Serious crash - Melville, Hamilton
Police are responding to a serious crash at the intersection of Ohaupo Road and Lorne Street in Melville, Hamilton.The single-vehicle crash occurred about 9.50am.Initial indications suggest one person has been seriously injured.Diversions are being put in place and motorists are asked to avoid the area.ENDSIssued by Police Media Centre Source: NZ Police.....»»
Malaysian military copter crash kills 10 in training
Malaysian military copter crash kills 10 in training.....»»
Cavite helicopter crash: Navy forms team to probe why chopper went down
MANILA, Philippines — A team to investigate the helicopter crash in Cavite that killed two of its pilots has been formed on Thursday by the Philippine Navy. This was according to Navy spokesperson, Cmdr. John Percie Alcos on Friday. Alcos said in an interview over Radyo 630 on Friday that “The investigation team was already.....»»
Motorcycle rider dies in crash
A motorcycle rider died in a vehicular crash along Quirino Highway in Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon......»»
Philippine road crash kills woman, injures man
MANILA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A woman was killed after the motorcycle she and her husband were riding was hit by an overtaking bus along a highway in Rizal province of the Philippines at dawn on Monday, police said. Police said the accident occurred around 4 a.m. while the couple traveled along a highway in Taytay town. The woman died at the crash site, while her husband sustained injuries in the left arm......»»
Death toll in truck crash in central Philippines rises to 15
MANILA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the truck crash in the central Philippines on Wednesday rose to 15 as one of the critically injured died in a hospital, police said Thursday. Police said two other injured people are recuperating at a local hospital. The truck was traveling along a highway in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental province on Wednesday afternoon, when the driver lost control of the.....»»
Death toll in truck crash in central Philippines rises to 15
MANILA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the truck crash in the central Philippines on Wednesday rose to 15 as one of the critically injured died in a hospital, police said Thursday. Police said two other injured people are recuperating at a local hospital. The truck was traveling along a highway in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental province on Wednesday afternoon, when the driver lost control of the.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 14
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities recovered the bodies of two individuals, who were killed in an aircraft crash on Tuesday. The two victims are Malaysians aged 30 and 42 and had died at the place of the incident, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Tuesday. (Malaysia-Plane Crash-Death) - - - - KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 13
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities launched a search and rescue operation on Tuesday following a plane crash in Selangor state. The aircraft, which crashed around 1:30 p.m. local time, had two on board including its pilot, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said in a statement. (Malaysia-Aircraft-Crash) - - - - NEW DELHI -- Police Tuesday fired dozens of tear smoke shells and used drones t.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 13
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities launched a search and rescue operation on Tuesday following a plane crash in Selangor state. The aircraft, which crashed around 1:30 p.m. local time, had two on board including its pilot, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said in a statement. (Malaysia-Aircraft-Crash) - - - - NEW DELHI -- Police Tuesday fired dozens of tear smoke shells and used drones t.....»»
Florida: 2 dead after jet plane crash lands on highway, collides with vehicles
A private passenger jet with five people aboard crash-landed on a busy Florida highway and collided with two vehicles on the ground in a fiery accident on Friday that killed two people, according to authorities and news footage from the scene. The Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet, which took off from Ohio, was on approach.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 21
KABUL -- Four people onboard a Russian plane that crashed in Afghanistan's airspace on Saturday were found injured on Sunday, local officials said. (Afghanistan-Plane Crash) - - - - JAKARTA -- At least two people died and 16 others were injured after the bus they were on rolled five meters down a highway in Central Java on Sunday, according to local police. The crash took place in Pemalang Regency.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 21
KABUL -- Four people onboard a Russian plane that crashed in Afghanistan's airspace on Saturday were found injured on Sunday, local officials said. (Afghanistan-Plane Crash) - - - - JAKARTA -- At least two people died and 16 others were injured after the bus they were on rolled five meters down a highway in Central Java on Sunday, according to local police. The crash took place in Pemalang Regency.....»»
Waikato Expressway near Rangiriri open following crash
The North bound lane on the Waikato expressway near Rangiriri is now open following a single vehicle crash earlier.ENDS Source: NZ Police.....»»
DA cites serious implications of banning genetically modified products
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Dec 17 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Advisory Team (DA-BAT) has cited serious implications of the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision of banning “the use, testing,........»»
A serious humanitarian crisis
A serious humanitarian crisis.....»»
Destabilizing
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister are confirmed killed in a helicopter crash. This event produces much political uncertainty......»»
3 dead, 2 injured in car crash in Philippines
MANILA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Three elderly people have been killed and two others critically injured after their car hit a concrete post along a highway in Laguna province, south of Manila, police said Monday. Police said the accident happened around 6 p.m. local time Sunday while the group, which included people in their 60s and 70s, was traveling south to Quezon province. Initial investigation showed that.....»»
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63. Raisi’s sudden death,.....»»
5 dead, 4 injured in three-vehicle crash in Philippines
MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle collision in Quezon province, southeast of the Philippine capital, before dawn on Wednesday, police said. Police said the fatal accident happened around 2:30 a.m. local time when a speeding truck crashed into a three-wheeled motorcycle carrying nine people while traveling along a highway in Lopez town. The collision cau.....»»
1 dead, 5 injured in road crash in Philippines
MANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- One person died and five others were severely injured after their car fell off a bridge in Camarines Sur province, southeast of the Philippine capital, amid a heavy downpour on Sunday morning, local media reported. A local news outlet, quoting the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the sedan car was traveling southbound when the accident occurred around 11:30.....»»