Several Dead After Explosion and Fire at New Year’s Party in Switzerland
The police said the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. after an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana. The number of deaths and injuries was unknown.
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Slow Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia
Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Boat Strikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them.
Mexico Train Derailment Kills 13 People
The train was carrying around 250 passengers and crew members on a cross-country route linking the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 people were injured.
Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea
Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families.
Passenger Train in India Hits Elephant Herd, Killing Seven
No people were injured in the accident, despite a partial derailment. As elephant habitat shrinks, such deadly encounters are on the rise.
A Woman Froze to Death on an Alpine Trek. Is Her Boyfriend to Blame?
A man in Austria was charged in the death of his girlfriend after leaving her behind, in a case testing ideas of freedom and responsibility in the mountains.
Taiwan’s Subway Stabber Planned His Deadly Spree, Police Say
Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.
Taiwan’s Subway Stabber Planned His Deadly Spree, Police Say
Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.
Sudanese Refugees Describe Their Escape From Darfur
No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.