At least 26 people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100…
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Canada: Air Canada kicks off passengers who refused vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-smeared seats. Susan Benson, who was on the Las Vegas-Montreal service, said the pilot…
Algeria: Jet ski tourists shot dead by coastguard
The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had…
Balearic Islands: Southampton cruise ship and freight ship collide amid Mallorca storm
Passengers on a cruise ship said it broke free from moorings and collided with a freight ship amid a storm. Passengers on Britannia, a P&O Cruises ship based in Southampton,…
Sweden: Wheelchair user left to crawl off Ryanair plane
A wheelchair user who crawled down metal steps from a plane when no-one could help him disembark has described the incident as “unacceptable”. Adrian Keogh, from Wicklow in the Republic…
Netherlands: Train accident kills one and leaves nineteen hospitalised
One person was killed and 19 passengers taken to hospital when an inter-city train collided with a crane and derailed outside The Hague. Emergency services said the train was carrying…
India: Namibian cheetah relocated to India’s Kuno National Park dies
One of eight cheetahs flown to India from Namibia in September last year died on Monday. Namibia’s environment ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the cheetah, aged five, died of kidney…
Uganda: Authorities briefly close main expressway after bomb scare
Uganda’s police on Wednesday briefly closed a busy expressway that connects the capital, Kampala, to the country’s main airport after a security scare. A bomb squad was deployed to conduct…
Mozambique: Bus operators halt travel to Durban after attacks
Mozambique’s transport operators have announced that they will no longer cross into South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province because of growing insecurity on the road. Bus and taxi operators would stop at…
Nigeria: Authorities probe Lufthansa for alleged mistreatment
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines. Local media said the carrier last Friday…