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The body of a victim is brought to a hospital after a truck lost control and ran over people causing multiple casualties, in Gwalior, India, October 18, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Out-of-control truck kills 13 at Hindu festival in India

A speeding truck in India killed 13 people when it ploughed into a crowd at a Hindu festival, officials said on Sunday, with President Droupadi Murmu describing the deaths as “heartbreaking”.

An ambulance carrying Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims stops in front of the emergency building of Calcutta Medical College and Hospitalas relatives of Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims mourn in Kolkata on October 16, 2026.

Festival Crush in Kolkata kills at least 17

Mr Jai Prashanth Rao had been under the mistaken impression that only deaths occurring within 24 hours of surgery required mandatory reporting to the coroner.

SGH Neurosurgery Head Under Probe For Not Reporting Patient’s Death to Coroner

Mdm Siti Hasmah and husband then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wave to his supporters during the National Front coalition 50th anniversary in Kuala Lumpur, 20 September 2003.

Malaysia Ex-PM Mahathir’s Wife Siti Hasmah Dies At 100

A couple stands along a river in the aftermath of the August 26 flash flood at Betrawoti Bazaar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 26, 2026. The August 26 flood, triggered by a glacial mountain collapse near the China-Nepal border, has killed more than 1,400 people, the majority in Nepal.

India, Nepal Face More Deadly Floods, Landslides

A motorist rides a motorbike near El Nino-affected dried-up paddy fields in Jonggol, West Java, Indonesia. Other countries in Southeast Asia, India and Pakistan could also be affected.

‘Super’ El Niño Could Cause 451,000 Excess Deaths By Feb 2027

Relatives of Sabin Timalsina, 21, mourn during his cremation rituals using an effigy as his body remained missing following the deadly flash floods and mudslide, on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2026.

Nepal Disaster: Seeing Humans as Humans

The accused and his victim were known to each other.

Indian National Charged with Murder at Tuas South

Both called for unity and for Singaporeans to stand firmly against racism in all its forms.

MoS Dinesh, MP Alex Yam Urge Compassion for Missing Singaporeans in Nepal

Police officers carry victims who were airlifted from an area affected by flash floods and a mudslide, at the Maithili Barrack, an army training center, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal.

Nepal-Tibet Floods: Dead Being Buried as Thousand Are Missing

Army personnel carry a rescued resident at an army camp following flash floods, in Battar Bazar town of Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026.

Nepal-Tibet Flood: Death Toll Rises to More Than 400

He represented Malaysia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Malaysia Hockey Legend Sarjit Singh Laid to Rest

Relatives mourn after a toxic gas leak killed people at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard and Recycling Factory in Bangladesh's Chittagong..

Death Toll Rises In Bangladesh LNG Shipbreaking Accident

The incident occurred near Ashok Dham Temple in Lakhisarai district

Temple Stampede Kills 7 in Bihar

This is the third deadly fire in about a week.

One dead, four hospitalised in Race Course Road fire

State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) personnel rescue residents from a flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Kalapani village, Nagaon district, Assam, India, 05 August 2026.

Monsoon Floods, Landslides Kill More than 100 in India since July

This is the third deadly fire in about a week.

88-Year Old Dies in Race Course Road Flat Fire

A man searches for belongings amid the remains of his house, washed away by flash floods owing to heavy rain at a village in Assam's Sivasagar district on July 26.

Assam Floods Claim 78 Lives Amid Warnings Climate Change, Habitat Damage are Worsening Disaster

For 2025, ICA’s report has provisionally recorded 256 suicide deaths. This data is preliminary, which means it has not yet been finalised.

Suicide numbers among adults in their 30s rises

New births were lowest since independence in 1965

Less Babies Born Last Year While Deaths Increase

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash said the deaths are “deeply concerning”, even though a few fatal accidents were caused by other road users

7 Dead in Work-Related Traffic Accidents in First Half of 2026

Rescue operations remain in progress

Death Toll in Indian Tunnel Blast Rises to 22

Residents look at damaged vehicles after flash flood and landslide triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc at Rajouri district in India's Jammu region

India Floods and Landslides Kill at least 19

Devotees and members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) hold a rope attached to the chariot as they attend the Rath Yatra (chariot procession) of Lord Jagannath, organized by ISKCON in Mumbai, India,.

At least One Dead, 100 Injured in Crush at Indian Chariot Festival

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