Victims in the Manitoba Crash Were 10 Minutes From Their Destination
A road trip to a casino turned deadly yesterday for 15 people aboard a bus in Manitoba, Canada, that collided with a semitrailer truck.
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Rescued From a Flooded Island Behind Russian Lines in Ukraine
To many, the destruction of a dam on the Dnipro River in Ukraine brought devastation. To some stranded in Russian-occupied territory, it brought freedom.
Russian Antiwar Activist Dies in Prison After Claiming He Had Been Tortured
Anatoly Berezikov is the first known person in Russia to die in police custody after being jailed for opposing the invasion of Ukraine.
Carberry, Manitoba, Highway Crash Kills at Least 15
A bus and a semitruck collided on a rural stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba on Thursday, the police said.
Dozens Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Near Greece
The disaster appeared to be one of the deadliest such episodes off the country’s shores in years, and there were fears that the toll would rise.
Cuban Government Is Responsible for Death of Oswaldo Payá, Report Says
The findings in the death of Oswaldo Payá contradict the Cuban government’s official version of what happened 11 years ago.
India’s Train Crash Killed Mainly the Poor Packed in Cheapest Cars
In India’s worst railway disaster in decades, nearly all of the 288 dead were in three crowded cars where passengers stand for long stretches.
Children Killed in Somalia Mortar Shell Explosion
A previously unexploded mortar shell went off as children were playing around it in a city in southern Somalia.
At Least 42 Are Dead and Thousands Are Displaced After Flooding in Haiti
Officials said that western portions of the country appeared to be the most affected by the flooding caused by heavy rain over the weekend.
India Funds New Trains Ahead of Safety Improvements, Analysts Say
Train travel in the country has gotten much safer, Friday’s disaster notwithstanding, but the government still puts high-profile projects ahead of basic safety improvements, analysts say.