Tag: Accidents
Former Polish dissident Litynski drowns trying to save dog
WARSAW, Poland — Rescue officials were searching Monday for the body of Jan Litynski, a Polish communist-era dissident and democracy-era politician who drowned in...
Italian vessels rescue 47 migrants after small boat capsizes
ROME — Italy’s coast guard and border police motorboats rescued 47 migrants whose small wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea south of a...
10 years after Christchurch quake, survivors share stories
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — One woman channeled her anger to ensure buildings are safer. Others have found peace after heartbreaking losses. Ten years after...
Logano wants peace at Penske following Daytona 500 crash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A truce has yet to be called in the Team Penske camp amid friction following the last lap Daytona 500...
F1 driver Alonso leaves hospital after cycling crash
ENSTONE, England — Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has left the hospital following surgery on his jaw, Alpine F1 said Monday.
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Judge lets civil suit in diplomatic immunity case move ahead
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia is letting a British family move forward with its lawsuit in the U.S. against an...
3 hurt in explosion at office building in Germany
BERLIN — Three people were hurt on Wednesday in an explosion at an office building in southwestern Germany, police said.
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Greek tax officer dies 7 months after axe attack in office
THESSALONIKI — A tax office employee who had been attacked with an axe in his workplace nearly seven months ago has died, a Greek...
Avalanche kills mountain climber in southern Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — An avalanche killed a mountain climber in southern Bosnia on Sunday, authorities said.
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Swedes acquitted of desecrating sunken ferry with robot dive
STOCKHOLM — Two Swedish nationals were acquitted Monday of desecrating a sunken ferry by sending down a robot in the Baltic Sea to film...
