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Senegal to close Islamic schools after fatal fire
Senegal's president says the government will close all Islamic schools that do not meet basic safety standards, after nine children in a Quranic ...
Fire damages high-rise under construction in Dubai
Dubai police say a major fire broke out in a high-rise building under construction near the world's tallest skyscraper, but there were no immediate ...
British crash survivor leaped from Egypt balloon
Egypt's lead investigator said Thursday he is seeking to interview the only tourist who survived the crash of a hot air balloon in the southern city ...
Recommendation on Boeing 787s expected next week
Experts at the Federal Aviation Administration are expected to say next week whether they recommend accepting Boeing's plan to fix its troubled 787 ...
Guinea police fire tear gas at march, many injured
Officials say security forces fired tear gas at protests that turned violent after opposition marchers started throwing stones in Guinea's capital.
Fire at illegal market In India kills at least 19
A fire broke out at an illegal six-story plastics market in the Indian city of Kolkata early Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, police said.
Fiery balloon accident kills 19 tourists in Egypt
The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, ...
A look at the deadliest hot air balloon accidents
Tuesday's crash of a hot air balloon near Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, killing 19 tourists, surpasses what ballooning experts believed to have been ...
Tibetan monks self-immolate in anti-China protest
Two Tibetan monks in their early 20s set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule near dozens of pilgrims who had gathered for prayers to ...
Greece helicopter prison escape attempt foiled
A helicopter swooped down on a prison courtyard Sunday as armed men on board fired on guards and lowered a rope to help a convicted killer make his ...
Man sets self on fire at Rome airport
An asylum seeker from Ivory Coast set himself on fire Thursday at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, alarming bystanders until police doused the flames ...
Germany: 2 investigated over deadly workshop fire
German prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation against the current and former heads head of a workshop for disabled people where an ...
Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Nepal
A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline, set himself ablaze and chanted anti-China slogans as he ran down a street in Nepal's capital ...
After deadly fire, fears for Carnival in Brazil
Just over a week since a nightclub fire killed nearly 240 revelers in southern Brazil, Carnival festivities hit full stride Friday, raising questions ...
London anarchist bookshop hit by suspicious fire
One of Britain's oldest anarchist publishers says its east London bookshop has been firebombed. Freedom Press — set up more than 100 years ago — said ...
86 camels die in fire in Germany
Police say a fire has destroyed a camel farm in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, killing 86 animals and causing up to €2 million (US$ ...
Brazil nightclub owner blames country for fire
The owner of a nightclub in southern Brazil where more than 230 people died in a fire last weekend deflected blame to "the whole country," as well as ...
Kenya gov't issues stern warning to int'l media
Kenya's government spokesman appeared to make a veiled threat against international journalists while announcing a tough stance on information deemed ...
Brazil police: Outdoor flare started club fire
Penny-pinching by a band known for its onstage pyrotechnic displays may have cost more than 230 people their lives at a nightclub in southern Brazil, ...
Santa Maria mourns its dead, calls for justice
The young law student sat alone in a pew, clutching a shirt on which she'd written the names of friends she'd lost in a weekend nightclub fire in this ...
Underworld boss shot outside Bulgarian courthouse
A convicted underworld boss was shot and seriously wounded in broad daylight outside a courthouse in Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday, sending panicked ...