1919 Baltimore tunnel mine explosion

At 6:45 a.m. on Thursday morning, June 5, 1919, Jacob Milz, an elderly tracklayer employed by the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company, arrived for work at the Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 Mine in Wilkes-Barre's...

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Sri Lanka mass grave count hits 36

Forensic experts have discovered more bodies in an unmarked mass grave in Sri Lanka’s former war zone, raising the total to 36, an official said on Friday. A team led by judicial medical officer...

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Search resumes for 8 people missing after boat capsize in Sarawak

The search resumed Sunday for the eight villagers missing after a longboat carrying 27 people capsized in Daro, about 150 km southwest of here, on Saturday, resulting in the drowning of three women....

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Three drown, eight missing in Malaysia boat capsize

Three people drowned on Saturday and eight others remained missing after a motorboat capsized in a river in eastern Malaysia, a police official said. Sixteen others were rescued after the accident...

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Brazil flooding deaths reach 22

The death toll from a flood in southern Brazil a week ago rose to 22 Saturday with the discovery of two more bodies. Five people are still missing in the town of Itaoca and one remained hospitalized,...

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