Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Wreckage of buses are seen after a pileup on Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura district of Indian's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Dec. 16, 2025. The death toll from Tuesday's multi-vehicle collision has risen to 15, with around 48 people injured, local police confirmed by phone. Up to seven buses and three cars were involved in the pileup amid heavy fog. The collision immediately caused the vehicles to catch fire, resulting in numerous casualties. (Photo by IANS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Wreckage of buses are seen after a multi-vehicle collision on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura district of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Dec. 16, 2025. The death toll from Tuesday's multi-vehicle collision has risen to 15, with around 48 people injured, local police confirmed by phone. Up to seven buses and three cars were involved in the pileup amid heavy fog. The collision immediately caused the vehicles to catch fire, resulting in numerous casualties. (Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Mathura Expressway Accident Aftermath - India

Wreckage of buses are seen after a multi-vehicle collision on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura district of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Dec. 16, 2025. The death toll from Tuesday's multi-vehicle collision has risen to 15, with around 48 people injured, local police confirmed by phone. Up to seven buses and three cars were involved in the pileup amid heavy fog. The collision immediately caused the vehicles to catch fire, resulting in numerous casualties. (Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

5 Israeli soldiers killed, 7 injured in Gaza by errant Israeli tank shelling

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7 dead, dozen hospitalized on migrant boat off Spanish coast

STORY: 7 dead, dozen hospitalized on migrant boat off Spanish coast SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work STORYLINE: At least seven people have perished and 12 others have been hospitalized after a migrant boat was rescued on Tuesday morning about 140 km south of Gran Canaria island, Spanish Maritime Rescue services said. The casualties were due to serious dehydration while the migrants aboard were attempting to reach the Spanish coast, the rescue services said. The boat was spotted at around 20:00 (1900 GMT) on Monday by a merchant ship, which alerted rescue services. Two helicopters and a rescue vessel were dispatched to assist. Two bodies were discovered on the migrant boat, while there were 34 survivors, comprising 27 men and seven women. They are reported from Sub-Saharan Africa. The survivors recounted that five individuals had perished during the perilous crossing from the northwe

7 killed, 18 injured in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod

STORY: 7 killed, 18 injured in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. pictures of the scene posted by Gladkov STORYLINE: Seven people were killed and 18 others injured in a Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod, Russia's Ministry of Health said Thursday. The attack targeted a shopping center in Belgorod, resulting in casualties, including one child among the deaths and four children among the injured, said the ministry. The shopping center, which houses a grocery store and a pharmacy, was severely damaged as a result of the rocket attack by the Ukrainian armed forces, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said in an earlier report. According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, the Russian air defense shot down 14 RM-70 Vampire MLRS rockets over the Belgorod region. The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the attack against civilians and civilian infrastructure, the

7 Palestinians, Israeli officer killed in West Bank

STORY: 7 Palestinians, Israeli officer killed in West Bank SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conflicts 2. various of Palestinians in the West Bank gathering to mourn the death of victims STORYLINE: Seven Palestinians were killed on Sunday morning by an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank, while an Israeli police officer was killed when her vehicle hit a roadside bomb, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Sunday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the seven victims were civilians, including four brothers from the village of Muthalath ash-Shuhada in the Jenin area of northern West Bank. Meanwhile, the Israeli army released footage of the drone attack, saying at least six of the casualties were militants. The killings took place as Israeli troops raided Jenin overnight between Saturday and Sunday, sparking clashes with local youth. Israel's paramilitary b

Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 2. various of a hospital receiving the injured after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 3. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in the capital of north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, provincial director for Information and Culture Asadullah Mustafa Hashimi said. "Seven people were killed and 17 others injured in the blast," the private television channel Tolonews quoted Hashimi as saying in its report. The blast took place when worshipers were inside the mosque in Pul-e-Khumri city to offer their Juma (Friday) congregation. Locals believe that the number of casualties is higher than reported. No

7 killed, 4 injured in car-bus collision in southern Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 4 injured in car-bus collision in southern Pakistan DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of hospital STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and four others injured on Friday in a road accident in Naushahro Feroze district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported. According to the reports, the accident took place near the Moro area of the district after a collision between a car and a passenger bus, resulting in casualties. Following the accident, local authorities and rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to the local hospitals, said the rescue service. The deceased included four men and three women, it added. Reportedly, the ill-fated bus was going from the country's eastern Lahore city towards the southern port city of Karachi. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

31 dead after barbecue restaurant explosion in northwest China

STORY: 31 dead after barbecue restaurant explosion in northwest ChinaDATELINE: June 22, 2023LENGTH: 00:00:35LOCATION: YINCHUAN, ChinaCATEGORY: OTHERSSHOTLIST:1. various of the explosion sceneSTORYLINE:The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in China's Yinchuan on Wednesday night has risen to 31, local authorities said Thursday.The blast happened at around 8:40 p.m. on a busy street in Xingqing District of Yinchuan, due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum gas from the operating area of a barbecue restaurant.The explosion resulted in 38 casualties, with 31 people confirmed dead despite rescue efforts, while seven individuals, including one in critical condition, are currently receiving medical treatment, according to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchuan, China.(XHTV)

CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-RESTAURANT-EXPLOSION (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-RESTAURANT-EXPLOSION (CN)

(230622) -- YINCHUAN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an explosion in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 21, 2023. The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Wednesday night, has risen to 31, local authorities said Thursday. The blast happened at around 8:40 p.m. on a busy street in Xingqing District of Yinchuan, due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum gas from the operating area of a barbecue restaurant.The explosion resulted in 38 casualties, with 31 people confirmed dead despite rescue efforts, while seven individuals, including one in critical condition, are currently receiving medical treatment, according to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-RESTAURANT-EXPLOSION (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-RESTAURANT-EXPLOSION (CN)

(230622) -- YINCHUAN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an explosion in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 21, 2023. The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Wednesday night, has risen to 31, local authorities said Thursday. The blast happened at around 8:40 p.m. on a busy street in Xingqing District of Yinchuan, due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum gas from the operating area of a barbecue restaurant.The explosion resulted in 38 casualties, with 31 people confirmed dead despite rescue efforts, while seven individuals, including one in critical condition, are currently receiving medical treatment, according to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

7 killed, 45 injured in twin blasts in NW Pakistan

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Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan

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7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan

STORY: 7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. "Obviously it was a roadside bomb, which struck a bus of the employees of Petroleum Directorate of Hiratan border town at 7:30 a.m. local time in Police District 3 of Mazar-i-Sharif city, leaving seven dead and six others injured," Waziri told reporters. The employees were going to their office when the blast occurred, the official said. Without providing more details, the official asserted that an investigation had been initiated into the incident. In the meantime, an eyewitness who declined to be named said that the number of casualties co