Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 1, 2015
Washington long has had an unholy alliance with one of the world's worst abusers. We must cut those ties. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2010
A local festival took a fatal turn in Cambodia on Monday night, when a stampede occurred after panic broke out among a crowd packed onto a bridge, causing dozens to be trampled or flung off the side. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 25, 2010
Nineteen people were killed in a crowd panic at a free German dance music festival. Officials have launched an investigation into the deaths, which reportedly occurred after authorities repeatedly were warned about dangerous conditions. About 1.4 million people attended the event in Duisburg. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 1, 2008
At least 147 people were killed and many more wounded when a wall collapsed at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, India, setting off a stampede of devotees there to observe the Hindu Navaratra festival on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 4, 2008
A stampede of worshipers at an Indian temple killed at least 140 on Sunday, many of them women and children. Rumors of a landslide had caused thousands of pilgrims to flee the site, trampling others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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