5 killed, several injured in bus accident in GermanyRADEVORMWALD, Germany — A bus came off the road and plunged down a river embankment in western Germany on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several others, authorities said. Military plane crashes during parade where Ahmadinejad boasts of Iran’s military mightTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran is stronger than ever and warned that its military will “cut the hand” of anyone who attacks. But a military parade where he spoke was marred when an air force plane crashed, killing seven people, according to state radio. Rescuers search for survivors after quake in mountainous Bhutan kills at least 12GAUHATI, India — Rescue workers fanned out across eastern Bhutan on Tuesday, one day after an earthquake shook the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation and killed at least 12 people, officials and a state-run daily said. Earthquake kills at least 7 in remote, mountainous BhutanGAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan on Monday, killing at least seven people when their houses collapsed and damaging buildings across the region, officials said. Renault handed 2-year suspended ban from F1 in crash scandal; Briatore bannedPARIS — Renault has escaped severe punishment for ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash, receiving only a suspended two-year ban from Formula One’s governing body. Rescuers comb wreckage of small plane that crashed in Fla. Everglades with 4 believed on boardFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rescue crews are returning to the Florida Everglades to comb the site of a small plane crash that killed as many as four people on board. Greyhound bus crashes into truck on NJ Turnpike; driver, 5 passengers injuredCRANBURY, N.J. — A Greyhound bus has crashed into a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike, injuring the bus driver and five passengers and forcing a section of the roadway to shut down during the morning rush. Small plane with 4 aboard crashes in Florida Everglades; rescue teams report no survivorsMIAMI — Authorities say a plane with four people aboard has crashed in the Florida Everglades, with rescue teams finding no survivors. Puerto Rico police say man suspected in fatal stabbing is killed by car while fleeing sceneSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a man suspected of stabbing a 19-year-old to death was run over while trying to escape. Black Hawk crash kills US service member, wounds 12 others at American base in IraqBAGHDAD — A Black Hawk helicopter crashed at a major American air base in Iraq, killing one U.S. service member and injuring 12 others, the military said Sunday. Bear in Japan injures 9 at highway rest stop, shot dead inside souvenir shopTOKYO — A bear injured nine people at highway rest stop in central Japan before being shot dead in a souvenir shop, a firefighter said Sunday. NY-bound Lufthansa flight turns back to Frankfurt after oil leak reportedFRANKFURT — A New York-bound Boeing 747 operated by German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG turned back in mid-flight Saturday after the pilot reported that one if the plane’s four engines was leaking oil. At least 16 people die in highway collision in eastern ChinaBEIJING — At least 16 people died and 14 were injured Saturday in southeastern China after a truck hit a road maintenance vehicle from behind, sending it off a bridge, police and a news report said. Police say 2 dozen motorcycles crash on I-5 south of Portland; 2 critically hurtWILSONVILLE, Ore. — Oregon State Police say more than two dozen motorcycles, most of them belonging to the Brother Speed motorcycle club, crashed on Interstate 5 on Friday afternoon, blocking freeway traffic for hours. Navy, families of 3 killed in 1946 plane crash in Antarctica clash over bringing remains homeSAN ANTONIO — The Navy and families of three sailors killed in a 1946 plane crash in Antarctica are clashing over whether to bring the men home. Roller coaster cable snaps at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm, injuring 12-year-old boy, manBUENA PARK, Calif. — An amusement park in Southern California says a cable snapped on a roller coaster, sending a 12-year-old boy and a man to hospitals with injuries. States offer instant traffic updates via Twitter, sending mixed message on texting and drivingFiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a traffic jam. 12 Polish coal miners die in methane gas explosionRUDA SLASKA, Poland — A methane leak in a Polish coal mine set off an explosion Friday that killed 12 miners and left dozens injured, 15 of them in critical condition, officials said. Director of ‘The Cove’ dolphin-killing film will risk arrest to attend Tokyo film festivalTOKYO — The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan’s dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of “The Cove” at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested. Car trouble: Ohio couple’s bad day starts with being struck by one, then having theirs stolenSANDUSKY, Ohio — An Ohio couple got a double dose of bad luck when their car was stolen while they were hospitalized from a car accident on the same day. Prosecutor: Jury can be seated in retrial of Ohio drowning case despite ‘Dateline NBC’ showDAYTON, Ohio — Prosecutors are confident they will be able to seat a jury for the retrial of an Ohio man convicted of drowning his wife in the bathtub, despite an upcoming network television show about the case. AP IMPACT: Review shows gov’t rarely intervenes as Calif. mercury mines pollute water, fishNEW IDRIA, Calif. — Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California’s rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state’s major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people. Chlorine gas truck, cargo vehicle collide in Venezuela; 9 killed, 326 have breathing problemsCARACAS, Venezuela — The collision of a truck carrying chlorine gas and a cargo vehicle has killed nine people and provoking breathing problems in 326 others, authorities said Thursday. Teenager struck, killed by DC Metro subway train; officials say it might have been intentionalWASHINGTON — A teenage boy was struck and killed by a subway train in Washington, D.C., and investigators believe he may have stepped in the train’s path on purpose. Calif. jury says Fullerton father was legally sane when he drowned 4-year-old son in bathtubFULLERTON, Calif. — An Orange County jury says a father was legally sane when he drowned his 4-year-old son in a bathtub. Ohio couple’s car stolen while they are hospital after being struck by a vehicleSANDUSKY, Ohio — An Ohio man said it was a “wild” day when he and his wife were struck by a car while crossing a street and then had their own car stolen while they were in the hospital. Gregory Moses got a knee busted up when he and his wife were hit as they walked across an intersection in the northern Ohio city Monday afternoon. Judith Moses suffered a few bruises. Speeding bus plunges off road in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir; 25 dead, 30 injuredMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — A speeding bus whose driver apparently was eager to break his daylong Ramadan fast spun out of control Thursday and plunged off a mountainous road in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, killing 25 people and injuring 30 others, police said. Flavio Briatore says he quit to save Renault from crash scandalLONDON — Flavio Briatore said he quit as Renault’s leader to “save the team” as it deals with a scandal involving a crash during a race last year. The team, however, could still be thrown out of Formula One. No injuries reported as series of explosions hits outskirts of Myanmar’s biggest cityYANGON, Myanmar — A series of seven small explosions hit the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Thursday, but no casualties were reported. Cockpit voice recorder transcript shows copilot pleaded in vain for chopper to flyWASHINGTON — The copilot of a helicopter ferrying firefighters implored “Fly darlin’, fly darlin’, fly darlin’, fly darlin …’” as the chopper lost power and fell out of the air in a rugged area of Northern California last year, according to a cockpit voice recording transcript released Wednesday. Nine of 13 people aboard were killed. |
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