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3 killed, 50 injured in US train derailment
Washington : At least three people were killed and 50 others injured following a passenger train derailment in the US state of Missouri, authorities said.
On Monday, the Amtrak train, with 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board, hit…
12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan port
Amman : Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured in a toxic chlorine gas leak from a container at Jordan's Aqaba port, state media reported.Jordan opened a large field hospital in Aqaba to treat those injured in Monday's leakage as…
Floods kill 68 in Bangladesh
Dhaka : A total of 68 people have been killed in floods caused by heavy seasonal rains and an onrush of water in parts of Bangladesh, said a report of the country's Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room under the Directorate…
Death toll of devastating Afghan quake climbs to 1,100
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100, while the number of injured persons has also…
Another tremor in quake-hit Afghan province kills 5
Kabul : At least five people were killed on Friday when a tremor hit Afghanistan's Paktika province where a massive earthquake had claimed 1,100 lives earlier this week, authorities said."Unfortunately, once again an earthquake hit Gayan…
Recent floods in Afghanistan kill 400 people
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has confirmed that 400 people have died in the recent floods triggered by incessant rain across the country.The floods hit the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Laghman, Panjshir,…
Strong quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in Afghanistan
Kabul : At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan's Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run media reported.Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts…
Landslide in Colombia kills 8 people
Bogota : At least eight people, including three children, were killed in a landslide near the municipality of Paez in Colombia's Cauca Department, local authorities confirmed."There were many difficulties in reaching the place, which is…
10 Afghans killed in mini-bus accident
Kabul : Ten Afghan civilians were killed and two other injured in an accident involving a mini-bus in Afghanistan's Daykundi province, the media reported on Friday.The deadly traffic accident took place on a congested road in the…
5 US Marines killed in military aircraft crash
Los Angeles : Five US Marines were killed after an MV-22B Osprey military aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert, an official statement said.
The Marines, who were based in Camp Pendleton, were killed after their plane…