http://www.mail.com/subjects/302-accidents-disasters.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/302-accidents-disasters.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861042-33-die-mexico-oil-company-office-building-blast.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A blast that collapsed the lower floors of a building in the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, crushing at least 33 people beneath tons of rubble and injuring 121, is being looked at as an accident although all lines of investigation remain open, the head of Petroleos Mexicanos said Friday. As hundreds of emergency worke... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861042-33-die-mexico-oil-company-office-building-blast.html 2013-02-01T23:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — An attorney says Indian movie star Salman Khan will be tried for homicide for his alleged involvement in a fatal road accident more than 10 years ago. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail. Deepesh Mehta, Khan's lawyer, says a magistrate on Thursday accepted an appeal by state government prosecutors that he should be charged wi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html 2013-02-01T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862842-london-anarchist-bookshop-hit-suspicious-fire.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Friday that no one was injured in the overnight fire, but that its shop and electrics "have been seriously damaged." The publisher said on its Twitter page that it doesn't know who is responsib... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862842-london-anarchist-bookshop-hit-suspicious-fire.html 2013-02-01T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately warned Americans to stay away from all U.S. diplomatic facilities in Turkey and to be... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html 2013-02-01T19:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862306-nasa-marks-10-years-loss-columbia-crew.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Schoolchildren joined NASA managers and relatives of the lost crew of space shuttle Columbia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy and remember the seven astronauts who died. More than 300 people gathered at Kennedy Space Center for the outdoor ceremony, just a few miles from where Columbia was supposed to land ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862306-nasa-marks-10-years-loss-columbia-crew.html 2013-02-01T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861808-space-shuttle-doomed-you-tell-crew.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised the question in 2003 just days before the accident that claimed seven astronauts' lives, managers thought — wrongly — that Columbia's heat shield was fine. It... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861808-space-shuttle-doomed-you-tell-crew.html 2013-02-01T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained four people, state media said Saturday, a day after at least 11 people died when a truck loaded with fireworks for Lunar New Year celebration exploded, collapsing an elevated portion of highway in central China. The accident sent vehicles plummeting 30 meters (about 100 feet) to the ground, and state-run Ch... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html 2013-02-02T07:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861128-2-children-1-adult-die-detroit-freeway-pileup.html DETROIT (AP) — It took only seconds for the light snow to turn into a blinding curtain of white. Drivers slammed on their brakes, others swerved to avoid tractor-trailers jackknifed across a busy Detroit freeway that quickly turned into a mile-long string of wrecks. Three people were killed, including two children. The maze of mangled vehicles closed Inte... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861128-2-children-1-adult-die-detroit-freeway-pileup.html 2013-02-01T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861040-coast-guard-blames-officer-deadly-boat-crash.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The failure of a Coast Guard boat operator to drive his craft safely led to a 2009 collision with a pleasure boat that killed an 8-year-old boy and injured 10 people in San Diego Harbor, according to a final Coast Guard report released Thursday night. The report also cites failures of the crew to follow standard risk management methods an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861040-coast-guard-blames-officer-deadly-boat-crash.html 2013-02-01T05:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860544-25-dead-101-hurt-mexico-oil-company-blast.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — An explosion at the office headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company killed 25 people and injured 101 on Thursday as it heavily damaged three floors of a building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over Mexico City's skyline. Rescuers continued to search the rubble for victims trapped in the debris late... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860544-25-dead-101-hurt-mexico-oil-company-blast.html 2013-02-01T04:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859582-2-children-1-adult-die-detroit-freeway-pileups.html DETROIT (AP) — Blinding snow squalls, high winds and a slick highway led to a mile-long series of crashes in Detroit that left at least three people dead Thursday, including a 7-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl. Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said visibility was extremely poor when the mass of crashes happened on Interstate 75 on the southwest sid... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859582-2-children-1-adult-die-detroit-freeway-pileups.html 2013-02-01T03:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859660-winter-x-games-snowmobiler-dies-colo-crash.html DENVER (AP) — Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature and ready for the mountains. With his younger brother following along and constantly pushing him, Moore became a rising talent in action sports. The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859660-winter-x-games-snowmobiler-dies-colo-crash.html 2013-02-01T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858396-iowa-brokerage-head-50-years-215m-theft.html CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — For years, Russ Wasendorf Sr. enjoyed the perks of being a successful businessman: a corporate jet, a fancy swimming pool at his mansion, an extensive wine collection and top chefs who made him meals at the restaurant and office buildings he owned. Then last summer he admitted that his lavish lifestyle was a lie, built with money... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858396-iowa-brokerage-head-50-years-215m-theft.html 2013-01-31T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858458-decimated-ga-plant-symbol-storms-power.html ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — For Darleen Evans, it was sheer terror as the manufacturing plant where she worked collapsed around her and her colleagues. She and two other women rushed into a bathroom stall, she holding one under each arm as she prayed, a tornado roaring overhead. She tearfully recalled their survival as nothing short of a miracle: "If it wasn'... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858458-decimated-ga-plant-symbol-storms-power.html 2013-01-31T22:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859432-brazil-nightclub-fire-prompts-regional-reaction.html SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian authorities inspected and shuttered night spots around the country on Thursday as part of a crackdown on unsafe public spaces after a deadly nightclub fire left 235 people dead and shocked the nation. Officials in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Mexico followed Brazil's example and tightened scrutiny on their own nightclubs. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859432-brazil-nightclub-fire-prompts-regional-reaction.html 2013-01-31T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860206-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-10-years-ago.html Ten years ago Friday, the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed and its seven astronauts killed during the final minutes of its flight. NASA will mark the 10th anniversary of the accident at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, and take part in an observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where three of the astronauts are buried. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860206-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-10-years-ago.html 2013-01-31T20:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In a story Feb. 2 about Nigeria dismantling abandoned airplanes at airports around the country, The Associated Press reported erroneously what material airliner fuselages are constructed from. They are made of aluminum, not steel. A corrected version of the story is below: Nigeria starts dismantling its plane 'graveyard' Workers dism... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html 2013-02-02T14:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859338-body-us-pilot-missing-f-16-adriatic.html ROME (AP) — The body of a U.S. Air Force pilot whose F-16 fighter jet went missing Monday during a nighttime training mission has been found in the Adriatic Sea. The family of Capt. Lucas Gruenther said his body was found on Thursday afternoon. Italian rescue teams were joined by F-16s in the search for Gruenther, and earlier in the week recovered debris ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859338-body-us-pilot-missing-f-16-adriatic.html 2013-01-31T15:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859108-mozambique-floods-death-toll-rises-to-55.html MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — The United Nations says the death toll from the flooding in Mozambique has risen by seven to at least 55 people. The U.N. said Thursday that heavy rains in northern and central Mozambique have displaced 19,000 more people, raising the total number of displaced by floods the past two weeks to nearly 170,000. The Mozambican governm... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859108-mozambique-floods-death-toll-rises-to-55.html 2013-01-31T13:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said. The two men were on their way to Malikhel village as part of the U.N.-backed anti-polio campaign when the bomb hit their motorcycle, said government administ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html 2013-01-31T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858236-israeli-astronauts-widow-carries-tragedy.html JERUSALEM (AP) — It's a day Israelis will never forget: Feb. 1, 2003, when national pride abruptly turned to national tragedy. People gathered around their TV screens to watch the anticipated return of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, from a 16-day journey in space aboard the American Columbia shuttle. A hero's welcome awaited, but as people watched ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858236-israeli-astronauts-widow-carries-tragedy.html 2013-01-31T05:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1856738-powerful-storms-flip-cars-decimate-homes-2-dead.html ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, generating tornadoes and dangerous winds that flipped cars on a major Georgia interstate, demolished homes and businesses and killed at least two people. WSB-TV in Atlanta aired footage of an enormous funnel cloud bearing down on Adairsville where the storm ripped through the... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1856738-powerful-storms-flip-cars-decimate-homes-2-dead.html 2013-01-31T02:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853688-guard-vessels-pass-leaking-miss-river-barge.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Coast Guard is letting vessels pass through a closed section of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg as it evaluates how traffic would affect efforts to remove and clean up oil from a leaking barge, a Guard spokesman said Wednesday. Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski told The Associated Press that a 16-mile stretch of the river re... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853688-guard-vessels-pass-leaking-miss-river-barge.html 2013-01-31T02:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857950-3-hurt-hotel-explosion-seaworld-san-diego.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — A powerful explosion on Wednesday ripped through a hotel near SeaWorld San Diego from a room where authorities say a couple was extracting hash oil, sending guests fleeing for safety. A 22-year-old man in the room suffered life-threatening injuries. Also hurt were a woman in the room and a young man staying next door, authorities said. Al... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857950-3-hurt-hotel-explosion-seaworld-san-diego.html 2013-01-31T00:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857336-magnitude-68-earthquake-shakes-northern-chile.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook offices, toppled supermarket shelves and broke windows on Wednesday in north-central Chile, where people fled some buildings in panic. A 50-year-old woman in the city of Copiapo died of a heart attack, said Atacama Regional Governor Rafael Prohens, who attributed her death to fear during the quake. A... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857336-magnitude-68-earthquake-shakes-northern-chile.html 2013-01-30T23:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of an Iowa brokerage is facing an unusual decision about how to distribute its remaining assets: Should customers whose highly-regulated accounts were looted by the founder get larger refunds than those who had riskier investments that weren't touched? Customers who traded foreign currency through... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html 2013-01-30T23:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855590-brazil-nightclub-owner-blames-country-fire.html SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — 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 to architects and inspectors charged with making sure the building was safe, his lawyer said Wednesday. Attorney Jader Marques said his client, Elissandro Spohr, "regretted having ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855590-brazil-nightclub-owner-blames-country-fire.html 2013-01-30T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's rating in scuba diving and three parachute jumps in his new log book. His mother, Dr. Laurel Clark, loved scuba and skydiving. So did her flight surgeon hus... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html 2013-01-30T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857288-operator-contractor-cited-nyc-crane-collapse.html NEW YORK (AP) — A crane operator and a contractor didn't inspect equipment, failed to take proper precautions and ran the rig unsafely before it collapsed while building a New York City apartment tower and injured seven construction workers, officials said Wednesday. Crane operator Paul Geer and contractor Cross Country Construction LLC have each been cit... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857288-operator-contractor-cited-nyc-crane-collapse.html 2013-01-30T22:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856384-blast-sorcerers-house-caused-explosives.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Police in Zimbabwe said Wednesday they found traces of explosives at a tribal sorcerer's house where a massive blast killed six people and damaged 12 nearby buildings. Police official Charity Charamba said the sorcerer and assistants, one of them a former police officer, were suspected of trying to extract a compound of mercury som... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856384-blast-sorcerers-house-caused-explosives.html 2013-01-30T17:38:00Z