Four tourists die in hot-air balloon crash in ChinaOctober 13th, 2009 NANNING - Four Dutch tourists, including one woman, died Wednesday when a hot-air balloon caught fire and crashed in Guilin, a popular tourist destination in south China. Five passengers, all from the Netherlands, and two Chinese pilots were aboard when the accident took place in Maling Township of Lipu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Dutch diplomats detained in Pakistan for carrying illegal armsOctober 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police detained briefly two Dutch diplomats for carrying illegal weapons in Pakistani capital Islamabad a day ago, media reports said Wednesday. According to the liberal English-language Dawn newspaper, the officers stopped a suspicious diplomatic car with a camouflaged number plate in a high-security zone near the official residence of President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday.
Deadly attacks, crashes for US troops in AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 Deadliest days for US troops in AfghanistanSome of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in Afghanistan:
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Pilots hope balloons make it back from China in time for NM balloon fiestaOctober 2nd, 2009 Balloon Fiesta pilots wait for balloons from ChinaALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov.
Indonesian military plane crashes on Borneo island, killing 4September 7th, 2009 Indonesian military plane crashes, killing 4JAKARTA, Indonesia — A small Indonesian military plane crashed on Borneo on Monday with nine passengers and crew aboard, killing four, the national search and rescue agency said. The Nomad P837 light aircraft was on a routine patrol when it lost contact with air traffic control at around 1 p.m.
State TV says train in southern China derails, killing 4 people and injuring 50July 29th, 2009 Train derails in southern China, killing 4BEIJING — A landslide caused a train to derail in southern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 50, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region.
Chinese state media say at least 4 dead, 50 missing in Sichuan landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 China media say 4 dead, 50 missing in landslideBEIJING — A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 50 others missing, state media said. The dead were employees of an engineering company who were working on a hydropower project in Sichuan's Kangding county where the landslide occurred, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Chinese state media says at least 53 people missing in landslide in Sichuan provinceJuly 23rd, 2009 China media says at least 53 missing in landslideBEIJING — Chinese state media says at least 53 people are missing after a landslide hit a county in Sichuan province in the country's southwest. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that the landslide was triggered by heavy rain in Kangding county.
Chinese state media say at least 4 dead, 53 missing in Sichuan landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 China media say 4 dead, 53 missing in landslideBEIJING — A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 53 others missing, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the Ministry of Civil Affairs confirmed four people were killed and 53 others were missing in Kangding county, but gave no additional details.
List of plane crashes in IranJuly 15th, 2009 List of plane crashes in IranA list of plane crashes in Iran:
— July 15, 2009: A Caspian Airlines Tu-154M crashes in a field in northwest Iran, killing all 168 passengers and crew on board. — Nov. 27, 2006: An Iranian military plane crashed shortly after takeoff killing 36 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards.
Dutch defense ministry says a hijacked cargo ship has been freed; 1 crew member deadJune 23rd, 2009 Pirates free cargo ship near Somalia, crewman deadTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch Defense Ministry says Somali pirates have released a hijacked cargo ship aboard which one crew member was fatally shot. The ministry says Dutch marines are escorting the MV Marathon to a safe port.
A look at world's deadliest air disastersJune 1st, 2009 A look at world's deadliest air disastersA look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters:
June 30, 2009: Yemenia Airbus 310 enroute to the Comoros Islands crashes into the Indian Ocean with 153 people on board. June 1, 2009: Air France Airbus A330 runs into thunderstorms and crashes into Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing 228 people on board.
British tourist killed, 9 injured in hot air balloon accident in central TurkeyMay 29th, 2009 Hot air balloon accident kills 1 in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — A hot air balloon crashed Friday in central Turkey, killing a British tourist and injuring nine other passengers in Cappadocia, where many tourists take rides above area's volcanic cones. "The injured were mostly Britons," mayor Nuri Cingil said by telephone, confirming the death toll.
Car crashes into liquor store in California, killing woman, injuring 2 othersMay 12th, 2009 1 dead after car crashes into Calif. liquor storeCOMPTON, Calif.
China reopens land border with North Korea to touristsApril 30th, 2009 China reopens border with North Korea to touristsBEIJING — China has reopened its land border to tourists traveling to North Korea after a three-year break, with a group of 71 tourists visiting the isolated country, state media reported Thursday. The Chinese tourists left the city of Dandong in northeastern Liaoning province this week for a one-day tour of Sinuiju, on the other side of the Yalu river that marks the frontier, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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