Brazil Trail Guide Dies After 500-Foot Fall During Group Hike

 

A 44-year-old guide on a group hike died when he fell more than 500 feet (152 meters) off the top of a popular viewpoint on Pedra do Macaco trail, in the municipality of Marica, east of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, after slipped while attempting to descend from the summit. See Full Story>

Child Driver Kills 10 Thai Monks on 161-Mile Pilgrimage Walk

 

An 11-year-old boy in northeast Thailand stole his family's pickup truck while home sick from school and crashed into a procession of Buddhist monks taking a 161-mile (260km) pilgrimage walk in Mukdahan province, killing 10 people and injuring at least 11 others. See Full Story> 

Pakistan Passenger Bus Plunges Into Ravine, Killing 40

A passenger bus carrying 48 people traveling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a ravine in the mountainous region of Dana Sar, near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, killing 40 people and injured eight others. See Full Story>

More Than 1,400 Dead, 68,000 Missing in Massive Venezuelan Double Earthquakes

 

Two magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes which struck less than a minute apart and were followed by several shallow aftershocks left more than 1,400 dead, 68,000 missing, destroyed homes and buildings, and knocked out power in and around the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas, as international rescue teams continue to search for survivors. See Full Story>

Pilot Killed After Small Plane Hits Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper

 

The pilot of a Sunward SA 60L Aurora died after the plane struck the CITIC Tower, an 108-story building and Beijing's tallest skyscraper which reaches a height of 1,700 feet (528 meters), injuring 13 others who were not on board, as authorities in China continue to investigate the incident. See Full Story>