Belgian plane crashes with skydivers on board, 11 dead

Ten skydivers and a pilot have died after the plane they were in crashed shortly after taking off in Belgium. The PC-6 Pilatus Porter plane had taken off from the Temploux aerodrome but is thought...

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14 Laos plane crash victims identified

Lao Airlines on Saturday said it had identified almost half of the 30 bodies so far recovered after a plane carrying dozens of people, many of them foreign travellers, plunged into the Mekong River....

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Mali river disaster toll soars to 72

The death toll from last week's river boat sinking in Mali, one of the worst ever in the country, has jumped from 39 to 72, an official said Friday, after more bodies were discovered inside the wreck....

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At least 19 dead in Atimonan pile-up

Nineteen people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday, October 19, in a pile-up on an unlit highway in Atimonan, Quezon province. The accident involved 3 buses and 4 trucks. In a statement,...

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Philippines calls off search for quake survivors

Philippine authorities on Saturday gave up hope of finding survivors from the worst earthquake to hit the country in two decades, which left at least 180 people dead. The rescue operation was called...

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Japan typhoon death toll rises to 29

The death toll from a typhoon that triggered massive landslides on a Japanese island rose to 29 on Saturday, as officials advised residents to take shelter in anticipation of more heavy rain. Around...

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Up to 30 missing in cave-in at Colombia gold mine

A cave-in Friday at an unlicensed gold mine in Colombia left up to 30 workers missing, a rescue official said. Two people were injured but no bodies have been recovered so far at the mine in the...

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French, Thai experts, high-tech sonar join search for Lao Airlines plane and black box

Teams of French and Thai experts plied the vast and muddy Mekong River with high-tech sonar equipment Saturday, ramping up the search for a Lao Airlines plane, 19 bodies still missing from the crash...

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7 Bodies recovered at site of Mexico plane crash

Seven bodies had been recovered as of Friday from the wreckage of a light plane that crashed four days ago in northwestern Mexico with 14 people on board. The recovery work resumed early Friday after...

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