South Sudan: UN peacekeeping mission’s helicopter shot down, killing all crew members

A United Nations helicopter has been shot down in eastern South Sudan by the nation’s armed forces, killing all four crew members onboard, the world body’s peacekeeping operation in the country reported...

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Peru's Congress marks Putis massacre

A ceremony was held on the floor of Peru's Congress Dec. 13 to commemorate the 1984 massacre of over 100 campesinos by army troops at the village Putis, in south-central Ayacucho region. A full Congress...

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30 dead in Kenyan village raid, Red Cross says

At least 30 people were killed when farmers raided a village of herders in southeastern Kenya early Friday in renewed fighting between two communities with a history of violent animosity, the Kenya...

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10 killed as two passenger vans hit each other in E. Pakistan

At least ten people were killed and seven others were injured when two passenger vans hit each other in Pakistan's eastern city of Gujranwala on Friday morning, reported local Urdu TV channel Samaa....

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Bus accident in Laos kills 9 Vietnamese

Nine Vietnamese workers were killed and six injured in Laos on December 19 when their bus crashed into a bridge under construction and overturned. The workers are farmers from Nam Dan district of...

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Update: Dakota bodies arrive in Pretoria

The Air Force on Wednesday started returning the remains of the 11 Dakota plane crash victims to their families. A C-130 cargo plane arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria where a return...

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Update: Pregnant Woman Among 9 Bodies Found

The body of a pregnant woman, clad only in her underwear, was found sprawled on the beach at Teluk C bay. She was one of nine victims recovered at 4pm yesterday. The woman, in her 20s, was believed...

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