35 people were hurt in a 63-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on a foggy and icy stretch of a Virginia highway early on Sunday, state police said. All westbound lanes of Interstate 64 in York County, Virginia, about 80 km southeast of Richmond, remained closed Sunday afternoon as authorities worked at the scene of the pileup, which began shortly before 8 AM.

35 people injured in 63-vehicle pileup on Virginia highway

According to a police spokesman, a three-storey building in the resort of Szczyrk collapsed on Wednesday after a gas explosion, killing four people in Southern Poland.

Four including child dead in gas explosion at Polish ski resort

The health ministry said late Sunday that 17 people were also injured in the accident in a mountainous region popular with Tunisian tourists. The disaster was one of the most deadly accidents in a country whose poor road safety record has sparked criticism of officials.

Tunisia: Death toll in bus accident rises to 26

Today marks 35 years since the Bhopal gas tragedy -- the world's deadliest industrial disaster. The gas leak tragedy took place on the night of December 2–3, 1984.

Bhopal gas tragedy: City continues to bear the brunt of the 35-year-old accident

At least 16 people, including three children, were killed after a commercial vehicle carrying them skidded off the Batote-Kishtwar national highway here on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir: 16 dead as vehicle skids off highway in Doda

The Pakistan Railways administration on Monday suspended six senior railways officials from service following a preliminary enquiry into the Tezgam train fire incident that claimed 74 lives last week.

Pakistan: Six railway officials suspended over Tezgam train fire that killed 74

At least 17 people, including seven children, died when a crowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Sunday, officials said. The bus skidded off the road in Sindhupalchowk district, northwest of the capital Kathmandu, and plunged 50 metres down into the Sunkosi River.

At least 17 dead in Nepal bus accident

At least eight people died after a passenger bus plunged into Sunkoshi River here. The incident took place on Sunday at a time the bus was on its way to Kathmandu from Maga Deurali Dolkaha.

Nepal: 8 dead as bus falls into Sunkoshi river

Eight people died, five others were injured and one person was missing after a vehicle fell into Kali river in Tharali Tehsil on Sunday. State Disaster Response Force Superintendent of Police Tripti Bhatt informed: "A vehicle with 14 people on board fell into Kali river in an accident.

Uttarakhand: Eight dead, five injured as vehicle falls into river

Four bodies have been recovered from under a collapsed bridge in Taiwan, rescuers said Wednesday, as searchers continued for two people still missing when the structure smashed onto fishing boats moored underneath.

Four bodies found, two still missing after Taiwan bridge collapse

At least six people were killed in a mine explosion in the northeastern Afghan province of Kapisa, local media reported on Wednesday. According to Afghanistan's TOLOnews agency, citing local law enforcement, four women and two children, most likely related, were killed when a roadside mine went off in a village in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province on Tuesday.

Six killed in mine explosion in Afghanistan's Kapisa

Seven members of a Philippine "dragon boat" team were killed Wednesday when their boat capsized off the island of Boracay as they trained for an international race, rescuers and colleagues said.

Seven rowers die in training accident off top Philippine resort

A wildfire in the Canary Islands led to the evacuation of a small town in Gran Canaria island on Saturday, and officials said the blaze had a “great potential” to spread.

Wildfire prompts evacuations in Canary Islands

The death toll from three boats sinking surged to 25 as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the sea off the central Philippines, officials said Sunday. Squalls tipped over the three wooden-hulled outriggers in the Guimaras Strait on Saturday as the rest of the country was battered by rains induced by seasonal southwest monsoon winds, the coastguard said.

Death toll from Philippines boat accidents rise to 25

Twenty-two students of a religious seminary in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region were injured when the tractor-trailer they were travelling aboard overturned, officials said Sunday.

Pakistan: 22 religious students injured in accident

Two people died and 16 were injured, including eight athletes taking part in swimming's world championship, after a balcony collapsed under the weight of party-goers at a South Korean nightclub, local police said Saturday.

Two dead in South Korean nightclub balcony collapse at world swim meeting

Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire services said. One of the victims died after jumping out of the window of the six-storey block of flats situated in the 11th district, which also housed a restaurant and a hammam, a spokesman for the fire services said.

Three dead in central Paris fire: Rescue services

At least 33 people were killed and 37 others were injured after a private bus fell into a drain in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. The accident occurred near Banjar area of Kullu when the bus fell into a deep gorge.

At least 33 killed in bus accident in Himachal Pradesh

Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident on Monday after a bus passenger tried to wrest control of the steering wheel following an argument with the driver, police said.

12 Killed In Indonesia bus crash after argument between passenger, driver

A private bus fell into a 200-feet-deep gorge near the Panchpula bridge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Saturday evening, leaving at least 10 passengers dead, officials said.

Bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba, 10 dead: Officials

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday courted controversy by terming the dastardly Pulwama terror attack an “accident", drawing a sharp retort from BJP which said his statement was making headlines in Pakistan.

Digvijaya Singh calls Pulwama attack 'accident', draws BJP ire

At least 17 people died in a massive fire that broke out at Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh, in central Delhi, early on Tuesday morning. A call about the fire was received at 4.

Delhi: 17 dead as fire breaks out in Karol Bagh hotel

A helicopter carrying Nigeria's Vice President crash-landed on Saturday en route to a political campaign two weeks before an election, but he survived the incident in central Kogi state unharmed, saying later he was safe and sound.

Nigeria vice president survives chopper crash weeks before election

Three men were killed while one sustained injury in a road accident in Raipur`s Atal Nagar area on Wednesday. The mishap occurred after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge.

Chhattisgarh: 3 killed, 1 injured after vehicle falls into gorge in Raipur

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