead
Thousands of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti`s capital, leaving tens of thousands homeless and buried beneath rubble.
Drug mafia kills some 90 people in Mexico in two days
At least 86 people have been killed by the drug mafia in Mexico over the past few days, the local Excelsior newspaper has said.
Seven miners die of carbon monoxide poisoning in northeast China
Seven people have died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning at a coal mine in northeast China, Xinhua news agency reported.
Soldier threatens to blow up shop in east Siberia for alcohol
A Russian soldier in east Siberia`s Irkutsk Region threatened to blow up a grocery store as he had no money to pay for an alcoholic beverage, local police said.
Afghan mayor gunned down by unknown assailants
The mayor of the city of Delaram, in Afghanistan`s southwestern Nimruz province, has been killed, Tolo TV channel reported on Tuesday.
Head of large Cypriot media group murdered in Nicosia
Andis Hadjicostis, the head of one Cyprus`s largest media holdings, was murdered on Monday night in the country`s capital of Nicosia, a local media agency reported.
One dead in helicopter crash in Russian Far East
One person died and two were seriously injured when a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Kamchatka in Russia`s Far East, the Russian air transportation agency Rosaviatsiya said.
Shopping mall partially collapses in Jakarta, two dead
At least two people were killed and over 10 injured on Wednesday when a shopping mall partially collapsed in central Jakarta, officials said.
US Crippled By Worst Storm In Decades
At least five people have died as snow blankets much of the East Coast of the United States with more than a foot of snow.
Marten gnaws through cable, blacks out 20,000 Austrian houses
Some 20,000 houses in Upper Austria were left without electricity after a marten gnawed through an electricity cable, local radio said.
Death toll in Russian nightclub fire rises to 112
The number of people killed by a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 112, the regional emergencies service said on Sunday.
Suicide bomber kills five in Pakistan`s Peshawar
At least five people were killed and around 30 were injured on Monday in a suicide bombing outside a court in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, the country`s Geo TV reported.
Medvedev: culprits in nightclub fire are to be strictly punished
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the management of a nightclub in the Urals where a fire killed 103 people of gross negligence, and called for harsh punishments.
Bus falls into ravine in south China, 10 killed
At least 10 people died when a bus fell into a 50-meter ravine in south China, the Sina news service said on Monday.
Six missing as small seaplane crashes in Canada
Crime and Accidents
Russian train derailment death toll rises to 26, 4 missing
Four people are still unaccounted for after the recent derailment of a train due to a bomb blast, with the death toll rising to 26, officials said on Monday.
Policeman killed in militant attack in North Caucasus
A policeman was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in Russia`s North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, the republic`s interior ministry said on Sunday.
One Greek sailor dead after two cargo ships collide in Aegean Sea
A Greek sailor has died after two freight ships collided in the Aegean Sea and one of the vessels sank, the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said on Sunday.