Families of the 37 sailors who died in that 'accidental' incident already had been given $27.3 million in compensation by Iraq before the gulf war.

Each party agreed to notify the other immediately in the event of an accidental, unauthorized or unexplained incident involving a nuclear weapon that could increase the risk of nuclear war.

The United States and the Soviet Union have an agreement intended to prevent accidental incidents at sea.

The gentleman on your extreme left--Mr. Forsyte, I think--spoke of an accidental incident.

Almost all students said that school had become a fearful place for them, where even an accidental bumping incident in the hallway could lead to a larger fight.

To reduce the risk of a catastrophic war, the nations promised to alert each other to "any accidental, unauthorized or unexplained incident" that might touch off a nuclear exchange.

Thus the number of "accidental" incidents multiplied, and it became evident that Saturn was no safe place for me to be, for now.

The ship was involved in two accidental ramming incidents with two other French warships in her career, one of which sank a submarine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that, on average, one child died every three days in accidental incidents in the United States from 2000 to 2005.

The likelihood of any incident, accidental or intentional, that would release significant dangerous radioactivity is infinitesimal.