Accidents and disasters
UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill
LONDON (AP) — BP is seeking to stop paying millions of dollars in what it calls spurious compensation claims stemming from the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Part of a shoe factory in Cambodia collapsed while several dozen workers were inside the building early Thursday, and police say two bodies have been pull
Jordan jet crashes near Syrian border, 2 killed
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's military says a trainer jet has crashed near the Syrian border, killing its two Jordanian pilots.
At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A tornado ripped through a picturesque lakeside North Texas town on Wednesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and destroying or damaging homes, authorities s
Nepal plane crash injures 21, including 8 Japanese
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board.








