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What a tail: whale sculpture saves runaway Dutch train
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» SPIJKENISSE (NETHERLANDS) - A runaway Dutch metro train was saved from disaster on Monday after it smashed through a stop barrier but then came to rest on a giant sculpture of a whale's tail.
Taiwan probes worst rail disaster in 27 years
AFP, Published on 22/10/2018
» YILAN, Taiwan: Taiwan's president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying from their seats.
Footbridge collapses in Miami, leaving 'multiple victims'
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» MIAMI - A newly installed pedestrian bridge over a major road in Miami on a college campus collapsed Thursday, trapping at least eight cars below and leaving "multiple victims," local officials said.
Footbridge collapses over Miami highway, fatalities reported
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» MIAMI - A newly installed pedestrian bridge over a six-lane highway in Miami on a college campus collapsed Thursday, crushing a number of cars below and reportedly leaving several people dead.
Indonesia to restart 38 projects after safety review
Published on 02/03/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Friday it would allow work on 38 of 40 suspended elevated infrastructure projects, including rail and road works, to resume after they passed a safety review.
Pain lingers one year after hajj tragedy in Saudi
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» MECCA - Despite being emotionally scarred by the death of two childhood friends during last year's hajj stampede, Muhammad Sani has still returned to Saudi Arabia for another pilgrimage.
Mourners identify dead after head-on Italy train crash
AFP, Published on 13/07/2016
» ANDRIA (ITALY) - Relatives of victims of one of Italy's worst rail accidents gathered Wednesday to identify their dead, as rescuers searched for missing bodies from the wreckage of a head-on collision that claimed at least 25 lives.
Super typhoon kills two, injures hundreds in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 29/09/2015
» TAIPEI - Super typhoon Dujuan has killed two people and left more than 300 injured in Taiwan, authorities said Tuesday after it swept across the island before making landfall in eastern China.
Crane collapse kills 107 at Mecca's Grand Mosque
AFP, Published on 12/09/2015
» MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA — At least 107 people died when a massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque, with scores more injured, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Philippine ferry may have been overloaded, death toll rises to 61
AFP, Published on 05/07/2015
» ORMOC CITY, PHILIPPINES - The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the central Philippines has risen to 61, the coast guard said Sunday, indicating that the vessel was overloaded.