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At least 22 people have died in Iran in three separate incidents of poisoning by adulterated bootleg alcohol, Gulf News reports with a reference to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Despite tough penalties in force for alcohol …
Thousands of mourners packed into a sports hall to remember Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten on Saturday, two days after he was stabbed to death in the street in Almaty. The Olympic bronze medalist, who turned 25 in June, was knifed in broad …
At least eight Iranians including a baby have died over the past days after eating toxic mushrooms in western and northwestern regions of the country, Iran Front Page reports. Over 480 others have been poisoned during the past few weeks and are …
Eight schoolchildren were hospitalized after rehearsals for the festive march dedicated to May 7th in Uralsk, the Health Department of the West Kazakhstan Region reports. The first call to an ambulance was received today at 9.12 am from …
Iranian search and rescue teams dispatched to Mount Dena southwest of the country managed to find the black box of the ATR 72 plane that recently crashed in the area, killing all 65 people on board, a senior official said, Tansim News Agency …
According to the Turkish media, yesterday, a dangerous rapprochement happened between two Boeing-737 aircrafts - the Russian (Pobeda) and the Turkish (Pegasus) airplanes at the Istanbul Ataturk airport. As explained at the airport, the …
Turkey's state-run news agency says a gas explosion has occurred at a tax office in the Turkish capital of Ankara, ABC News reported. There was no immediate report of any casualties. The Anadolu Agency said the explosion …
An avalanche in Turkey’s southeastern province of Bitlis killed two soldiers and injured another seven during a military operation, hospital sources said, Reuters reported. The avalanche fell on the team of soldiers, the daily …
The tragic fate of sailors aboard an ill-fated Iranian oil tanker that had been burning near China’s eastern coast for a week has been sealed. Iranian officials say the vessel has fully sunk, and that available evidence indicates that all …
An oil tanker burning in the East China Sea for more than a week has finally sunk, Chinese media say, BBC reports. The Sanchi and a cargo ship collided 260km (160 miles) off Shanghai on 6 January, with the tanker then drifting …
The head of the airport of the Tajik city of Khoro, Dildor Maksudshoev, died, escorting a helicopter with President Emomali Rahmon to Dushanbe. "When the presidential helicopter began to take off, Dildor Maksudshoev was standing …
A fire occurred at a dormitory in Istanbul, local media report. Firefighters extinguished the fire in the shortest time. The cause of the fire has not been established yet. So far, no casualties have been reported. …
The forest fire, which broke out in the Turkish province of Mugla on Sept. 6, continues, the country’s media reported on September 7. According to the report, despite all attempts, firefighters failed to put out the fire, …
A tram hit two girls in Pavlodar, one of the victims died, the head of the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of Pavlodar region of Kazakhstan, Ruslan Ospanov said. The tragedy occurred today at 07.43 local time at the …
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, citing a statement from the Saudi aviation authority. "Nine corridors …
A girl from Russia died after swimming in a pool of one of Turkey’s resorts, the local media reported. It is known that an 11-year-old Russian girl felt bad after swimming in the pool, then she fainted and later she had a cardiac …
At least two US soldiers were shot dead by a soldier of the Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos …
Fighting between rival tribesmen in southern Iran left 22 people dead on Friday night, an Iranian lawmaker was quoted by …
A 67-year-old tourist from Russia drowned in the Dead Sea on Saturday, according to emergency services in Israel, IOL reports. "The man lay unconscious on the beach without a pulse and was not breathing," said Shanee Gamliel, …
On Friday night, six interurban public transport buses were destroyed by fire at a bus station nearby the bus terminal in Bursa, Turkey, News.am reports. According to the Cumhuriyet newspaper, those in charge of the bus …
