Three killed in Azerbaijan military helicopter crash

An Azerbaijani military helicopter crashed Feb. 11 near the capital of Baku, killing all three crew members, the ex-Soviet country’s defense ministry said. “A helicopter of Azerbaijan’s Air Force...

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Search for dead relatives at Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital

Adjusting his spectacles several times before looking at the blurred black and white photos of the unidentified deceased at Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital, 65 year old B R Mishra skipped several heartbeats...

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Maoists vow to continue putting bombs in dead bodies

In what could turn out to be a huge worry for the home ministry and security forces dealing with Naxals, the Maoists have declared that they will continue with the tactic of planting bombs in the bodies...

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Guinea military plane crashes in Liberia; at least 10 killed

A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in Liberia, killing the army chief of staff and at least nine other people, said officials and a source close to the Guinean presidency....

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Why China's landslide victims were cremated by the State

A landslide last month in Zhenxiong County in southwestern China killed 46 villagers. Once the bodies were recovered, the local authority -- without any prior agreement from family members -- cremated...

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5 Chibombo accident bodies remain unclaimed

Five bodies from the Chibombo Post bus accident still remain unclaimed, according to Ndola district commissioner Rebby Chanda. But police say that 51 people died in the Chibombo accident on Thursday...

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Bus packed with Muslim pilgrims runs off bridge in Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people

At least 17 people, including five women, were killed and several others injured when a bus carrying a group of Muslim pilgrims plunged into a nearly dry river in south-eastern Bangladesh today, officials...

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103 dead in cattle raid in South Sudan

At least 103 are dead in a cattle raid in South Sudan, according to reports. A heavily armed militia attacked tribesmen during a weekend cattle drive in strife-wracked South Sudan, a government official...

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Russia coal mine explosion kills nine in Komi region

An underground explosion at a coal mine in the Komi region of northern Russia has killed at least nine miners, officials say. Rescuers are searching for eight others feared trapped underground....

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Update: Death toll risen to 36 in Allahabad train station stampede

Officials say the death toll from a stampede during a Hindu festival in northern India has risen to 36. Medical superintendent Dr P Padmakar of the main state-run hospital said Monday that at least...

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