Disused factory building collapses in northern China, burying 16 people sleeping inside

Sixteen people remained missing as of Wednesday morning after a factory building collapsed on Monday in north China's Hebei Province, according to rescue headquarters. Over 200 rescuers were excavating...

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Italy migrant boat: '92' bodies recovered after ship sinks off Lampedusa

A pregnant woman and a three-year-old child are believed to be among the 92 bodies recovered after a migrant boat ran aground off the coast of Sicily, the coast guard has reported. The incident...

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Plane crashes after take-off in Lagos, Nigeria

A plane carrying 27 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say. A rescue operation is ongoing. At least five bodies have been recovered and one person...

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25 people killed in traffic accident in central Sudan

Twenty-five people were killed AS several others were injured on Wednesday in a traffic accident in Al-Bagair area of Gezira State in central Sudan. Police said the accident was caused by the wrong...

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Cambodian flood death toll rises to 39

Floods from Mekong River and heavy rainfall have claimed at least 39 lives and affected 100,334 families in Cambodia in less than three weeks, the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM)...

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Deadly hornets kill 42 people in China, injure over 1,500

Swarms of aggressive hornets, in their fall mating season, are inflicting a deadly toll in a central Chinese province. Hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,675 people in three cities in Shaanxi...

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At least 62 migrants killed as boat sinks near Lampedusa

At least 62 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off southern Italy, reports say. Rescue operations are continuing and officials warn the toll may rise. Passengers reportedly...

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Mexico finds more bodies, raising toll from storms

The Mexican government says searchers have found eight more bodies of victims from twin storms that struck the Pacific and Gulf coasts at the same time last month. The Interior Department says...

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8 dead in Tennessee church bus crash with tractor-trailer, SUV

A church bus from North Carolina was involved in a fiery crash on I-40 Wednesday afternoon that killed at least eight people and injured 14. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee...

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Second find of body remains made at Concordia wreck

More body remains have been found at the Costa Concordia shipwreck after bones were found last Thursday, Civil Protection Chief Franco Gabrielli said on Wednesday. Gabrielli said the identities...

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