Netherlands

Crane crash during elaborate marriage proposal

An elaborate marriage proposal in the Netherlands went badly wrong when a crane being used to drop the would-be suitor into his girlfriend’s garden

15 December 2014

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Ship capsizes in Lake Tanganyika killing over 100

14 December 2014

USA

Fur flies as Chicago hotel evacuates amid chlorine gas leak

People dressed as bears, raccoons, tigers and other animals were forced to evacuate a hotel in Chicago when the Midwest FurFest Convention was disrupted by a chlorine gas leak.

8 December 2014

Serbia

Safety helmet saves Serbian minister from falling ice

Serbia’s energy minister unwittingly illustrated the dangers posed by a cold snap as he toured an eastern region. Aleksandar Antic was saved by his

5 December 2014

No Comment

China: Lucky escape for driver after car plunges into river

3 December 2014

Cuba

French tourists hurt in Cuba coach crash

More than 40 French tourists have been injured, seven critically, in a coach crash in central Cuba.

2 December 2014

World News

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies two days after being hit by ball

27 November 2014

Egypt

At least 18 killed in Cairo building collapse

25 November 2014

United Kingdom

Two dead after sofa hoist goes wrong in London

21 November 2014

Germany

Plane carrying U2's Bono lost hatch while approaching Berlin

13 November 2014

USA

Crash-test dummies go up a size to help save obese drivers

31 October 2014

Ireland

In pictures: Two Ryanair planes collide at Dublin airport

7 October 2014

Sport

Speed: Bianchi seriously injured

5 October 2014

Switzerland

11 people hurt in Swiss train derailment

13 August 2014

United Kingdom

Watch: child rescued from London track 'seconds before train arrives'

12 August 2014

Russia

Two detained following deadly Moscow metro derailment

16 July 2014

Korea

North Korea's Kim takes centre stage with a limp

8 July 2014

USA

Watch: Drama as off-duty cop saves man from petrol pump blaze

17 June 2014

Spain

Eurofighter jet crashes at Spanish base

9 June 2014

Libya

Libya: At least 40 people die after migrant boat sinks off

11 May 2014