The survivors of a mid-air tragedy in which 129 people are believed to have died are being treated for shock.

More than 120 passengers died when they were sucked out of a transport plane when its massive rear cargo door burst open at 7,000 feet over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 100 passengers died when the doors of a Soviet-era plane opened mid-flight over the Democratic Republic of Congo, military officials said today.

Up to 120 fans have been killed in a stampede at a packed soccer match between two of Ghana’s leading teams.

At least seven people were crushed to death and 51 injured when panicking crowds went on a stampede during a riot at a soccer match between two of the Congo’s top teams.

The body of slain Congolese president Laurent Kabila has been flown to the provinicial capital Lubumbashi.

The body of Congolese president Laurent Kabila will lie in state in Kinshasa for two days before his funeral.