Three workers died in an explosion in Iran on Tuesday as they attempted to maintain an oil pipeline in the country’s west, the oil ministry’s Shana agency reported. The blast, on a facility run by a subsidiary of state-run National Iranian Oil Company in Ilam province, also injured four people, it said. “The explosion happened […]
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Seven dead, 11 missing in Bali ferry sinking
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 11 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Bali in rough seas, killing at least seven, authorities said Wednesday. Dozens of survivors were plucked from the water Tuesday evening after the KMP Yunicee, carrying 57 passengers and crew, went down near Gilimanuk port at the […]
Two children die under train in Sukkur
In Sukkur a freight train crushed two children to death and injured two others. The tragic accident occurred on Monday. According to police, four children were grazing their cattle near Mando Dero railway station when the accident took place. The bodies of the deceased and those injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, the police […]
At least 27 miners killed in Peru bus accident: company
A bus carrying miners plunged into a ravine on a mountain road Friday in southern Peru, killing at least 27, their employer said. The Ares Mining Company said the bus was headed from a pit near the Nasca Lines archeological site to the city of Arequipa. The bus fell all the way to the bottom of […]
Four dead after plane carrying parachutists crashes in Siberia
Four people were killed and four others seriously injured on Saturday after a plane carrying parachutists crashed in Siberia, Russian authorities said. The L-410 plane carrying 19 people crashed around 10:00 am local time (0300 GMT) during a training flight at the Tanay airfield in the Siberian region of Kemerovo — also known as Kuzbass […]
Three students killed, six injured in Hunza
Three students were killed and six others injured in a car accident in Hunza. The students were shifted to Aga Khan Health Center, Gilgit. The accident took place near Gojal Morokhon. According to the details, the vehicle which was slowing down from Jamalabad met with an accident near Morokhon on Friday morning. The vehicle was […]
Toxic leak kills two in Czech water treatment plant
Czech Republic: Two men died and two were left in a critical condition after a toxic leak in a water treatment plant in the western Czech city of Pilsen on Friday, rescuers said. Regional emergency services spokeswoman Maria Svobodova told AFP rescuers were called to treat four unconscious men poisoned by an unknown gas. “They […]
Politician Saghir Chughti presumed dead; rescue operation underway
PTI candidate for Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Sardar Saghir Chughtai has gone missing in the River Jhelum after the vehicle he was traveling in fell into the river after a road accident near Azad Pattan. According to sources, Chughtai was on his way to Rawalpindi from Islamabad for an election-related activity in his […]
11 dead in Mumbai building collapse
At least 11 people, including eight children, were killed when heavy monsoon rains caused a residential building to collapse in a Mumbai slum, Indian authorities said Thursday. Mumbai city authorities confirmed that seven other residents were injured in the incident late Wednesday even as search and rescue operations continued for several others feared missing. Residents […]
30 dead, several dozens injured in Sir Syed-Millat trains collision near Daharki
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a collision between Sir Syed Express and Millat Express near Daharki early on Monday. The critically injured passengers were shifted to hospital while a rescue operation is underway to evacuate the passengers trapped in a bogie. According to railway sources, Millat Express was going […]