GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The week is turning out to be a deadly one around the world with group deaths high in several countries, from violence and natural disasters. Early reports from Afghanistan‘s Nangarhar area near the border with Pakistan say 13 people have died and 60 were injured in a 5.5 earthquake Wednesday 24 April. [...]
Boston Marathon: 2 reported dead from bomb blasts (update)
April 15, 2013 by
US officials say 2 more bombs found, New York and Washington put on alert GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two people have died and at least 23 are injured after two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, on the north side of Boylston street at Copley Square in Boston in the US. Police [...]
Three lose lives in separate Valais avalanches over weekend
April 15, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two climbers died Saturday 14 April and one Sunday in three separate accidents involving avalanches this weekend, in canton Valais. A Swiss man, age 47, died Sunday in the Fieschertal area when his group of ski tourers was coming down from the Trugbergs peak, 3,880 metres. They were on the southwest face, [...]
Fire that killed 6 children in UK: sordid details out after parents found guilty
April 3, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Britain is waiting to hear the sentences that will be given today to the parents of six children who died in a fire, after the couple and another man were found guilty of manslaughter late Monday. The children, who were in bed when the friend apparently poured petrol inside the front door [...]
Floods: Mauritius recovering, Argentina hit – 54 deaths (update)
April 3, 2013 by
Update 23:55 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – News is coming in Wednesday evening that 46 people have died from floods in the town of La Plata, Argentina, near the capital. Heavy rains and flooding were reported earlier in the day by local media to have killed five people in Argentina Tuesday 2 April. The rainfall brought the [...]
Area accidents take 3 lives
March 21, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Three men have died in area accidents since Tuesday, one following a scooter accident in Renens, near Lausanne, another when his paraglider crashed near Ollon and the other in an avalanche in Trient, canton Valais. A man died in hospital in Sion Tuesday 19 March, a day after he was caught in [...]
UK father, 12-yr-old son, die on Mont Blanc hike
March 17, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The bodies of a British man, age 48, and his 12-year-old son, from the Buckingham region in the UK, have been found in an area known as La Jonction at Bossons, Chamonix, part of the Mt Blanc massif. The two were hiking but were reported missing Saturday afternoon 16 March. They fell [...]
Remembering one year ago: Sierre bus crash that killed 28
March 13, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One year ago today a horrific bus crash, whose cause remains unexplained, killed 28 people in an autoroute tunnel in Sierre, canton Valais. The bus was one of several carrying schoolchildren back to Belgium after a ski holiday in St Luc. The accident also injured 24 people. The other buses, which had [...]
Karachi mourns 45 dead after weekend bombing
March 4, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Karachi, Pakistan “shut down” Monday, according to news media Dawn, after two bombs Sunday in the city’s Abbastown area killed 45 people and injured 135. The government declared an official day of mourning and most schools, businesses and markets are closed. The target of the bombs was not clear reports Aljazeera: they [...]
One of people wounded by Lucerne shooter dies
February 28, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the seven people injured in a shooting in Menznau, canton Lucerne Wednesday has died, bringing the number of dead to four, including the gunman. Five people remain in serious condition. Police are remaining close-mouthed about the shooting, including the motive and details about the weapon used, as they carry out [...]
