Goa building collapse: Death toll mounts to 31, operations withdrawn

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:35

The death toll in Canacona building collapse has reached 31 with rescuers on Tuesday pulling out the last body from under the rubble before finally calling off the operations.

Four killed in German plane crash

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:52

Four people were killed when a small plane crashed in Germany`s Rhineland-Palatinate state Sunday, police said.

Death toll in Goa building collapse rises to 17

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 11:50

More bodies were retrieved from the debris of the collapsed building in Canacona town of Goa Sunday night, taking the death toll to 17, while over a dozen more people are still feared trapped in the debris.

Iraq sees highest annual death toll in years: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:02

The UN mission to Iraq says violence claimed the lives of 7,818 civilians in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years.

Six killed as gunmen attack media offices in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 02:45

At least two staffers and four suicide bombers were killed Monday in an attack against two media offices in Iraq`s Salahudin province, Xinhua reported.

Death toll from Philippines typhoon crosses 6,000

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 09:32

The number of people killed from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines crossed 6,000, authorities said Friday.

China market fire kills at least 15

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:13

At least 15 people were killed as a blaze engulfed a food market in China in the early hours of Wednesday, local authorities said.

Central African Republic death toll over 500: Red Cross

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:58

Aid officials in Central African Republic say more than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting.

Death toll from torrential rain in Brazil rises to 16

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 22:04

The death toll from torrential weekend rain in northeastern Brazil has risen from 11 to 16, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Death toll rises to 62 in China`s pipeline blast

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:43

The death toll from an oil pipeline blast in Qingdao City of China`s eastern Shandong Province rose to 62 after the body of the last missing person was retrieved, rescue officials said on Tuesday.

Glasgow helicopter crash death tolls rises to nine

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 14:40

The number of people killed after a helicopter crashed into a pub in Scotland`s biggest city Glasgow rose to nine, police said on Monday.

Death toll up to 26 in Syrian strike: Activists

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:32

The death toll from a government helicopter strike on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo has risen to 26 people including four children, said Syrian activists.