Death toll in Banjul - Barra boat disaster reaches 7

Death toll in Banjul - Barra boat accident has climbed to 7, according to a family member of one of the victims who wished not be named. The accident which happened on Wednesday, was only made public...

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Phailin cyclone: Eight more bodies found

Eight bodies were found from Ganjam district, the worst-hit from cylone Phailin in Odisha, taking the death toll in the natural disaster to 15. Police said two bodies each were found in Berhampur...

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34 bodies recovered after Sicily boat accident

Italian and Maltese naval vessels have pulled 34 bodies from the Mediterranean sea where a boat packed with 250 migrants capsized off Malta near the Italian island of Lampedusa, leaving at least 50...

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Trail of Daisy the pig goes cold on North Saskatchewan

The faint blips of the radio tracking signal tell us we are close to the pig, or what's left of it. Iain Phillips, an entomologist with the Water Security Agency, turns off the boat's motor and...

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11 missing in China bridge pier collapse

The number of missing persons following the collapse of an under-construction bridge pier has risen to 11 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local government said Saturday. The No. 4...

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At least 20 killed in Mali boat capsize on River Niger

At least 20 bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying hundreds of passengers capsized on the River Niger, Mali, on Friday night, officials say. The vessel broke up near Konna whilst en route...

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Panamanian cargo ship feared sunk in cyclone, fate of crew unknown, rescue mission on

MV Bingo, a Panama-flag vessel, with 3,083 metric tonnes of iron ore, is presumed to have sunk in rough weather about 19 nautical miles south of Sagar Island. The ship's crew of 18, comprising 17 Chinese...

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Madhya Pradesh temple stampede: Over 70 dead including women and children

Over 70 pilgrims including children were killed and more than 100 injured in a stampede at Ratangarh temple in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan...

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Peru bus crash kills all 51 on board (update)

A makeshift bus carrying 51 people back from a party in south-eastern Peru has plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board including 14 children. The accident happened as the red...

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