Explosion in Bhutan arms depot kills at least 11 soldiers

A powerful explosion at a military arms depot has killed at least 11 soldiers in the Kingdom of Bhutan, security sources say. The Monday incident occurred near the Indian Military Training Team...

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Remembering Koreans massacred after Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923

As Tokyo prepares to mark the 90th anniversary on Sept. 1 of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a citizens group is trying to remind people of another tragedy that accompanied the terrible loss of life: the...

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8 more bodies recovered from sunken ferry off Cebu; death toll rises to 105

Eight more bodies were recovered by divers in the past three days from the sunken ferry St. Thomas Aquinas, bringing to 105 the death toll in the August 16 collision between the passenger ship and...

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261 ‘actually’ missing in Rana Plaza collapse: army

Bangladesh Army, who led the rescue operations at the site of Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, has said 261 people have remained untraced. The military’s press wing, the Inter Services Public Relations...

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Indian soldier's body found in Himalayas 45 years after plane crash

The body of an Indian soldier who died in a plane crash 45 years ago has been found in the Himalayas and will be given a military funeral, the army said Sunday. A team found the soldier's body, still...

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