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RAF Tornado aircraft crash »

From Splash News | 2009-07-03 17:08:20

Police block the A83 north as emergency services deal with the aftermath of an RAF Tornado fast jet which crashed into a mountainside near Loch Lomond, Scotland, killing the two man crew.

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Axle failure blamed for Italian rail inferno »

AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-01 15:00:44

Axle failure on a wagon carrying liquid gas caused this week's rail disaster in northern Italy, the country's transport minister told parliament Wednesday, as the death toll climbed to 16. Two children injured in the explosion when a train ferrying liquid petroleum gas derailed in the town of Viareggio died Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 16, rescue workers said. Both had suffered burns on more than 90 percent of their bodies in the giant fireball created by the explosion late Monday in the seaside resort northwest of ...

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8 killed in collapsed building in Nigeria »

AP News | 2009-06-28 18:18:43

8 killed in collapsed building in Nigeria

A fire department official says at least eight people have been killed in the collapse of a three-story building in the Nigerian capital. Lagos State Director of Fire Services Adedeyo Aderemi says 42 people have been rescued from the rubble and are receiving medical attention. Sunday Pius, a survivor, says he was awoken at around 3 a.m. Sunday by a loud, frightening sound. He rushed outside only to realize the building was falling down. He says he helped pull out five bodies ...

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DC Metro Train Derailment »

From AP News | 2009-06-23 23:08:44

Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, left, talks with Washington Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, and Deputy Fire Chief Craig Baker, talks in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2009, near the site where two metro trains collided Monday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)