7 people missing in Malaysia boat accident, 1 killed

An Indonesian woman died and seven people remain missing after a wooden boat believed to be smuggling them out of Malaysia to return home for the end of Ramadan overturned, authorities say. Twenty-seven...

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Bus accident in Eastern Sudan leaves 22 people dead, nine injured

A speeding bus killed 22 people in eastern Sudan when it collided with a smaller vehicle, official media reported on Thursday. The full-sized passenger bus heading to Kassala from Port Sudan was in...

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What pig carcasses could teach coroners about human death at sea (with video)

A dead pig is a good proxy for a dead person: It’s roughly the size of a human torso, it has no fur, and its gut holds similar bacteria. These parallels mean that injury and decay are comparable in...

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Death toll in Canada rail disaster now 42

Canadian police say they have found four more bodies amid the ruins of Lac-Megantic, the Quebec town devastated when an oil tanker train derailed and exploded, bringing the body count to 42. Authorities...

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Massive landslide hits south Colombia highway; 6 confirmed dead, ’26 missing’

A landslide surprised traffic on a highway in southern Colombia Thursday, killing at least six as the mud and rocks buried several vehicles including buses. “Until now we have been able to remove...

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