Anniversary of the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history; sinking of the USS Thresher

It was a radio transmission 50 years ago that first alerted Norman Bower to the trouble on board the USS Thresher. It was April 10, 1963, and U.S. Navy ships had lost contact with the nuclear-powered...

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Death toll in Mumbai building collapse hits 72

Rescue workers on Saturday finished a two-day search for survivors in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India's financial capital. At least 72 people, 17 of them...

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New theories emerge into tragedy on board the ferry ‘Scandinavian Star'

Persons other than the truck driver accused of setting a fire on board the cruise ferry Scandinavian Star may have been responsible for the tragedy that killed 159 persons during a voyage from Oslo...

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Nigeria: 110 die in multiple accidents on Benin-Lagos, Onitsha-Owerri roads

No fewer than 110 people died yesterday in multiple accidents on Benin-Lagos expressway and Onitsha-Owerri expressway. This is coming barely one week after 18 persons perished in an auto crash on Lokoja-Abuja...

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Kenya: Search on for six Narok flood victims

KENYA Red Cross, Police, KWS rangers and the public are still searching for bodies of six victims who drowned in a river in Narok South District on Tuesday evening. Four bodies have been recovered...

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