Latvia store collapse: Deaths rise as Riga rescue continues

Rescue workers pulled bodies from the ruins of a collapsed supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga on Friday as the death toll rose to 51 in the Baltic state's worst disaster in decades. Cranes lifted...

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Typhoon Haiyan death toll jumps to 5,235 in Philippines

The death toll from this month's Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has spiked to 5,235, a national agency reported early Saturday. That figure -- posted at 6 a.m. (5 p.m. ET Friday) on the National...

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