Nine people feared dead as landslide hits Papua New Guinea

Nine people were feared dead Monday after a landslide tore through a village in Papua New Guinea's rugged Highlands region burying homes, reports said. Villagers were sleeping when the massive slip...

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Bus accident in Sri Lanka leaves 10 dead

Adding to the list of bus tragedies, yet another bus plunged down a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 10 and injuring many others. At least 10 people were killed and 18 others injured when a bus skidded...

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No sign of more survivors in Myanmar boat sinking

Family members are scouring the coastline off western Myanmar a day after a boat carrying at least 70 Muslim Rohingya capsized. Only eight people are believed to have survived. The overloaded boat...

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Sailors from North Korea die in sinking

A number of North Korean sailors were killed when a warship sank during “combat duties” last month, a state newspaper has reported in an unusual admission by the secretive state. South Korean media...

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12 dead in Colombia bus accident

Twelve people were killed and 35 others injured Monday when a bus ran off the road and plunged 80 meters (262 feet) to the bottom of a ravine in southwestern Colombia, authorities said. The vehicle...

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Eight killed, many injured in Bolivian plane crash

A Bolivian plane has crashed in the north of the Andean country, killing eight people and injuring 10 others onboard, a media report says. The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner aircraft operated by...

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