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Dramatic bridge collapse near Seattle Residents of Mount Vernon, Washington are counting their lucky stars after a dramatic bridge collapse. Cars were sent plunging into the icy Skagit river… 24/05/2013
As workers die, holding multinationals to account There has been plenty of soul searching and remorse in the wake of last month’s deadly tradegy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, but will there be any real… 23/05/2013
Costa Concordia captain to stand trial in July The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off Italy with the loss of 32 lives is to be tried on 9 July. Capt Francesco Schettino… 23/05/2013
Deadly balloon crash in Turkey – nocomment Amateur video shows a hot air balloon collision in Turkey that killed three Brazilian tourists and injured 24 other people The balloon was flying over… 22/05/2013
Two killed in hot-air balloon crash – nocomment Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground… 20/05/2013
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two people are said to have died in the incident, both of… 20/05/2013
Car crashes through Virginia parade in the US A car has plowed through a hikers parade in Virginia, USA. Between 50-60 injuries were reported. Witnesses say an elderly man was behind the wheel when the… 19/05/2013
Russian plane catches fire The Vnukovo airport in Moscow was closed temporarily after a plane caught fire upon landing. The aircraft operated by UT air was carrying 140 people, but no… 18/05/2013
Bangladesh clothes factories reopen after safety shutdown Hundreds of textile factories in Bangladesh have reopened after protests over pay and working conditions in the wake of last month’s deadly building… 17/05/2013
Funerals held for eight killed in Genoa port disaster Funerals have been held for eight people who were killed when a container ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa. The vessel –… 16/05/2013
Retailers back safety initiatives in Bangladesh factories Leading international retail brands are forging agreements to help protect low-paid workers in Bangladesh after the Rana Plaza building collapse. While… 15/05/2013
Belize: Mayan temple bulldozed for road building There’s fury in Belize after a construction company nearly destroyed a Mayan temple to extract crushed rock for a road building project. The Nohmul complex… 15/05/2013
Bangladesh Mourns Prayers have been said in Bangladesh for the victims of a garment factory building collapse. Among the thousands in of mourners … military forces, who… 14/05/2013
“When I saw the light I shouted ‘save me brother!’” says Dhaka survivor Dubbed the miracle girl in Bangladesh, Reshma Begum was pulled from the rubble of the Rana Plaza factory building in Dhaka 17 days after it collapsed. The… 13/05/2013
Genoa port crash footage aired Video footage from a security camera of the Genoa Pilot Tower crash has been broadcast on Italian TV. The film shows the Joly Nero cargo ship reversing… 13/05/2013
More bodies found in collapsed Bangladesh building The death toll in the Bangladesh textile building collapse has risen to 1,125 as 15 more bodies are pulled from the wreckage. The last survivor was discovered… 12/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivorRescue workers pull out a woman from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building 17 days after the building collapsed in Bangladesh. REUTERS/Sohel Ahmed 11/05/2013
Motorcyclist’s narrow escape caught on camera At an intersection in Argentina a car ploughed into a crossing motorcyclist. The whole drama was caught on CCTV, even the moment when the motorcycle was… 11/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivor speaks Rescue workers had given up hope of finding anyone else alive in the rubble of the Rana Plaza, except Reshma Begum. The moment of rescue was tense… 11/05/2013
Death toll from Bangladesh disaster climbs The death toll from the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh has climbed to over 1,000. It is believed that more bodies might still be trapped two weeks after… 10/05/2013
Tragedy in Lahore, PakistanA man falls from a high floor of a burning building in central Lahore. Fire erupted on the seventh floor of the LDA plaza in Lahore. At least three people… 10/05/2013
Several die in Lahore fire At least four people have died after plunging to their deaths while trying to escape a burning government building in eastern Pakistan. A horrified crowd… 10/05/2013
Andrew “Bart” Simpson dies in America’s Cup training British yacht-racing champion Andrew Simpson has died in an accident on training day for the America’s Cup in San Francisco Bay. Thirty-six-year-old Simpson… 10/05/2013
Russia: chemical train explosion injures 17 An explosion on a freight train 1,000 kilometres from Moscow has injured 27 people. The accident happened near Belaya Kalitva station in the Rostov-on-Don… 09/05/2013
Eight killed in Dhaka garment factory fire A fire has ripped through a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least eight people. The blaze, which happened overnight in the… 09/05/2013
Deadly bridge collapse in Norway One person has been killed and another is missing after a bridge collapsed in the Trondheim area of Norway. The crossing was under construction when it came… 09/05/2013
Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800 The army in Bangladesh say 804 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the capital Dhaka. Authorities… 08/05/2013
Italy collision ship captain investigated for manslaughter The captain of a container ship which crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, is facing potential manslaughter charges. Reports quoting… 08/05/2013
Search for missing port workers after Genoa ship collision Rescue workers in the Italian port of Genoa are looking for six people missing after a container ship rammed into a control tower, which then collapsed. Two… 08/05/2013
Three dead after cargo ship hits control tower in Genoa A cargo ship has slammed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, killing at least three people. The crash left part of the structure leaning to… 08/05/2013
Pakistan: Imran Khan suffers head injuries in election rally fall Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is recovering in hospital after falling off a makeshift lift in Lahore. He was being raised onto a stage at… 08/05/2013
Pakistan’s Imran Khan injured by fall at rally Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan is being treated in hospital – after he fell more than four metres from a platform at an election… 07/05/2013
Pilot killed in air show crash A pilot has been killed in a plane crash at an air show in Madrid. The 34-year-old was flying a vintage 1950s HA-200 Saeta aircraft when it dived into a… 06/05/2013
Mystery limo fire kills five in San Francisco Five women have been killed after a sudden fire destroyed a limousine on the San Mateo bridge in California. Four other women were injured, and the male… 05/05/2013
Bangladesh death toll spirals above 600 The number killed in Bangladesh’s worst -ever industrial disaster now stands at over 600, and with hundreds more still missing over a thousand dead is a… 05/05/2013
Search for bodies continues in Bangladesh – nocomment More than 500 people are now known to have died in the Bangladeshi garment factory collapse, and scores were still missing nine days after the tragedy. 04/05/2013
Death toll tops 500 in Bangladesh factory disaster More than 500 people are now known to have died in the Bangladeshi garment factory collapse, and scores are still missing nine days after the… 03/05/2013
Bangladesh workers dying for lack of responsible regulation The Bangladesh garment building disaster prompted some western clothing brands that were having items made there to promise financial compensation for the… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh mayor suspended over factory building collapse The mayor of the Dhaka suburb in Bangladesh where a factory building collapsed last week causing hundreds of deaths has been suspended from office. Mohammad… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh textile factories resume production after post-accident strike Textile production has resumed in Bangladesh after an eight-day shutdown following the collapse of a building housing a clothes factory. Thousands of… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh buries garment factory collapse victims – nocomment The Bangladeshi authorities buried 18 unidentified victims of the Dhaka building collapse exactly a week after the disaster, as many bodies still remained unclaimed. 02/05/2013
Bangladesh: factory victims buried, EU threatens sanctions In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, volunteers buried 18 unidentified factory workers – victims of the country’s worst-ever industrial disaster. At least 400… 01/05/2013
A sombre May Day in Bangladesh after building collapse In Bangladesh the May Day march took place in the shadow of the nation’s worst industrial disaster. The Rana Plaza complex which housed a textile factory… 01/05/2013
Bangladesh turns down foreign help after building collapse The government of Bangladesh has praised local efforts to rescue survivors after the collapse of a building housing clothing factories. The words of… 30/04/2013
Primark to pay compensation to Dhaka factory victims British clothing retailer Primark and Canadian clothes distributor Loblaw are to pay compensation and provide emergency food aid and other assistance to… 30/04/2013
Two dead, eight missing after cargo ships collide off GreeceTwo people drowned and eight are missing after two cargo ships collided off southwestern Greece early on Monday, the Greek coastguard said. The drowned and… 29/04/2013
Bangladesh army says search for collapsed building survivors has ended The prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has visited the scene of last week’s building collapse in Dhaka for the first time, as rescue workers say they… 29/04/2013
Deadly explosion in block of flats in French city of Reims Two people have been killed and at least ten injured after a block of apartments collapsed in the northern French city of Reims. The accident at the… 28/04/2013
More arrests over Dhaka building collapse, owner on the run Four more arrests have been made in the wake of the collapsed eight-story building in Bangladesh. They include the owner and managing director of one of… 27/04/2013
Arrests made in Bangladesh building collapse Amid angry protests over the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, two people have now been arrested. Seventy-two hours after the eight-storey structure… 27/04/2013
Time is running out to rescue Bangladesh building collapse survivors Emergency services are racing against the clock to rescue the remaining survivors trapped inside the building which collapsed in Bangladesh on… 26/04/2013
Russia: Psychiatric hospital fire caused by chain smoking patient say police A fire has swept through a psychiatric hospital in a Moscow suburb killing 38 people. There were only three survivors a nurse and two… 26/04/2013
Russian hospital blaze kills 38 people A fire in a Russian psychiatric hospital is thought to have killed up to 38 people, according to Russian officials and media reports. The ministry said 12… 26/04/2013
Bangladesh building collapse death toll rises to 273 Days after the collapse of a building in Bangladesh, the death toll continues to rise. The building, which houses factories producing low-cost clothes for… 26/04/2013
Bangladesh struggles to find survivors from factory collapse Bangladeshi rescue services in the capital Dhaka are continuing a desperate search for survivors after a building collapsed killing at least 175 people. It… 25/04/2013
More victims feared dead in Bangladeshi building collapse The number of people killed by the collapse of a building in Bangladesh’s capital has risen to at least 147. Another 1,000 people have been injured. Rescue… 25/04/2013
Dhaka building collapse survivors speak of their traumatic experiences Eight storeys reduced to rubble in an instant. The Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed during the morning rush hour. Housing a garment… 24/04/2013
Rescue efforts after building collapse in Bangladesh – nocomment Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help as rescuers struggled to reach survivors. The disaster killed… 24/04/2013
Dozens killed after building collapses in Bangladesh At least 82 people have been killed and at least 200 others are injured after an eight-storey building collapsed near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Rescue… 24/04/2013
Six Turkish engineers missing in Taliban-held Afghanistan Afghan insurgents are believed to be holding at least six Turkish engineers after their helicopter was forced down by bad weather in Taliban controlled… 22/04/2013
Saving time, saving lives The very first hours after a disaster are crucial to limiting damage and containing the number of potential victims. Often, several hours can go by before the… 15/04/2013
Lucky escape for Lion Air passengers in Bali All 108 passengers and crew survived a frightening crash in Bali after a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway and ditched in shallow water. At least 16… 13/04/2013
Costa Cruises accepts a million euro fine over Concordia crash Costa Cruises, the operator and owner of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia, has accepted a 1 million-euro fine to settle potential criminal charges… 10/04/2013
Car bomb explodes in Syria – nocomment A suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus, killing at least 15 people, setting cars ablaze and damaging buildings. 08/04/2013
Mumbai: dozens die when unauthorised building crumbles In Mumbai, at least 41 people died – among them 11 children – when an illegal building collapsed. Rescuers are trying to reach as many as 120 people still… 05/04/2013
France: Probe underway after five children die in house fire Five children have been killed in a house fire in northern France. The blaze broke out on Saturday night in Saint-Quentin, around 130 kilometres northeast of… 31/03/2013
Tibet: major landslide rescue effort for buried miners A major operation to save 83 miners buried by a landslide in Tibet has continued through a second day, but hope is fading that any survivors will… 30/03/2013
Two Chinese mine disasters leave scores dead Two separate mine disasters in China have left scores feared dead and raised questions about the industry’s safety. In Tibet news emerged several hours… 30/03/2013
Drunk Chinese high-wire act – nocomment A drunken Chinese man climbed on high voltage wires in northern China and dangled for 15 minutes before falling onto a giant inflatable cushion set up by… 29/03/2013
Berlin helicopter crash kills pilot and injures 4 people A pilot has been killed four people injured in a collision involving two helicopters in Germany. The aircraft were taking part in a police training… 21/03/2013
Trapped Polish miners are rescued All nineteen miners trapped in a Polish mine have been rescued after colleagues tunnelled through collapsed rock to reach them. The miners had become… 20/03/2013
Eighteen miners trapped in Poland Eighteen miners are trapped underground in Poland after an earthquake caused a cave-in at a copper mine. The men are stuck 600 metres below the surface at… 20/03/2013
UK father and son die in French Alps The bodies of a British man and his son have been recovered on Mont Blanc in the Alps near Chamonix in France. Police said the 48-year-old and the boy, who… 17/03/2013
Deadly fireworks explosion in Mexico casts shadow on religious celebration At least thirteen people have died and many others were wounded after a truck carrying fireworks for a religious celebration exploded in Mexico. The blast… 16/03/2013
Children perish in apartment fire At least seven people including six children have been killed in a fire in south western Germany. The blaze swept through an apartment near the city of… 10/03/2013
Funeral for New Zealand surfer killed by a shark – nocomment Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of New Zealand man Adam Strange who was killed by a shark while swimming off a beach in the west of Auckland. 05/03/2013
Bridge collapse in Kolkata – nocomment A bridge in India’s eastern city of Kolkata collapsed and severely injured three people. 03/03/2013
US man feared dead after falling into Florida sinkhole A man is missing feared dead in the US state of Florida after being swallowed up by a sinkhole that suddenly appeared in his own home. 36-year-old Jeff Bush… 02/03/2013
Amateur footage shows Egypt balloon tragedy Amateur footage has emerged showing the terrifying moment a hot air-balloon, with tourists on-board, fell from the sky in Egypt. The footage shows smoke… 27/02/2013
Hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists in Egypt A hot air balloon has crashed near the Egyptian town of Luxor killing 19 tourists who were aboard. One tourist and the balloon pilot have survived the crash… 26/02/2013
Carnival Triumph passengers: ‘No vacation, it was survival’ She limped into harbour in Alabama in the glare of TV networks with 4,229 people on board and reeking of raw sewage. The Carnival Triumph docked in Mobile… 15/02/2013
Stricken cruise ship makes landfall The Carnival Triumph limped into harbour in Alabama in the glare of television networks with more than 4,200 on board and reeking of raw sewage. The liner… 15/02/2013
Passengers survive Utah flip – nocomment A small plane flipped over after the pilot made an emergency landing in a field in Utah, USA. No one was seriously injured. 14/02/2013
Donetsk plane crash survivors describe ‘nightmare’ Passengers who survived a crash at Donetsk airport in Southern Ukraine on February 13 have described their ordeal. Five people were killed when a… 14/02/2013
Brazil fire victims mourned – nocomment Thousands mourned the victims of Brazil’s deadly nightclub fire on Monday night by marching through Santa Maria, the city in southern Brazil where the blaze… 30/01/2013
China: sinkhole swallows buildings – nocomment An entire building complex was swallowed by a sinkhole near a subway construction site in the bustling southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. 29/01/2013
Brazil in mourning after deadly nightclub firePeople gather in front of the Kiss nightclub, where a fire killed 231 people, in the southern city of Santa Maria, 301 km west of the state capital Porto… 29/01/2013
Russian fire-fighter’s icy near miss – nocomment A huge chunk of snow fell from the roof and hit a Russian firefighter who was trying to reach people trapped by fire on 4th floor in the… 18/01/2013
Dakar Rally: An emotional stage seven The seventh stage of the Dakar Rally began with competitors mourning the death of French rider Thomas Bourgin who was killed earlier in the day after… 11/01/2013
Dakar competitor dies in crash Dakar Rally competitor Thomas Bourgin of France died on Friday after colliding with a Chilean police car whilst making his way to the start of the seventh… 11/01/2013
China shopping mall fire – nocomment Fire fighters battled to put out a huge fire that engulfed a shopping centre in the northeast Chinese city of Harbin. No casualties were reported. 08/01/2013
Moscow plane crash rescue efforts – nocomment Russian TV captured images of the first rescuers helping victims of a Tupolev that crashed in Moscow. The plane crashed just after landing, sliding onto an… 30/12/2012
Kubica continues comeback Poland’s Robert Kubica, whose Formula One career was put on hold after a near-fatal rally accident in 2011, hopes to return to the track despite still nursing… 16/11/2012
Wiggins out of hospital Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins has been released from hospital after breaking a rib and finger in a collision with a van close to his home in… 08/11/2012
Massive waterspout floods houses in Australia – nocomment A burst water main caused a massive water spout to rise above houses in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday (October 29), flooding streets and homes. Local… 30/10/2012
Nepal: plane crashes on takeoff – nocomment Nepal airline officials said 19 people died when a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu. 28/09/2012
Everton pays tribute to Hillsborough victimsChildren wearing Everton (L) and Liverpool jerseys pay their respects to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster before the English Premier League soccer… 18/09/2012
Bridge collapse in China – nocomment Three people died and five more were injured when a section of a bridge collapsed in north-eastern China. The 100-metre section of the Yangmingtan bridge over… 24/08/2012
Deadly train collision in IndiaA rescue worker stands near the derailed coaches of the Vidarbha Express train near Kasara, about 100km from Mumbai, on July 20 2012. Three people were killed… 20/07/2012
China road fence’s domino collapse – nocomment China’s state broadcaster has released surveillance video showing a road-dividing fence in the city of Jinhua falling like a giant row of dominoes. The… 12/07/2012
