India avalanche kills seven, injures 13 | CNN

India avalanche kills seven, injures 13 | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  Seven tourists were killed and 13 others injured in a major avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, local police said Tuesday. Some of the survivors were in critical condition and rescue operations are ongoing, senior police official Tenzing Loden Lepcha told CNN. The avalanche took place near the Nathu La … Read more

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. In the past four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine dead, … Read more

Greek prime minister promises to fix chronic railway deficiencies as public anger grows | CNN

Greek prime minister promises to fix chronic railway deficiencies as public anger grows | CNN

CNN  —  Greece’s prime minister has promised to improve the safety standards of the country’s railway system following its deadliest train crash on record which sparked mass protests. Kyriakos Mitsotakis again apologized for last month’s incident, which saw a passenger train carrying mostly university students returning from a three-day public holiday collide with a freight … Read more

South Africa bus crash kills 20, dozens taken to hospital | CNN

South Africa bus crash kills 20, dozens taken to hospital | CNN

CNN  —  A head-on collision between a bus and a cash-in-transit van left 20 people dead on Monday on a major road in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, with dozens taken to hospital, transport officials and emergency medical company said. After the crash, the bus rolled from a bridge on the N1 freeway into a … Read more

At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years | CNN

At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years | CNN

Kathmandu, Nepal CNN  —  At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. Seventy-two people – four crew members and 68 passengers – were on board the ATR 72 plane … Read more

‘We’re trapped’: Britons in homes with unsafe cladding see no way out as living costs soar | CNN

‘We’re trapped’: Britons in homes with unsafe cladding see no way out as living costs soar | CNN

London CNN  —  In May 2017, Sophie Bichener did what many in their twenties are unable to do: buy a home. She paid around £230,000 (around $295,000 at the time) for her two-bedroom apartment in a high-rise building in a town north of London, where a train could get her to work in the capital … Read more

Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports | CNN

Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports | CNN

CNN  —  A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people on Monday, according to Chinese state-media, the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years. State run-newspaper Henan Daily reported Tuesday that two people previously reported missing had been found dead following the blaze … Read more

19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania | CNN

19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania | CNN

CNN  —  A Tanzanian commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in bad weather in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. The country’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, said officials believe all bodies have been recovered from the airplane. “We’re starting to pull out the luggage and personal items from the aircraft. A team of … Read more

Avalanche kills at least 4 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas | CNN

Avalanche kills at least 4 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  At least four people were killed and 28 people remain missing after an avalanche hit a group of mountaineers in the Indian Himalayas on Tuesday, according to an Indian mountaineering organization. In a statement Tuesday, the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering said a team of 34 trainees and seven instructors were training … Read more

Woman, 22, dies after falling into coma while in custody of Iran’s morality police | CNN

Woman, 22, dies after falling into coma while in custody of Iran’s morality police | CNN

CNN  —  A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police earlier this week, Iran’s semi-official Etemad Online website reported, quoting her uncle. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, Iranian state news agency ISNA reported on Friday. On Tuesday evening, Mahsa Amini and … Read more