Shipyard explosion near Athens kills eight, injures four

An explosion and fire on a ship at a dockyard near Athens has killed eight people and injured four. The ship was undergoing repairs at the time."Rescue crews were trying to remove the final three bodies from the Panamanian-flagged Friendship Gas tanker ship at the Perama...

French shooting show injures 16

" Four of the wounded are in a critical condition, including a young child. A Defence Ministry official said the incident occurred during a demonstration of hostage-freeing techniques at a barracks in Aude. The soldier who fired the shots has been detained. It is not...

Military shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16

A public shooting demonstration in France went horribly wrong today when real bullets were used instead of fakes. No deaths have been reported, but 15 civilians were injured. I'll keep my eye out for updates."PARIS, France (AP) -- A military shooting demonstration in...

Chimney Collapse Injures Firefighters

"COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two firefighters were injured early Thursday as they battled flames in an east side home.The fire inside a vacant duplex on Burt Street started shortly after 1:30 a.m., 10TV's TinoRamos reported.Two firefighters were trapped inside the home when the...

Bus explosion kills 24, injures 66 in Sri Lanka

"Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said a civilian bus was attacked by a Claymore mine at about 7:45 a.m. (0215 GMT) in Okkampitiya, about 240 km southeast of Colombo, adding that many of the casualties were school children.The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

Can you help? A6 near Asda

A motorist stopped to assist a man being threatened which resulted in a serious assault. Did you witness the incident? "Police have arrested two men in connection with an assault on the A6 near Asda in Oadby, Leicester UK. An investigation was launched following the assault...