Monday, 31 December 2012

Eight die in East China road accident

December 31

Eight people have died and four others were injured after an overloaded car collided with a truck in East China's Shandong province early Monday morning, local authorities said. The accident happened...

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Four killed in Bengal road accident

December 31

At least four people were killed and 16 others were injured when a pick-up van, in which they were travelling, overturned in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Monday, police said. "Four people have...

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Natural disaster throws children into the arms of pedophiles

December 31

It was the morning of December 26,2004, and a quiet calm rested over the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A short distance away, pristine beaches decorated the coast of this traveler’s paradise as they...

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Mastung bus attack: Bodies shifted to Rawalpindi

December 31

Twelve dead bodies of the people killed in a terrorist attack on a bus of pilgrims in Mastung, Balochistan, transferred to Rawalpindi through a special flight. The bodies of nine persons were kept...

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In storm-devastated areas, hope for 2013

December 31

Slowly walking over logs and boulders while carrying two water containers, 56-year old Tessie Jentapa fetches water in the same river where her husband died when Typhoon “Pablo” battered Barangay Andap...

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26 Somali, Eritrean migrants found dead in Libya

December 31

At least 23 Somali and three Eritrean migrants died in an overturned truck accident in Libya, Kenya's Africa Review reported Saturday (December 29th). The migrants were reportedly heading to Tripoli...

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Nine people dead in bus crash near Pendleton

December 31

Nine people are dead and at least 39 people injured after a tour bus crashed down a steep, snow-covered embankment near Pendleton on Sunday morning. Emergency responders described a precarious scene,...

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Colombia landslide kills five in Neiva with 25 missing

December 31

Rescue teams in Colombia have been searching for at least 25 people missing after a landslide cut off a road near the south-western city of Neiva. Five people were killed in the accident, which...

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