Industrial explosion in central China kills at least 21 – state media
An explosion at a plant in central China has killed at least 21 people and injured five, state media reported on Thursday. The blast happened at...
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Storm in Macedonia kills at least 17 (Update 2)
By Kole Casule SKOPJE, Aug 7 (Reuters) – At least 17 people died in flash floods in the Macedonian capital Skopje during a storm on...
Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272 – government source
By Denis Dumo At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan’s rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government...
Savage storm pummels eastern China, killing 98
A violent storm in eastern China that packed gale-force winds and hail killed 98 people and injured hundreds as it flattened power lines, overturned cars...
Cyprus showed biggest increase in roads deaths in 2015
CYPRUS topped the charts for the biggest increase in the number of road deaths in the EU in 2015 according to the 10th Road...
Gunmen kill nine, kidnap 170 passengers from Afghan buses
Gunmen in Afghanistan killed nine bus passengers and kidnapped 170 on Tuesday outside the northern city of Kunduz in an attack blamed on Taliban insurgents,...
One in three deaths in those under 75 are avoidable
ONE death in three of those under the age of 75 could be avoided in the light of current medical knowledge and technology in Cyprus,...
Suicide attacks at factory north of Baghdad kill 11 (Update 1)
Bomb attacks against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad’s northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and wounded 21 others,...
Quake kills 272 along devastated Ecuador coast (Update 4)
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Daniel Tapia The death toll from Ecuador’s biggest earthquake in decades soared to 272 on Sunday as survivors cobbled together...
Fiji cyclone leaves trail of destruction, five dead
By Peter Gosnell and Jane Wardell Fiji was assessing the damage on Sunday after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere...
Bootleg liquor kills at least 24 in Indonesian village – media
Bootleg liquor has killed at least two dozen people in a village in Indonesia’s Central Java province over the last few days, MetroTV said on...
Syria peace talks hit trouble after Damascus blast kills 60
By Tom Miles and John Irish Syria’s main opposition group met U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura for the first time on Sunday, but the talks...
Twelve people dead after fire at a sewing room in Moscow
Twelve people were found dead after a fire in a sewing room in Moscow, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Sunday. The committee, which has opened...
Blizzard for record books paralyzes New York and Washington
By Barbara Goldberg and Idrees Ali A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill...
WHO: air pollution one of the world’s biggest health crises
Air pollution in cities around the globe has reached such toxic levels that the world is confronting one of the “biggest public health issues” it...
Cyprus marks remembrance day for road victims
Ninety two National Guardsmen have died on the island’s roads since 1996, according to road safety group REACTION. The NGO’s head Marios Stavrou said 1999...
Forty five people died on the roads so far this year
So far this year 45 people have died in road accidents and while drivers continue to speed, measures to reduce the accidents is moving at...
Around 140 people a year in Cyprus die prematurely from effects of air pollution, new research says
Every year around 140 people in Cyprus die prematurely from the effects of air pollution with 80 of the deaths due to the airborne desert...
Heat wave deaths in Pakistan’s financial hub reach 780
By Syed Raza Hassan Pakistan’s financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health...
Road death on Tseri Ave.
A 62-year old woman died when she was run over by a car on Friday while trying to cross the Tseriou avenue in Nicosia, police...