A rescue operation to find people trapped in an avalanche on a Tibetan highway has now ended, with Chinese state media reporting the death toll to be at least 28.…
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Japan: Avalanche kills two skiers in Nagano region
The bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Sunday have been found in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Extensive searches took place after the incident, which happened on the east…
Alps: Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend. Tourists from New Zealand, China and Germany were among the dead at a…
Peru: Machu Picchu closed indefinitely and tourists stranded
Peru has closed its famous tourist site Machu Picchu indefinitely over the ongoing protests against the country’s new president. The government said it closed the site, and the Inca trail…
India: Drunk man urinates on a female passenger on Air India flight
The head of India’s Tata Sons conglomerate has expressed “anguish” over an incident in which a drunk man allegedly urinated on a female passenger on one of their flights. The…
Nigeria: 32 abducted waiting for train in Edo state
At least 32 people have been abducted at a train station in Edo state, southern Nigeria, the authorities say. Among those taken were station staff and passengers waiting for a…
Australia: Mid-air helicopter collision leaves four dead
Four people have died after a mid-air collision between two helicopters near Seaworld on Australia’s Gold Coast. Queensland Police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one aircraft was…
Hawaii: Turbulence injures dozens on Airlines flight
At least 36 people have been injured, 11 seriously, after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu was hit by severe turbulence. One passenger said the shaking became so…
Pakistan: Bus plunges into a ditch killing 20
At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan’s flood-hit south after a minibus crashed into a deep and water-logged ditch. The vehicle crashed late on Thursday in Sehwan region…
Maldives: Nine Indians among 10 workers killed in fire: Report
At least 10 people have been killed and several others injured when a fire swept through the cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service…