Sixteen people were hurt when a limousine in a funeral procession hit the wall of a Queens, N.Y., bodega after the driver swerved to avoid another car. The procession was on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Witnesses …
A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigner and injuring almost two dozen other people, authorities said Friday. When firefighters arrived at the 15-story Grand …
A moderately strong earthquake cracked buildings and knocked televisions and glassware from tables Tuesday in a central Philippine province, injuring at least 10 people and sending others rushing outside in panic, officials said. The quake came a month after 58 …
Police in Sweden say a set of bleachers collapsed during a concert in Stockholm, injuring about 20 teenagers, one of them seriously. The accident happened during a performance Friday by Swedish disc jockey Avicii at the Globe Arena. Police say …
Blasts rocked the capital of the Republic of Congo Sunday morning after a weapons depot caught fire, officials said, killing and wounding unknown numbers people and forcing 2,000 to flee their homes. Another explosion struck the area early in the …
Police in West Tennessee say one man was killed and 19 other people were injured early Sunday when gunmen opened fire in a nightclub. Jackson Police Lt. Tyreece Miller said officers were called to the Karma Lounge in downtown Jackson …
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires’ busy Once station Wednesday, injuring at least 340 morning commuters, Argentina’s transportation secretary said. “There are people still trapped, people alive, and there may have been fatalities. …
Police say a BMW crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in suburban Washington D.C., killing the driver and injuring several other people. Authorities say the vehicle left the roadway and sliced through the large glass windows of the restaurant …
Two trams have collided in central Belgrade, Serbia, injuring 14 people. Doctors say that none of the injuries is life-threatening. They say the injured include the drivers of both trams. It was not immediately clear what caused the collision early …
An early morning fire that ripped through a Bridgeport, Conn., apartment building forced some people to jump from windows, but officials say everyone got out safely. The fire began around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at one of the buildings at the …