Probe begins into cause of Air Busan fire
According to the Transport Ministry’s aviation technical information system, the Air Busan aircraft had been in service for over 17 years, with no accident history in the past…
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India’s BJP comes under fire for pilgrims’ deaths at Maha Kumbh Mela festival
The tragedy occurred on Jan. 29 between 1am and 2am as throngs of devotees broke through barricades in an attempt to get to a triangular land mass known as the Sangam Nose, which…
Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer
The farmer had spotted a piece of bone in a riverbed located below an area where a landslide had occurred, and immediately reported it to the authorities. A visual assessment…
Red envelope stampede in Phnom Penh leaves four dead, draws widespread condemnation
Five people were also hospitalised.
Rail accident kills at least 11 in west India’s Maharashtra
The passengers of the Pushpak Express, who rushed out of their coaches in panic on suspicion of fire on the train, were mowed by the speeding Karnataka Express train on the…
Woman in Indonesia taken to fire station with chair after piercing gets stuck
In the video, firefighters can be seen teasing the woman by pretending to consider using heavy tools like a chainsaw and a large axe for the rescue. She was eventually freed with…
Boat with 80 passengers, including several Pakistanis, capsizes near Morocco: Foreign Office
Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people on Jan. 15 from a boat that had left Mauritania on January 2 with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis, on board, the group said.
Up to 32 dead in Myanmar jade mine collapse, search suspended
Although the exact number of missing people has not been released, sources close to the administration said that there were nearly 70 missing people.
6 people die during stampede in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
At least six people have died and several more were injured during a stampede at Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam ticketing centre in Tirupati the evening of January 8.
Hundreds of animals perish in pet shop blaze in Thailand’s Chiang Rai
A fire broke out in a pet shop in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district on January 6 night, resulting in the death of many pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles and fish.