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Twenty-five dead after bus crashes and catches fire

A burst tyre caused a bus to lose control, crash into a road divider and go up in flames – killing 25 people –...

Electrical fire sends smoke billowing from under New York’s famous Tiffany store

An electrical fire in a transformer that serves the Tiffany & Co store on New York’s Fifth Avenue spewed thick grey smoke from under...

Clean-up begins after train with hazardous load falls into Yellowstone River

Work is under way to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana after a bridge...

Tornado and strong winds kill three and knock out power in multiple US states

A tornado has struck an Indiana home, killing one man and injuring his wife while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell...

Myanmar burns seized drugs worth $446m as illicit trade booms

Authorities in Myanmar have destroyed drugs worth more than $446 million seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day,...

Mercenary leader ends revolt but raises questions about ‘weakness’ in Kremlin

The greatest challenge to Russian president Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who...

Wagner chief halts march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’

The head of the Wagner force said he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps...

Putin vows to punish armed rebellion ‘betrayal’ by mercenary chief

President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish the organisers of an armed rebellion in Russia after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led his troops out...

Wagner Group chief defends ‘patriots’ as forces enter key Russian city

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country, and called his Wagner Group fighters...

Exploding fire extinguisher kills student during drill at school in Thailand

A fire extinguisher has exploded and killed a student during a fire drill held outdoors in sweltering heat at a high school in Thailand’s...

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