Wednesday, 4 February 2015

AirAsia Flight 8501: Indonesian divers retrieve 6 more bodies

February 4

Indonesian divers discovered six more bodies Tuesday from the wreckage of the crashed AirAsia plane, bringing to 90 the total number bodies retrieved from the jetliner. AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed...

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Taiwan plane crash: TransAsia Airways Flight hoisted from river; 26 confirmed dead

February 4

Rescuers used a crane to hoist the fuselage of a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan’s capital late on Wednesday as they searched into the night for 17 people missing in...

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1,299 unidentified bodies found in Punjab in two years

February 4

Punjab police informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that 1,299 unidentified dead bodies were found in the province over the last two years. Advocate General Punjab Razaq A Mirza submitted Standard...

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Seven killed as New York train hits vehicle

February 4

A commuter train has hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12, officials say. The train, with about 800 passengers on board, hit the...

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Mozambique: Flood Death Toll Reaches 150

February 4

The number of deaths from the storms and floods in central and northern Mozambique so far this year has reached 150, according to Casimiro Abreu, deputy director of the country's relief agency, the...

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TransAsia crash: At least twelve dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river

February 4

At least 12 people have died after a TransAsia Airways plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river near the Taiwanese capital of Taipei. Fifty-eight people were onboard the domestic flight....

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