disasters
Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan
World
October 30, 2023
Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan
CNN — At least 45 coal miners were killed in a fire sparked by a methane gas explosion at a…
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
World
December 2, 2019
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect…
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
World
April 2, 2019
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23
World
April 1, 2016
Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23
Indian police on Friday opened a case of culpable homicide against the company building an overpass that collapsed in the…
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
Egypt
May 26, 2010
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
A Manshiyet Nasser misdemeanor court has handed down sentences to a number of top Cairo officials for the September 2008…
Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
World
May 22, 2010
Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
New Delhi--As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India Express plane arriving from Dubai crashed and…
Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster
It’s a growing expectation that with each disaster that strikes in Egypt, two separate crises will unfold: the first a…
Life in the flood stream
Egypt
January 29, 2010
Life in the flood stream
Confusion remains over Rashid ferry crash
Egypt
December 6, 2009
Confusion remains over Rashid ferry crash
Eyewitnesses to Friday's ferry crash in Rashid have offered conflicting reports of what happened when two ferries on the Nile…