17 kiiled in helicopter crash

ITANAGAR: 17 persons including three crew members were killed and six others injured when a helicopter caught fire and plunged into a gorge in Tawang district of the South Eastern Indian state Arunachalpradesh on Tuesday. The Pawan Hans Mi17 chopper was flying to Tawang...

70 feared killed in Iranian plane crash

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Wrong Anthem Played For Alberto Contador, History of Mishaps

The victory of this year's Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was marred when the wrong anthem was played at the celebration ceremony in Paris today; but, history shows that anthem mishaps in the sports...

England by Gaslight: Farts+Fuel+Flame=Pain

I always wondered if this could really happen, so a big thanks to the 12-year-old citizen myth-buster near Birmingham, England. It seems that igniting your farts can not only cause a gout of flame, but also wreak...

Man loses 21 relatives in sea mishap

The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported today that a man has lost 21 of his relatives on board the MV Princess of the Stars, which capsized off the island of Romblon amidst typhoon Fengshen. Marlon Traballo said...

BASE jumper leaps off cliff but chute fails to open

" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...

Dutch man suffers cut buttocks in joke mishap

"UTRECHT, Netherlands - Dutch police say a man who pushed his exposed buttocks against a restaurant window as a joke was injured when the glass broke and lacerated his behind.Authorities say a man, 21, and two others had run down a street Sunday morning with their pants...

RoundUp: Fireworks Spark off New Years Across the world

Fireworks, combat vests, snow, blackouts, soldiers, this new years eve was a wild one as people everywhere rang in the new year. Happy new years from NowPublic!"Not even a fractured foot could keep Ryan Visto...

Pissed Irish causes busway mishap

Never trust private school girls to behave..."An Irish tourist who drove onto Adelaide’s O’Bahn guided busway yesterday has been charged with drink-driving and treated for shock after schoolgirls on the leading bus exposed themselves to him..  The man was charged...

Kyra Phillips pokes fun at CNN mishap

"CNN news anchor Kyra Phillips appeared on the "Late Show With David Letterman" Thursday following a live-mic accident during a telecast of President Bush's New Orleans speech. Phillips went to the restroom while CNN was airing the speech Tuesday, unaware she was still...

17 killed in Himachal bus mishap

"At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured when a bus rolled 250 feet down into a gorge near here on Friday morning."

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