Grim search for bodies: Mass graves in Compostela eyed as death toll soars

A father lifted a plastic sheet, and wept as he recognized the body of his child among a row of bodies caked in mud and laid out on the ground. A mother, on the other hand, went away in tears, unable...

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Families try to prove that loved ones were lost in fire

Syed Nazeef Shah believes his son is dead – for all he knows is that young Obaidullah was working at Ali Enterprises on September 11, 2012 when a raging fire killed more than 250 people at the factory....

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South Africa military plane crashes, kills 11

A South African military aircraft on an unknown mission to an area near former President Nelson Mandela's village crashed in a mountain range, killing all 11 people onboard, officials said Thursday....

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Flesh-eating fungal infection can follow natural disasters, study finds

After a natural disaster, doctors should be on the lookout for outbreaks of a rare but deadly "flesh-eating" fungal infection, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported...

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Typhoon Botha: survivors search for relatives after Philippines storm

Parents searching for missing children examined a row of bodies while other survivors dried belongings on roadsides a day after a typhoon killed nearly 300 people in the southern Philippines. Officials...

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Four crew members die and seven missing after cargo and container ships collide in the North Sea

Four members of the crew of a ship that collided with another in the North Sea have died. A further seven are missing after the crew of the Baltic Ace took to life rafts after colliding with a container...

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