20 dead in Bolivia bus crash

More than 20 people were killed Wednesday and 30 others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in the Andes, Bolivian police said. The accident occurred near Challapata in Oruro province, officials...

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14 killed in western Burma bus crash

Fourteen people were killed and 33 injured on Wednesday when a passenger bus crashed off cliff in western Burma, according to police reports. Reuters have reported that the dead numbered 16. The...

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Limpopo flood death toll rises to 12

Two more bodies of flood victims, including a child, have been found, increasing the death toll as a result of the floods in Limpopo to 12 since last week. The bodies were found on Wednesday by a...

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Chitungwiza explosion caused by 'sandawana', traditional healer explains

The mysterious blast which killed five people and seriously injured three others at a traditional healer's house in Chitungwiza could have been a case of sorcery gone wrong, experts said yesterday....

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Chitungwiza blast: Healer's wife speaks out

The Zengeza traditional healer’s 17-year-old wife opened up yesterday saying she felt electric shock in the blast that claimed her husband and four other people on Monday afternoon. The cause of the...

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Filipino death toll in Algeria rises to 7

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said that the number of Filipinos who died in the hostage crisis in Algeria has risen to seven. Assistant Secretary and DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez...

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Japan's Algeria toll hits 10 as survivors head home

A shell-shocked country was Friday readying to welcome home the seven Japanese survivors of the Algerian hostage crisis on a plane that was also carrying nine of its ten dead citizens. Anxious...

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Families of Bangladesh garment factory fire struggle as they await compensation

When fire ravaged a Bangladeshi garment factory, killing 112 workers, dozens of their families did not even have a body to bury because their loved ones' remains were burned beyond recognition. Two...

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Four bodies recovered from Mazaruni tragedy

The police today said that four bodies have been found following Tuesday’s collision in the Mazaruni River that left nine persons missing. The police identified the bodies of the persons found as...

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