Wreckage found in Manhattan was from 9/11 plane: Boeing

Boeing Co. said it was confident that a piece of aircraft, found wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan recently, came from one of two airplanes that struck the Twin Towers on September 11,...

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Snake robot teams up with search-and-rescue dog in US

US researchers working on a snake-like robot have tested pairing it with a search-and-rescue dog. The engineers sent two dogs fitted with harnesses containing the robot into a simulated collapsed...

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Another body with N.K. photos found in Sea of Japan

The body of a man with a metal tube containing photos of late North Korean leaders was found drifting in the Sea of Japan off Akita Prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said. The coast guard believes...

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Kisii unclaimed bodies pile up

The Kisii district public health officer has decried the high number of uncollected bodies at a mortuary. Hezron Omayio said the bodies have been have been at Kisii Level 5 Hospital mortuary for...

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Deadly earthquakes strike around the world

A series of deadly earthquakes have struck many countries around the world, including China, Mexico, and Iran, in the last few weeks resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths. China is the most...

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Search the database: Every FEMA-declared disaster since 1953

How many flood disasters have hit Iowa in the past 50 years? Has New York ever suffered a damaging earthquake? Search a database of every FEMA-declared disaster since 1953. Sort by state, county / local...

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Police undecided over jurisdication over mid-sea collision

The collision between the fishing trawler and the Coast Guard vessel that left six persons missing on April 25 has thrown up a rather interesting question over the jurisdictional powers of the police....

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2 dead, 8 missing after freighter sinks off Greece

A cargo ship sank off southern Greece after colliding with another freighter Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and eight others missing and spurring a large rescue operation, officials said. The...

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Despite rain, finding last body buried in landfill continues

Despite the difficulty brought by sudden heavy rains, rescuers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are working round the clock to retrieve the body of the remaining person buried...

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Search continues after fire, hope dims for Bangladesh survivors

Rescue workers in Bangladesh have given up hopes of finding any more survivors, after a fire delayed their efforts to dig into the rubble of a building that collapsed five days ago. Officials leading...

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