5 Americans among 7 dead in Peru chopper crash

Investigators picked through the wreckage Tuesday of a heavily loaded U.S.-owned cargo helicopter that crashed in the Peruvian jungle shortly after takeoff, killing its five American and two Peruvian...

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Hopes rise for death-free bushfires

Police remain hopeful no one has died in the fire-ravaged communities being searched for human remains. More than 730 properties have been searched during the past few days and so far there has been...

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The victims of the 2011 floods who might never be buried

Christopher Face's mobile phone goes straight to voicemail now. It probably rests with his body, but no one knows where. The 63-year-old was never found after his Grantham house "imploded" under...

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Most victims of Lamma IV not wearing life vests, inquiry told

At least 28 out of the 39 victims who died in a sea collision off Lamma Island were not wearing life jackets, while four others were merely holding flotation vests in their hands, a commission of inquiry...

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