Accidents
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Iran offers condolences to Pakistan over hospital fire
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Referring to a fire in the maternity ward of a Pakistani hospital, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has expressed condolences and sympathy of the Iranian government and people to the families of victims of the incident.
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At least 14 infants die in a hospital fire in Pakistan
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan’s most prominent state hospitals.
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Multiple people killed in Montana shooting: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Multiple people, including children, died when a gunman opened fire at a Billings, Montana, home that was then set alight, authorities said Monday.
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Multiple people killed after collision involving police car
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A collision involving a police vehicle and a car near Middlesbrough in North East England left multiple people dead, police said Saturday.
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VIDEO: At least 7 killed in a hotel fire in Tarapith, India
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – At least seven pilgrims have been killed and several others injured in a hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, eastern India.
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One killed, four injured in a shooting in Kentucky Concert
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – One person was killed and four others, including two children, were wounded in a shooting at an outdoor concert in downtown Lexington, US state of Kentucky, on Saturday evening.
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Multiple people shot at Virginia State University
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A shooting involving multiple suspects and multiple people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. None of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening, the university said.
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6 killed, suspect dead in shootings in US State of Michigan
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A series of shootings in Michigan left six people plus a suspect dead Friday, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area.
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3 killed, 10 wounded in a shooting in Chicago
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in US Chicago due to multiple shootings over the weekend, according to media reports.
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At least 3 people dead in a shooting in US restaurant
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – A shooting at a US fast-food chain restaurant has left several people dead and the suspected shooter killed.
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China landslide death toll rises to 41: report
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41.
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2 dead, 5 injured in a shooting at Seattle Food Festival
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – A shooting killed two people and wounded five including a child on Sunday evening during a popular food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said.
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8 killed in landslide in China: report
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate.
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5 family members killed in shooting in southern Illinois
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Two teenagers were arrested on July 12 in connection with a targeted shooting in southern Illinois that left five members of the same family dead and two other relatives seriously injured.
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Five killed in India military transport plane crash
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country's remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement.
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6 people killed in Iowa domestic dispute: police say
TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Six people were killed in the US state of Iowa after a series of shootings that appeared to stem from a domestic dispute, police said.
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VIDEO: Driver rams into fans in Turkish sport event
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – A driver deliberately rammed into fans of Turkish club Galatasaray during their championship celebrations last night, injuring five people before fleeing the scene.
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3 killed in an attack at a home in SW Sydney, Australia
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – A man has been arrested after three people were killed in an attack at a home in southwest Sydney in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.
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VIDEO: Shooting in WH correspondents’ dinner in Washington
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired outside the event. Trump, the first lady and his Cabinet were unharmed.
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VIDEO: 4 killed in mass shooting in US’s Baltimore
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Four people were shot in a mass shooting near Baltimore’s Mondawmin Mall in Maryland, USA on Tuesday.
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VIDEO: People leaping from window in blaze building in Moscow
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – People were seen leaping from fourth-floor windows as a fierce fire ripped through a Moscow hostel. The 80-square-meter blaze left terrified guests with no other way out—some tied bed sheets to lower themselves.
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15 killed after passenger ferry capsizes in Northern Sudan
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – At least 15 people have died after a passenger ferry sank in River Nile State in northern Sudan, a source at Sudan's civil defense authority said on Wednesday.
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Plane crash in US kills 7, injures 1
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Seven people were killed, 1 crew member seriously injured after private plane crashed in snowstorm in Bangor, US state of Maine
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Russia chopper crash
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – A private helicopter has crashed in Russia's Perm region, leaving two people dead, APA's Russian bureau reports.
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At least 15 killed after bus plunges into ravine in Guatemala
TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, killing at least 15 people.
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Minister's plane crashes leaving Congo mine disaster
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Congolese Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and other members of his delegation survived an accident when plane they were flying in caught fire after veering off the runway on Monday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in S Arabia
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Forty-five Indian pilgrims have been killed after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in an accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, the police commissioner of India's Hyderabad city has said.
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4 cops shot in rural Kansas while responding to residence
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas.
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30 killed, others injured in terrible bus crash in Yemen
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – A horrific traffic accident in Yemen's Abyan province in south of the country left 30 dead and several others injured.