A fire broke out at a Venezuelan oil refinery loading pier, forcing the evacuation of workers and ships from the area.

The blaze began on Saturday morning while diesel was being loaded onto a ship f

Soldiers opened fire on a family's car at a checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and another person, authorities said.

It was at least the second time this year that a family has

At least 11 schoolchildren received burn injuries when their van caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district on Saturday, officials said.

All the students, who are in the age group of 8-13 years

Armed Maoists set on fire at least six trucks loaded with iron ore in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Dantewada district early on Saturday, police said.

"Maoists came out of forests around midnight and s

A stone-pelting mob on Friday clashed with police which opened fire killing a man and injuring two others in Kupwara district. The incident happened in Trehgam when a group of protestors pelted stones

Sixteen miners were killed when a fire broke out in a gold mine in eastern China, Xinhua reported on Saturday.

About 300 people were working underground when the accident occurred around 5 pm on Frid

As many as 13 people, including a GRP jawan, were injured when armed robbers opened fire and beat the passengers of an express train with rifle butts near Bhalui halt here early on Friday.

The robber

Visitors were evacuated from the Statue of Liberty here on Wednesday after a fire scare.

Officials said an elevator motor inside the statue's pedestal overheated and started smoking about 1:30 pm lo

Two food vans belonging to an Indian restaurant were set on fire on Monday in this Australian city, days after a blaze gutted a neighbouring eatery owned by a fellow community member.

Police and fire

Islamabad, July 14: Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province was once again on fire Wednesday after the assassination of nationalist leader Habib Jalib Baloch. Baloch, a former Senator and Balochistan