Elementary school shooting victims' bodies identified and names released

Thirty-one hours after their lives were ended when a 20-year-old man forced his way into their school and opened fire on some of the youngest pupils and their teachers, the names of those who died...

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6 fishermen die in Lake Victoria mishap

Six fishermen have drowned in Lake Victoria after their boat capsized in Bumbe beach in Funyula constituency. Only one fisherman was rescued in the 8pm incident. Initial reports said strong waves...

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Three bodies, boat found adrift off Japan

Three bodies and a partially capsized wooden boat have been found drifting off central Japan, the coastguard says, with a report suggesting the boat originates from Korea. The almost-submerged boat...

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Update: Philippines typhoon death toll tops 1000

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing, the government said on Sunday. Typhoon Bopha killed 1,020...

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Samoa cyclone damage worse than 2009 tsunami

Disaster officials in Samoa say the damage from Cyclone Evan is worse than that caused by the tsunami in 2009. Most of the country is without power and more than 4500 people are homeless. Flood...

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Nigeria governor, 5 others die in helicopter crash

A navy helicopter crashed Saturday in the country's oil-rich southern delta, killing a state governor and five other people, in the latest air disaster to hit Africa's most populous nation, officials...

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Six jawans dead, one missing in Siachen avalanche hit

At least six army personnel were killed and another went missing after a snow avalanche hit their posts on Siachen Glacier near Line of Control(LoC) on Sunday morning at 6:15 a.m. "In a tragic incident...

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Update: Death toll in Greece migrant boat disaster rises to 21

The death toll in the sinking of a makeshift boat carrying migrants off a Greek island near the Turkish coast rose to 21 Sunday after another body was found on a beach, police said. Six people are...

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