Accidents

Death toll from capsized Indonesian ship climbs as search widens for 107 missing

Coast guard and Navy personnel recovered 14 bodies from inside the ship over the past three days.

Hiker’s death puts spotlight on dogs on Japan’s mountain trails

A female hiker died in May after falling into a waterfall pool at Nishizawa Gorge in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Beaches on Australia’s west coast to remain shut after fatal shark attack

The victim, a male swimmer, died on Sept 18 after being mauled at Sorrento Beach, around 20km from Perth’s central business district.

Search called off for two missing divers in Palau, including 62-year-old Singaporean: Report

The search for the pair ended on Sept 11 without a successful recovery, local media reported.

Singaporean woman dies in Taiwan hospital two days after being run over by bus

The 67-year-old woman died from the severity of her injuries.

Pakistan maternity ward fire that killed 14 infants was ‘institutional failure’

A man carries the body of a newborn child who died following a fire at a Pakistan hospital on Aug 26.

Ferry accident revives Indonesia’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ myth

Indonesian shipwreck survivor saw vessel capsize in minutes then waited 10 hours for rescue

Rescuers carry a passenger of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in Indonesia’s Java Sea on Sept 13.

Australian woman dies after falling from cliff at Bali’s Kelingking Beach

The woman was brought to the top of the cliff after a 1 1/2-hour operation, but was pronounced dead at the clinic.

Amazon halts operations with cargo carrier 21 Air after fatal Miami crash

The Sept 6 flight overran the runway at Miami and killed five people on the ground.

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