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Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
World
August 12, 2021
Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
A helicopter with 16 people on board crashed into a volcanic lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia early Thursday. Kamchatka…
Three killed in train-vehicle collision in Daqahliya
Egypt
July 30, 2021
Three killed in train-vehicle collision in Daqahliya
On Thursday evening, a train heading from Cairo to Mansoura in Daqahliya hit a car, killing three people, Egypt’s Railway…
Photos: Helwan train driver flees after collision with two minibuses
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Photos: Helwan train driver flees after collision with two minibuses
The Interior Ministry has intensified efforts to arrest the driver of a Helwan train who fled the scene of the…
Two die in collision between locomotive and train in Alexandria
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Two die in collision between locomotive and train in Alexandria
A locomotive collided with the back of Cairo-Alexandria train #1 on Tuesday, leading to two deaths and several injuries. The…
Israeli cabinet orders inquiry on deadly festival stampede
Middle East
June 20, 2021
Israeli cabinet orders inquiry on deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM, June 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s new government approved on Sunday an official inquiry into a stampede in April in…
Cairo-Alexandria train derailment suspends railway movement
Egypt
June 9, 2021
Cairo-Alexandria train derailment suspends railway movement
A train vehicle derailed while traveling from Cairo to Alexandria at the Banha train station in Qalyubia, leaving no injuries.…
Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 40
World
June 7, 2021
Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 40
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at…
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise
Middle East
May 4, 2021
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise
The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building…
Fifteen injured after train derails in Sharqiya
Egypt
April 15, 2021
Fifteen injured after train derails in Sharqiya
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday morning that 15 passengers were injured after a train derailed in…
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
World
April 3, 2021
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned…