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14 killed, 37 injured in China road tunnel accident
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2024
» BEIJING - A passenger bus crashed into a tunnel wall in north China's Shanxi province on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring 37 others, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.
Several injured in 100-car pile on icy China expressway
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2024
» BEIJING - Several people were injured after more than 100 cars collided into each other on an icy stretch of an expressway in the Chinese city of Suzhou, state media reported on Friday, the latest accident caused by extreme weather conditions.
Scandal-hit Daihatsu execs to step down
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2024
» TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday both the president and chairman of its small-car unit Daihatsu Motor would step down following revelations of misconduct related to rigged collision safety tests.
Prince Philip, 97, recovers after car crash
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2019
» SANDRINGHAM, England: Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip was recovering at the couple's home in eastern England on Friday after escaping without injury when his car flipped over following a crash with another vehicle.
Heartthrob 'Deliverance' star Burt Reynolds dies
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Burt Reynolds, whose good looks and charm made him one of Hollywood's most popular actors as he starred in films such as <i>Deliverance</i>, <i>The Longest Yard</i> and <i>Smokey and the Bandit</i> in the 1970s and '80s, has died at age 82, a spokesman for his Los Angeles agent said on Thursday.
Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down aisle
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2018
» WINDSOR, England: Meghan Markle has asked Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, to walk her down the aisle on Saturday at her wedding to his son Prince Harry after her own father had to pull out because of ill health.
Four killed in Leicester blast
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2018
» LEICESTER, England: British police searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble of a shop and apartment destroyed by an explosion that killed at least four people in the city of Leicester on Sunday evening.
UK Princes William, Harry name sculptor for Diana statue
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2017
» LONDON: A sculptor who produced the image of Queen Elizabeth used on Britain's coins has been chosen to create a new statue of Princess Diana, the office of Princes William and Harry said on Sunday, to commemorate 20 years since her death.
British monarchy 'moved on from scandals of past'
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2017
» LONDON: King Edward VIII sacrificed his throne and Queen Elizabeth's sister Margaret gave up her one true love, but for Prince Harry marrying a divorcee is no longer a bar to being a royal or following his heart.
Indonesia parliament speaker taken into custody
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament speaker Setya Novanto has been taken into custody by the country's anti-corruption agency after being arrested over his alleged role in causing state losses of $170 million linked to a national electronic identity card scheme.