Survivor who lost 8 members of his family still hunting for father

Nine bodies, which include the corpses of five minor girls, have been lying unclaimed in the morgues of Thane Civil Hospital and Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital (CSM) since they were brought...

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Quake near Iran nuclear plant kills at least 20

A powerful earthquake has struck near Iran's Gulf port city of Bushehr, killing at least 20 people and injuring 650 but leaving Iran's only nuclear power plant intact, officials say. Shocks from...

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Aroor: Poor disaster management delays rescue

The site where the St. Augustine’s Church collapsed at Aroor on Monday could not have been more chaotic, a testimony to how ill-equipped Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts were in dealing with such a...

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Pakistan among top ten natural-disaster-hit countries

Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change on Monday apprised that Pakistan is ranked among top ten countries worst hit by impacts of climate change in shape of severe floods, torrential rains, rise...

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Nigeria: Mass burial for victims of Benin accident

Arrangements have been concluded to bury en masse victims of last Friday’s fatal auto accident that occurred at about 1.30 pm at Igbogui village, located on the Benin-Ore-Lagos expressway. Authorities...

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Nigeria bus crash kills 20

A speeding and overloaded bus crashed into a truck parked by a road in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing 20 passengers, an official and a hospital source told AFP. The bus had set off from Nigeria's...

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