'I lost my entire family to Sungai Dipang'

Pos Dipang was a tranquil Orang Asli village until tragedy struck 17 years ago, when the raging waters of Sungai Dipang almost wiped out the entire village and its residents, writes Jaspal Singh. Whenever...

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Families identify schoolgirl victims of Pakistani bus attack

Weeping relatives gathered yesterday to identify the charred remains of loved ones killed in a double attack in Pakistan's south-west. At least 25 people were killed on Saturday when militants blew...

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Malda boat capsize toll rises to 10

The disaster management team retrieved eight more bodies from the Ganges on Saturday, a day after an overloaded boat capsized near Manikchak Ghat, taking the death toll to ten. However, five persons...

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No new survivors; divers fail to find sunken Philippino ferry

Navy divers have failed to find the seven missing passengers of the ferry M/V Our Lady of Mt. Carmel that sank off Burias Island in Masbate Friday with 70 people on board. Sixty-one of those on...

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