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1 dead, 33 injured after Belgium train crash releases toxic fumes
WETTEREN, BELGIUM (BNO NEWS) — A train carrying chemicals derailed and caught fire in northwest Belgium on Saturday, releasing toxic fumes that may have killed one person and sickened more… Read more
China: Two kindergarten girls die after rival principal poisons yogurt
SHIJIAZHUANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Two young girls in northern China have died after they drank from a bottle of yogurt that had been deliberately poisoned by the principal of… Read more
Death toll rises to 193 after quake rocks southwest China
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwestern China last week has risen to at least 193, the government said on Tuesday, adding… Read more
Afghan militants abduct 11 after Turkish military chopper makes emergency landing
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A Turkish military helicopter made an emergency landing in Afghanistan where members of the Taliban abducted 11 of those on board, local officials said Monday…. Read more
Indonesia: Dozens feared dead after boat capsizes in Kalimantan
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A boat carrying dozens of people capsized in a river in Indonesia’s island of Kalimantan killing at least one person while several others went missing,… Read more
Death toll reaches 6 after boat capsized in central China river
CHANGSHA, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll in Tuesday’s boat accident in a central China river rose to six on Thursday, local authorities said. The accident took place on… Read more
At least 34 killed in Pakistan after 7.8-magnitude earthquake
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 34 people killed after powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Pakistan border, officials said Tuesday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck at around 10:44 local time approximately… Read more
Gunman killed after 4-hour hostage crisis in Georgia
SUWANEE, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) — A Georgia man who had taken four firefighters hostage, was shot and killed by a SWAT team, ending the ordeal on Wednesday evening, local authorities… Read more
Mandela ‘much better now’ after week in hospital
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) — The condition of former South African President Nelson Mandela is continuing to improve and doctors say he is “much better now” than when he… Read more
Texas authorities on manhunt after two inmates escape
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — Authorities in northeastern Texas have launched a manhunt for two prisoners who escaped from a local jail, causing panic among locals, officials said on… Read more
