Indian military helicopters collide in mid-air, nine killed

Two military helicopters collided in mid-air during a training sortie over the western Indian state of Gujarat on Tuesday, killing nine air force personnel, the government has said. Television pictures...

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Japan estimates monster quake could kill 320,000

Japan's government on Wednesday unveiled a worst case disaster scenario that warned a monster earthquake in the Pacific Ocean could kill over 320,000 people, dwarfing last year's quake-tsunami disaster....

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Navy recovers 10 more bodies off Libyan coast

The Navy recovered 10 more bodies on Wednesday evening, who were victims of a boat that sank while transporting 40 illegal immigrants off the coast of Libya on Sunday evening. “The bodies were completely...

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Nine passengers dead in DG Khan road mishap

DERA GHAZI KHAN - Nine passengers died while 70 others received injuries when two coaches collided at Indus Highway near Kala Town on late Tuesday night. The Local people later joined the Rescue 1122 personnel dragged out the bodies and the injured passengers from both the buses which were bound for Karachi and coming from Swat. The injured said that both the buses stopped at a hotel for dinner and had just moved when met the fatal accident. Most of the passengers were going back to their work station after celebrating Eid at their native towns. As per police officials, the two coaches (LZ 1475 and LRT 1467) collided at sharp turn while making an attempt to overtake when an oil tanker came from the opposite side at the highway in the town near some 40 km from here towards North. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Iqbal, the driver of a coach, Mohammad Sadiq, Shazia Bibi, Saddam Hussain, Ali Zai, Gull Tahir and Sajid Hussain while...

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Amnesty Urges Balkans to Investigate War Missing

Amnesty International is calling on Balkan governments to investigate the fate of some 14,000 people who are still unaccounted for since the region's conflicts in the 1990s. This is nearly half the...

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Death toll climbs to 19 in SW China mine explosion

CHENGDU, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon in a coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan province has climbed to 19, rescuers said Thursday morning....

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