17 dead, 22 injured as lorry rams into mourners near crematorium in China
A lorry crashed into a group of mourners waiting outside a crematorium in south-east China, killing 17 people and injuring 22, Xinhua reported on Sunday.
Sun Jan 08 2023
'Once-in-a-generation' snowstorm kills 17 in US: Report
A snowstorm in the US killed at least 17 people in weather-related accidents and left more than 1.7 million homes and workplaces without power.
Sun Dec 25 2022
Florida jury spares Parkland school gunman from death penalty
The jury instead calls for life in prison without possibility of parole for Nikolas Cruz who killed 17 people at a high school.
Fri Oct 14 2022
Death toll rises to at least 20 in western Venezuela floods
More than 1,200 houses had been destroyed and 17 people remained missing as rescue workers search the wreckage, the state governor said.
Thu Aug 26 2021
Bus-train collision in central Thailand leaves 17 dead
At least 17 people died early Sunday when a train collided with a bus in central Thailand, officials said.
Sun Oct 11 2020
Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China
A total of 17 people were trapped in the mine, the Chongqing municipal government said on its social media account.
Sun Sep 27 2020
2-story restaurant collapses in China, killing 17 people
Hundreds of rescue workers, wearing hardhats and face masks, searched for trapped people in a daylong operation.
Sat Aug 29 2020
Missouri boat accident kills 17, including nine from one family
Divers have recovered the last bodies from the wreckage of a "duck boat" that sank during a storm on a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, including nine members of the same family.
Sat Jul 21 2018
Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu
Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, two weeks after a huge truck bomb killed hundreds of civilians in the city.
Sun Oct 29 2017
Shooting injures 17 people at Little Rock nightclub
At least one person injured in the shooting at a venue called the Power Ultra Lounge was initially listed in critical condition and has since been upgraded to stable.
Sat Jul 01 2017
UK to hold inquiry into London tower block fire as death toll rises to 17
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday promised a public inquiry into a fire that gutted a 24-storey apartment block killing at least 17 people.
Thu Jun 15 2017
Iran makes more arrests after Tehran attacks
Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with a twin attack on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials said.
Sun Jun 11 2017
Five dead, around 100 rescued after fire on Indonesia tourist boat
Along with five fatalities, 17 people were also injured, said Ferry Budiharso, a spokesman for the Thousand Island police, the area where the boat was heading.
Sun Jan 01 2017
Small girls stage suicide attack at Nigeria market, 17 hurt
Emergency services on-site in the town, the epicentre of the Boko Haram militant insurgency, said 17 people sustained injuries.
Sun Dec 11 2016
56-vehicle pile-up on Chinese motorway kills 17
The accident happened in snow and rainy weather in the northern province of Shanxi, on an expressway linking Beijing with Kunming,
Tue Nov 22 2016