5 killed in expressway crash near Slim River

Five people were killed and six injured in a crash involving an MPV and a lorry at the Km372 of the North-South Expressway near Slim River early today. The dead and injured in the 7.30am incident...

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An agonising wait outside

“I am going to die… Please pray for me!” These are Lipi's last words to her husband from the burning factory in Ashulia, where fire killed at least 111 workers Saturday night. As far as Akram, 30-year-old...

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'Impossible' Tsunami Film Will Bring Memories and Tears

Eight years on from the tsunami, resorts in and around Khao Lak, north of Phuket, are enjoying the benefits of achieving what some people thought might be impossible. By coincidence, the film, 'The...

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16 killed in bus accident in Udhampur

At least 16 people were killed and 44 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Saturday evening, police said. The...

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Train slams into vehicle in southern Italy, killing 6

Six people died after a train slammed into a vehicle early Saturday evening in southern Italy, the nation's official news agency reported, citing investigative and other sources. Photos taken in Rossano...

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Bus-Truck Crash Kills 8, Injures 25 in Venezuela

Eight people were killed and 25 others injured in a crash involving a cargo truck and a bus carrying about 50 people on a highway in northeastern Venezuela, emergency services officials said Sunday....

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