Tag: Accidents and disasters
Kosovo court convicts 1 Serb, 1 Albanian of 1999 war crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court on Tuesday jailed a Serb former police officer and an Albanian policeman convicted of murder and other war...
NTSB calls for more safety oversight of air tour operators
Federal safety officials are making another push for stricter oversight of air tour operators and hot-air balloon rides after several deadly crashes in recent...
Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently
SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...
Nurse, officer dead after inmate attack at Iowa prison
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A nurse and a correctional officer at a high-security prison in eastern Iowa died Tuesday after an inmate attacked multiple...
Truck carrying migrants overturns in Croatia killing 4
ZAGREB, Croatia — A freight truck overturned early on Monday in Croatia killing four migrants who were hiding inside, and injuring a number of...
King and queen of Belgium commemorate Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS — The king and queen of Belgium paid tribute Monday to the victims of the suicide bombings that killed 32 people and injured...
Last body recovered following Norway’s deadly landslide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Nearly three months after one of the worst landslides in modern Norway’s history, search teams have found the body of the...
Auto industry braces for more chip shortages after fire
NEW YORK — A fire at a plant owned by Japanese chipmaker Renesas could deepen the ongoing global semiconductor shortage that has especially hampered...
Shark bites 9-year-old boy as he body surfed in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 9-year-old Minnesota boy was bitten by a shark as he body surfed in Miami Beach over the weekend, his...
Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
