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Everest guides accused of poisoning climbers in $20M scam

According to a Nepali police investigation, Mount Everest guides have been accused of secretly drugging foreign climbers to trigger costly aerial evacuations. This scheme is believed to be part of a $20 million (£15 million) insurance fraud operation.

03 Apr 2026-19:35
Gas poisoning hits family in Nakhchivan, one dead

One person has died and five children have been hospitalised following carbon monoxide poisoning in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave, local media reported on Saturday.

14 Feb 2026-11:59
Food poisoning in Azerbaijan kills 11-year-old

Four members of the same family were reportedly poisoned in Azerbaijan’s Salyan district, with an 11-year-old child dying after being hospitalized, according to local medical officials.

12 Feb 2026-17:45
Deadly gas poisoning kills one in Azerbaijan’s Yevlakh

A tragic carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Yevlakh has left one person dead and four others hospitalized, local authorities confirmed.

22 Jan 2026-09:43
Carbon monoxide kills four miners in N. Afghanistan

At least four miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a precious stones mine in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province on Friday, local police said.

10 Jan 2026-10:30
Mass poisoning hits Almaty train film set

On December 11 KazNet, an internet provider operating in Kazakhstan, was shaken by reports of dozens of people being poisoned while filming a project on a train in Almaty.

12 Dec 2025-13:20
Smoke poisoning at Azerbaijan school hits 20

According to the Salyan Central Hospital, 20 people were hospitalized on December 5 after experiencing symptoms of smoke inhalation.

05 Dec 2025-17:30
15 students poisoned by smoke in Azerbaijan

In Salyan, the number of students affected by smoke poisoning at a local school has risen to 15. The incident occurred at the Yukhary Nokhudlu village school and was caused by a blockage in a pellet stove, which led to smoke spreading in the building.

05 Dec 2025-16:20
Ecuador’s president claims attempted poisoning with tainted chocolate

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has claimed he was the target of an attempted poisoning after receiving chocolate and jam allegedly laced with toxic substances.

24 Oct 2025-14:08
Bashar al-Assad survives alleged poisoning attempt in Russia

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Wednesday that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad narrowly escaped an assassination attempt while in Russia.

02 Oct 2025-11:43

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