Report: Bus-truck crash in China’s southwest kills at least 18, injures 22

September 2nd, 2009 Report: Chemical explosion kills 18 in ChinaBEIJING — A chemical explosion in eastern China killed 18 people and injured 10 others on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred about 4 p.m.

August 21st, 2009 Landslide on Portuguese beach kills 1, injures 8LISBON, Portugal — A landslide at a Portuguese seaside resort killed one person and injured at least eight others Friday, officials said. Two people were missing.

August 21st, 2009 Landslide on Portuguese beach kills 5, injures 4LISBON, Portugal — A landslide at a Portuguese seaside resort killed five people and injured at least four Friday, officials said. Part of a cliff collapsed and buried bathers at Maria Luisa beach in Albufeira on the Algarve coast, said Marques Pereira, the head of maritime facilities in Faro.

August 18th, 2009 Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 in south MexicoTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Officials say at least two girls have been killed and four others seriously injured after being struck by lightning during an outdoor religious service in southern Mexico. Chiapas state officials say two girls, ages 12 and 14, died after being struck by lightning on a soccer field in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez.

August 13th, 2009 1 killed, 2 injured in Detroit police chaseDETROIT — The driver of a stolen pickup truck fleeing police died in a fiery crash Thursday morning after the truck collided with a minivan, another truck and a utility pole and burst into flames, authorities said. The two other drivers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, said Michigan State Police Trooper John Gora.

August 11th, 2009 Central Cuba crash kills 14, injures at least 33HAVANA —Fourteen people are dead and at least 33 hospitalized after two trucks loaded with passengers collided in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila. The government news agency AIN says the crash occurred Monday on the Central Highway outside Baragua, 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Havana.

August 3rd, 2009 40 killed in Zimbabwe bus crashHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe state radio says a crowded bus slammed into a truck on a stretch of highway notorious for accidents, killing 40 people and injuring another 30. Monday's radio report said the bus swerved to avoid another stationary truck on the southbound highway 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Harare on Sunday.

August 3rd, 2009 40 die in bus Zimbabwe bus crashHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe state radio says a crowded bus slammed into a truck on a stretch of highway notorious for accidents, killing 40 people and injuring another 30. Monday's radio report said the bus swerved to avoid another stationary truck on the southbound highway 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Harare on Sunday.

July 15th, 2009 French explosion kills at least 2PARIS — Local authorities say an explosion at a petrochemical plant in eastern France has killed at least two people and injured five. An official with the local governor in Moselle, 210 miles (340 kilometers) east of Paris, says the explosion occurred Wednesday at a plant in Carling/Saint-Avold.

July 14th, 2009 West Bank car accident injures 3 IsraelisJERUSALEM — The Israeli military says three Israelis have been injured after crashing their car in the West Bank. The military had earlier said that Palestinians pelted their car with stones, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash.

July 10th, 2009 Earthquake in China's south kills 1, injures 324BEIJING — A moderate earthquake rocked southwest China killing one person, injuring at least 324 others and collapsing some 18,000 homes, state media said. The magnitude-6.0 temblor, centered in Yunnan province's Yao'an county, also damaged nearly 40,000 homes on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency said.

July 9th, 2009 Quake in China's south injures more than 300BEIJING — An earthquake rocked southwest China on Thursday evening, injuring at least 336 people and collapsing 10,000 homes, state media said. The magnitude-6.0 temblor centered in Yunnan province's Yao'an county damaged some 30,000 homes, the Xinhua News Agency said.

June 14th, 2009 Fiery Calif. freeway crash kills truckerLONG BEACH, Calif.

May 2nd, 2009 Reports: Bus crash kills at least 26 in UzbekistanMOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the deaths of at least 26 people in a bus crash in a remote southwestern region of Uzbekistan. The reports say a bus with 50 people on board crashed into an excavator parked by the side of a highway in the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.

April 25th, 2009 10-vehicle NJ Turnpike crash kills 5, hurts moreMOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A 10-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the nation's most heavily trafficked highways, killed five people in one car and injured several others on Saturday afternoon.