Van plunges into pond, killing 11 kindergartners in China

minivan carrying 15 children to kindergarten plunged into a roadside pond in a rural area of eastern China on Monday, killing 11 children, state media and an official said. Three children died at...

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No claim made so far on unmarked graves: Omar

Not a single claim in respect of the bodies buried in unmarked graves across north Kashmir has been made to the state government yet, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said. No DNA profiling has thus...

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NEMA activates search and rescue teams nationwide for yuletide period

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said it has activated its emergency Search and Rescue Teams to be on full alerts in the event of any emergency situation during the yuletide season....

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Eight killed in coal mine blast in NW Pakistan

At least eight labourers were killed and around 50 others injured in a coal mine blast on early Monday morning in the northwestern region of Pakistan , local media and officials said. According to...

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Foreign cargo crew reported missing off Batanes

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard are searching for 17 foreign missing seafarers who have abandoned a distressed Korean vessel off northern Philippine province of Batanes, the Coast Guard said...

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Shipwreck in Congo River leaves 9 dead, scores missing

Searchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday looked for about 100 people still missing from a shipwreck that more than 200 people survived and in which nine are confirmed dead. The boat...

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Philippine typhoon death toll may reach 1,500

The death toll from Typhoon "Pablo" will likely hit 1,500, making it the second deadliest since the country began keeping records, Benito Ramos, head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...

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