A stampede in eastern India killed six women Sunday as devotees returning from a religious festival rushed to get onto a jetty, a minister said.
Some 1.5 million people had assembled at Gangasagar in West Bengal state to take a holy dip in the river on the occasion of the Hindu harvest festival of Makar Sakranti.
The devotees were onRead more
An Iranian delegation is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia late February to discuss the next hajj season, Saudi media reported Saturday.
Iran was among 80 countries that have received invitation to take part in the season, despite that Iran decided to boycott the last Hajj season, in which it cited the reason for fearing the safety of its pilgrims afterRead more
Spraying sterilization substance at furniture storage section on board of an EgyptAir flight heading for Lagos set off a fake fire alarm.
Being keen on passengers' safety, the plane was evacuated and another plane is being prepared to transfer the passengers from Cairo to Lagos, EgyptAir said in a statement on Sunday.
Three passengers were wounded due to a stampedeRead more
At least 23 inmates have died in a fire at an Ethiopian prison where anti-government protesters are reportedly being held, the government has said.
The BBC quoted a government statement Tuesday as saying 21 died of suffocation after a stampede while two others were killed as they tried to escape.
Some local media have disputed the account, citing unnamed witnessesRead more