Haiti: 1 dead, 26 wounded in school panic

A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital Wednesday, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse, authorities said.

`The accident occurred when a trailer passing by caused a panic. Schoolchildren then rushed towards the exit,` civil protection director Alta Jean-Baptiste told the AFP.

Police charge 10 people in Brazil's worst plane crash

Police will indict 10 former government, airline and airport officials, and seek sanctions for Airbus employees, in Brazil`s worst plane crash that killed 199 people in Sao Paulo in 2007, a top investigator said Wednesday.

Seven dead, one survivor in plane crash off Canada's west coast

Seven people died and one man survived a plane crash Sunday on an island off Canada`s rugged west coast, a rescue center spokesman told AFP.

Police search for missing solo flyer in English Channel

French police launched a major search and rescue operation Sunday after a solo flyer`s aircraft vanished in the English Channel.

Police search for missing solo flyer in English channel

French police launched a substantial search and rescue operation Sunday after a solo flyer`s aircraft vanished in the English Channel.

Burkina Faso road accident toll rises to 67: officials

The toll in one of West Africa`s deadliest road accidents rose to 67 Sunday with the discovery of another body following the crash in Burkina Faso, authorities said, warning it could rise further.

At least 12 killed in Colombia landslide

A landslide that swept over part of an upscale development in the Colombian city of Medellin was feared to have killed at least 12 people, authorities said Sunday.

Suez Canal traffic halted briefly after ships collide

Traffic through the Suez Canal was halted briefly on Sunday after a collision between a Panamanian cargo ship and an Egyptian passenger ferry, a canal official told AFP.

There were no injuries reported in the accident, which happened near the Red Sea entrance of the waterway and closed the canal for just half an hour.

Safety conditions under scrutiny after deadly Romania mine blasts

Safety conditions in Romanian mines came under scrutiny Sunday after the country`s deadliest mining accident in recent years left 12 dead and 13 injured.

`This is too big a tragedy not to wonder about the causes,` said President Traian Basescu, who travelled overnight to the scene.

Two firemen killed in Paris car park blaze: police

PARIS, Nov 17, 2007 (AFP) - Two firemen died in an overnight fire in Paris when the blazing multi-storey carpark they were fighting to put out collapsed on top of them, police said Saturday.

Matthieu Mercier, 23, was found dead on the scene and his body was removed from under three storeys of concrete debris on Saturday morning.

Ludovic Martin, 21, died in hospital of his injuries early on Saturday morning, despite nine hours of attempts to revive him.

Both were non-commissioned officers in the Paris fire brigade, which is a branch of the military.

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