Massive galaxies were formed by collisions billions of years after Big Bang

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:34

A new research from the Niels Bohr Institute has shown that massive galaxies were formed by explosive star formation that was set in motion by the collision of galaxies a few billion years after the Big Bang.

School bus collides with truck, 8 children injured in Noida

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:09

Eight children were injured, two of them critically so, when their school bus collided with a truck here this morning in the fog.

Two dead after Japan navy collision: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:16

Two men died after their fishing boat collided with a Japanese naval vessel in waters between two of the country`s main islands, a report said on Wednesday.

Two critical after Japan navy collision

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:20

Television footage showed the upturned hull of a small fishing boat in the Seto Inland Sea off Hiroshima after what the coastguard said was a collision at around 8:00 am with the Osumi, a naval transport ship.

Evacuations urged in North Dakota after oil train collision

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 11:35

Residents within 5 miles (8 km) of Casselton were urged to evacuate to avoid contact with the smoke. Residents within 10 miles were asked to remain indoors.

Train collision in North Dakota sets oil rail cars ablaze

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 06:47

A BNSF train carrying crude oil in North Dakota collided with another train on Monday, setting off a series of explosions that left at least 10 cars ablaze, the latest in a string of incidents that have raised alarms over growing oil-by-rail traffic.

18 mourners killed in Indonesia road collision

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 17:07

Police officer Capt. Mustofa says the pickup was carrying a group of 29 mourners from East Java`s Probolinggo town who were on their way to pay respects to their relative.

29 killed, 30 injured in Egypt train collision

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 11:36

At least 29 people were killed and 30 injured when a freight train crashed into a number of vehicles near the Egyptian capital of Cairo in the early hours of Monday, a media report said.

Call for destroying asteroids that pose threats to Earth

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 12:52

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi and his predecessors in New York City have asked world governments to prepare to protect humanity from asteroids on a collision course with Earth.

22 injured in Spain commuter train collision

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 17:01

Spain`s state rail company says 22 people suffered minor injuries when a commuter train crashed into another train in a station in the northeastern city of Barcelona.

3 killed, 35 injured in road mishap

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 11:26

Three persons were killed and 35 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on the Kharar-Kurali road in Punjab`s Mohali district.

Rajasthan: 6 killed in collision between jeep, truck

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 09:38

Six persons, among them three children and one woman, were killed and four others injured when the jeep they were travelling in was hit by a truck on the National Highway in the district`s Shrikolayat area, police said.