Six killed as private plane crashes in central France

A small plane crashed Tuesday in France's central Burgundy region, killing six people, officials said. The accident occurred a little after 11:00 am (10:00 GMT) near the village of Mouffy, firefighters...

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Sardinia hit by cyclone and flooding, at least 16 killed

At least 16 people have been killed in flooding prompted by a cyclone and heavy rain that swept through the Italian island of Sardinia. A number of people are reported missing after rivers burst...

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Russian authorities continue looking for bodies in plane wreckage

The president of the Russian republic of Tatarstan declared Monday a day of mourning as crews continued to look for bodies in the wreckage of a Russian jetliner that crashed on landing a day earlier....

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7 dead after minibus plunges into ravine

A minibus transporting 13 tourists, believed to be Chinese, plunged into a 15-meter-deep ravine Monday after experiencing engine trouble on the narrow, treacherous road at Jl. Pantai Suluban, Pecatu...

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Typhoon Haiyan: Bodies ripped from graves

Skulls lie on tombstones and a hand reaches out from a grave at a cemetery in the eastern Philippines, after a typhoon so powerful it pulled the dead from the earth. Shell-shocked survivors speak...

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