Toll in DR Congo train crash rises to 74

The toll in a train crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 74 dead. Many people were trapped for days in the mangled wreckage of the goods train that flew off the rails last...

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A 1956 plane crash in the Grand Canyon made flying safer

In 1956 two planes collided over the Arizona desert, killing all 128 people on board and scattering the debris deep inside the Grand Canyon. This week, the National Park Service designated the crash...

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S Korea ferry disaster: Floating buoy used to spot bodies being carried away

Search teams say they'll use floating buoys in an attempt to stop bodies drifting away from the accident site. The buoys will be used to detect various environmental factors such as the wind direction,...

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Tornado sweeps across southern US leaving at least 12 dead

At least 12 people have been killed after a powerful storm system wreaked havoc through the southern and central US on Sunday night. A spokesman for the Arkansas governor, Mike Beebe, said 11 people...

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