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A memorial has been held in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - the first in a series of events marking a decade since the disaster.
France Dijon: Driver targets city pedestrians
A driver shouting the Islamic phrase "God is great" in Arabic has run
down pedestrians in Dijon, France, injuring 11, two seriously, French
media say.
Ebola crisis: Outbreak death toll rises to 4,447 says WHO
The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447,
with the large majority of victims in West Africa, the World Health
Organization (WHO) says.
MH17 crash: Dutch minister says passenger 'wore oxygen mask'
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans has said that one of the 298
people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over eastern
Ukraine was found wearing an oxygen mask.
Thailand deaths: Police search for man after killings
Police in Thailand are continuing to search for a man they want to
speak to in connection with the deaths of two British tourists.
Tour bus plunges down ravine in Lao Cai killing 12
VietNamNet Bridge – A bus accident in Lao Cai late on the evening of
September 1 sent a bus veering off the road and plummeting down a
ravine, leaving at least 12 people dead and 41 others injured.
Train collision with rickshaw in Bihar death toll at 21
A train crash in the Indian state of Bihar on Monday left 21 dead and two injured, officials say.
Resolving the ethics of the Ebola dilemma
A group of ethicists will meet on Monday at the World Health
Organization to discuss the wisdom or otherwise of making an
experimental drug more widely available to those suffering from Ebola.
Port accident victims discharged
VietNamNet Bridge – Nine out of the 40 victims injured in the
accident in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Monday have shown
signs of recovery while undergoing treatment at the Viet-Tiep Friendship
Hospital.
HCM City requested to set up fund for victims of tree accidents
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Parks and Green Trees Company has
asked the city to establish a supporting fund to aid victims of fallen
trees.
Ukraine crisis: Tense divide in scarred Odessa
The southern city of Odessa was drawn dramatically into the Ukrainian
crisis on 2 May when more than 40 people were killed in a burning
building following street fighting.
South Korea ferry disaster: All navigation crew 'held'
All 15 crew members involved in the navigation of the ill-fated South
Korean passenger ferry Sewol are now reportedly in custody, facing
criminal negligence charges.
Death toll rises to 171 in S.Korean ferry sinking disaster
Death toll in South Korea's ferry sinking disaster continued to rise
to 171 on Thursday, but those recovered from the sunken ferry grew at a
relatively slower pace as search operations were hampered by the
unexpectedly swift currents.
SW China quake injures 32, rescue continues
The 5.3-magnitude quake that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province on
Saturday morning has affected 71,200 residents, injuring 32 people,
local authorities said Sunday.
Ebola outbreak in Guinea unprecedented - MSF
The Ebola outbreak that has killed 78 people in Guinea is "unprecedented", a medical charity has said.
Bodies of five students found beneath the sand in Dak Lak
VietNamNet Bridge – Going to a stream to catch fish, a man discovered
a human arm on the ground, next to four pairs of sandals. The police
then detected the bodies of five students buried under sand.
Pirate raids overwhelm local authorities, fishing industry
VietNamNet Bridge – Piracy off the coast of southernmost Ca Mau
Province is endangering local fishermen as authorities struggle to deal
with armed raids.
Men to face trial for rare coin scam
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has proposed that
the Supreme People's Procuracy prosecute three men for seeking to
swindle members of the public.
Toll rises to 23 killed, 146 injured in Beirut blasts
The death toll from the twin bombings that rocked area Tuesday near
the Iranian embassy in Beirut rose to 23 killed and 146 others injured,
the Lebanese caretaker health minister said.
In pictures: Historic flooding destroys central Vietnam
Floods triggered by torrential rains in the central region have killed
at least 31 people, left two missing and seriously injured three others,
disaster officials said on November 17.
