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…
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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…
Tanzania: Three dead after plane crashes into Lake Victoria
A Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while attempting to land at an airport during bad weather, killing three people. An official said 26 people had been…
Peru: Tourists released from detained riverboat
Around 70 tourists in Peru have been transferred from a riverboat, having been detained by indigenous protesters since early on Thursday. The group – which includes at least three British…
Philippines: Korean Air plane overshoots runway
A Korean Air plane has overshot the runway while landing in bad weather in the central Philippines, but no injuries were reported among the 173 people on board, according to…
Zanzibar: Investigation in mass death of swimming crabs
Zanzibar’s government is investigating why thousands of dead swimming crabs have washed up on the beaches of the Tanzanian islands. Since 28 September, there have been reports of the dead…
Poland: Tourist boat capsizes killing three in Gdansk
Three people have died after a wooden tourist boat capsized in the northern Polish city of Gdansk. Officials said the boat most likely turned over due to waves generated by…