Topic: Injuries And Traumas
A mysterious explosion hit a Japanese oil tanker near Iran in the vital Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, spotlighting a potential threat in a chokepoint for global oil supplies. There were differing theories about the cause of the blast -- which did not cause any serious injuries or an oil spill -- ranging from a terrorist attack to an explosion of ...
At least six people died and more than 300 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about 10:00 am (0200 GMT), China National Radio said on its website. It said a pipeline carrying ethylene ...
At least two people died and up to 200 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about 10 a.m. (0200 GMT), China National Radio said on its website. It said a pipeline carrying ethylene ...
State media says an explosion at a factory in eastern China has injured about 100 people. The official Xinhua News Agency says the Wednesday morning blast occurred at a plastics factory in downtown Nanjing city in eastern Jiangsu province. Nearly 100 people were injured and rushed to ...
Mets left fielder Jason Bay has been diagnosed with a mild concussion and is out of the lineup for at least a few days. Bay hurt himself when he crashed into the wall Friday night while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. He played Saturday ...
Family and friends spent the past week standing vigil outside a Phoenix hospital room, praying Marlena Cantu would recover from severe injuries suffered in an Arizona traffic crash. But their world was turned upside down when they learned authorities had made a mistake — ...
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is expected to make a full recovery after being hospitalized for broken ribs during a Las Vegas recruiting trip. Athletic director Oliver Luck says Huggins fell in his hotel room Friday night and broke four ribs. He was taken to the ...
At least 20 people, including a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, were injured Friday when a bomb exploded at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, a general said. The blast seriously injured the candidate, Sayedullah Sayed, who was campaigning at the time. The incident took place in Bahramkhail, a village in Khost province's Ismailkhail district, on the eastern border with ...
Authorities were investigating the cause of a deadly crash Thursday in California's Central Valley that killed six people and seriously injured nine others when a Greyhound bus slammed into an overturned SUV. The bus, carrying 31 passengers on a route from Los Angeles to Sacramento, struck the SUV in front of it, skidded into a concrete center divider and ...
An overnight fire in a house on New York City's Staten Island has killed four people and seriously injured a child. The Staten Island Advance says the blaze started just after 4 a.m. Thursday in the attic of a two-story brick home in Port Richmond and ...