School Firing

A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip Tuesday, officials said, with up to 25 feared dead.

The 23-year-old man accused of raping two nursery school girls in Badlapur, Maharashtra was shot dead by cops after he snatched a constable's gun and fired at a police officer, the police have said.

A blaze destroyed a dormitory at a Kenyan school on Sunday, police said, the third such incident in just days.

The 14-year-old student who shot dead two students and two teachers at his school in US' Georgia had sent an apology text to his mother before he opened fire, his grandfather told the New York Post.

The 14-year-old Georgia boy who opened fire at a classroom in his school, killing two students and two teachers, was raised in a troubled home, family and neighbours have said.

A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.

At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said Friday.

At least four people have died after a gunman opened fire at a high school in US's Georgia. Police and medics rushed to the school and the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown".

Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing two children and wounding five other people.

Prompt action by police and bystanders may have saved the lives of children on a school bus in Bihar's Gopalganj.

Locals set a school on fire in Assam's Karimganj district after a teacher was found allegedly showing porn to girl students.

A 15-year-old student was stabbed in a government school in Udaipur today, sparking tension in the city of Rajasthan. Nearly half a dozen cars were set on fire and incidents of stone-throwing were reported from parts of the city.

A five-year-old boy today brought a gun to his school in Bihar and shot another student, police said. The incident took place at the St Joan Boarding School in Bihar's Supaul district.

A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a gun today and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student badly injured, police said.

All 80 people stuck at Pali waterfall in Goa's Sattari taluka were rescued on Sunday by the state's Fire and Emergency Services and the police, an official said.

A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip Tuesday, officials said, with up to 25 feared dead.

The 23-year-old man accused of raping two nursery school girls in Badlapur, Maharashtra was shot dead by cops after he snatched a constable's gun and fired at a police officer, the police have said.

A blaze destroyed a dormitory at a Kenyan school on Sunday, police said, the third such incident in just days.

The 14-year-old student who shot dead two students and two teachers at his school in US' Georgia had sent an apology text to his mother before he opened fire, his grandfather told the New York Post.

The 14-year-old Georgia boy who opened fire at a classroom in his school, killing two students and two teachers, was raised in a troubled home, family and neighbours have said.

A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.

At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said Friday.

At least four people have died after a gunman opened fire at a high school in US's Georgia. Police and medics rushed to the school and the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown".

Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing two children and wounding five other people.

Prompt action by police and bystanders may have saved the lives of children on a school bus in Bihar's Gopalganj.

Locals set a school on fire in Assam's Karimganj district after a teacher was found allegedly showing porn to girl students.

A 15-year-old student was stabbed in a government school in Udaipur today, sparking tension in the city of Rajasthan. Nearly half a dozen cars were set on fire and incidents of stone-throwing were reported from parts of the city.

A five-year-old boy today brought a gun to his school in Bihar and shot another student, police said. The incident took place at the St Joan Boarding School in Bihar's Supaul district.

A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a gun today and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student badly injured, police said.

All 80 people stuck at Pali waterfall in Goa's Sattari taluka were rescued on Sunday by the state's Fire and Emergency Services and the police, an official said.