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Hot-Air Balloon Crashes in Egypt, Killing At Least 18

Hot Air Balloon Explosion

A hot air balloon full of tourists exploded near the southern city Luxor just after dawn Tuesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring three in the latest blow to Egypt’s moribund tourism industry.

 

Egyptian train hits school bus, 49 children killed

Egyptian security officials say grieving families in the central province of Assiut have cut off roads and denied the prime minister access to the scene of a train accident that killed at least 49 kindergartners....

 

Airline official: 40 survivors rescued from Congo plane crash

Airline official: 40 survivors rescued from Congo plane crash

The CEO of a regional airline operating in Congo says a passenger plane crashed on its way from the capital to the city of Kisangani.

 

55 dead, 38 injured in Nigeria truck crash

At least 55 people were killed and 38 injured when a truck carrying fertilizer crashed into a crowd of people in Nigeria's Kogi state, a federal official told CNN.

 

Trains collide in Egypt, killing 20

Trains collide in Egypt, killing 20

Between 15 and 20 people died Saturday when two trains collided outside of Cairo, Egypt, and officials expect the death toll to rise, the country's Interior Ministry said.

 

Tsvangirai Calls Crash an Accident

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe said on Monday that a car crash that killed his wife on Friday was an accident, news reports said.

 

Zimbabwe PM's wife killed in car crash

Zimbabwe PM's wife killed in car crash

Zimbabwe's new prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been involved in a car accident, his party said Friday.

 

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