News
Death Toll Nears 115 in India Train Sabotage
11:16 29.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
Railway authorities canceled all night trains in an eastern Indian state Saturday after a passenger express train derailed and was hit by a cargo train, killing at least 115 people and injuring hundreds.
98 Dead in Attacks on Pakistan Mosques
08:28 29.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
The death toll from attacks on a religious minority in eastern Pakistan has risen to 98, officials said Saturday. About 110 more people were wounded in the attacks, said government official
Armed Militants Attack Two Mosques in Pakistan
09:00 28.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
Militants armed with guns and grenades attacked two mosques of the Ahmadi sect of Islam in the Pakistani eastern city of Lahore today, killing 20 people.
Passenger Train Derails and Slams into Cargo Service in India, 65 Killed
02:58 28.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
At least 65 people have been killed after an apparently sabotaged passenger train derailed and was then hit by a cargo service in eastern India.
Bus with Russian Tourists Crashes into River in Turkey, 16 Killed
07:30 25.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
At least 16 Russian tourists were killed in the southwestern Turkish region of Antalya after a bus of mostly Russian tourists fell into a river, the Russian consul in Antalya said on Tuesday
Cyclone Laila Batters South Indian Coast with Heavy Rains and Winds
07:15 20.05.2010 |
Disasters, catastrophes
Cyclone Laila slammed into the south Indian coast on Thursday, battering the region with heavy rains and winds up to 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, and uprooting trees and electric lines, officials said.
Government Troops Gain Partial Control of Protest Camp in Central Bangkok
03:29 19.05.2010 |
Hotspots and Incidents
Thai troops gained partial control of a protest camp in central Bangkok on Wednesday, using armored vehicles to break through barricades in an operation that killed at least four people, the Thai News Agency said.
