Two deadly fires caused by explosions

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two men were killed by fires in separate accidents, one in canton Valais, one in Vaud, over the weekend. Both fires were due to explosions and investigators are seeking the causes of the accidents. One person dies, another in critical condition after Mies fire Emergency services were called to number 36 on [...]

Siberian plane crash victims mixup: “dead” man recovering at hospital

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Dmitry Ivanyuta, 25, has been discovered in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Siberia, after being declared one of the 31 people who died in a plane crash near Tyulen, Russia 2 April. Twelve people survived the crash and are “recovering slowly” reports the Moscow Times. The newspaper says that [...]

A glimmer of hope in the bus crash sadness, as 8 children go home to Belgium

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Swiss government to review safety of tunnel pullover emergency areas GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eight of the children injured in the 13 March bus crash in Sierre, canton Valais, that killed 28 people are heading home in specially-equipped planes, police said in a statement issued Thursday evening. They were discreetly taken to say goodbye to their [...]

Italian cruise ship catastrophe: 5 dead as 2 bodies found Sunday, 17 missing

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The cruise ship Costa Concordia, which crashed into rocks Friday 13 February off the Italian coast, remains the scene of painstaking searches for survivors, with Manrico Gianpetroni, chief purser, brought out alive and suffering from a broken leg, and a Korean couple on their honeymoon brought out dazed. Checks have now made [...]

Russian Yaroslavl ice hockey team killed in plane crash

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Yaroslavl Lokomotiv ice hockey team was killed when 44 people lost their lives in a plane crash in Yaroslavl, less than 300km northeast of Moscow. One person is reported to have survived the crash but details are sketchy and unofficial numbers for those on the plane vary. The plane appears to [...]

Amy Winehouse dies at home, cause “unexplained”

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her Camden, London home; AP reported the story and the BBC says London Metropolitan police have confirmed that a woman was found and the cause of death is as yet “unexplained.” The Daily Telegraph says police have confirmed it was Winehouse, and that they [...]

Frankfurt airport shooting kills 2 US soldiers

Two US airmen died after a man opened fire on a US Air Force bus in front of terminal 2 at the Frankfurt international airport Wednesday afternoon. Two other airmen were injured. The driver and a passenger were killed, both of them shot in the head and the chest, apparently after fight broke out on [...]

Egyptian turmoil raises question of military’s power

Al Jazeera TV signal cut, told to shut down, while China blocks “Egypt” Twitter searches President Hos Mubarak, facing what Reuters refers to as “unprecedented pressure” on his regime, is holding closely watched meetings with military officials in the country, as Egypt has its sixth day of protests against Mubarak’s 30-year-old presidency. Saturday 29 January [...]

Bomb at Alexandria church kills 17, injures dozens

A bomb that went off as Christian church-goers left a New Year’s service Saturday 31 December in Alexandria, Egypt, killed 17 people and possibly more, while injuring dozens, Egyptian interior ministry officials say. Initial reports said that a car bomb was responsible for the blast, and the number of dead listed was higher, but conflicting [...]

Flash floods in central Europe kill 11, death toll could rise

Heavy rains in Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland caused flash floods that have thus far killed 11 people. Hundreds of people had to evacuate the state of Saxony in Germany after several roads and villages were flooded by the Neisse river. In Poland, the rains destroyed a bridge near Bogatynia and left residents without electricity [...]