31 killed as Indian train derails

Rescuers were using cutters to rip apart the mangled wreckage to search for trapped people. Rescue workers pulled 31 bodies from the wreckage, said Ashwini Srivastava, a spokesman for the railways,...

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New World Trade Center Victim Identified by Medical Examiner

A New Jersey executive of technology at a Wall Street financial firm was identified Thursday as the latest victim of the 9/11 attacks, the Medical Examiner's office announced Thursday. Matthew...

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Argentinian passenger plane crashes in Uruguay,: 10 killed, 3 bodies recovered

An Argentinian plane carrying eight passengers and two pilots crashed in Uruguay late Thursday, killing all 10 people on board, media reports said, citing Uruguay's air force. The small passenger...

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More than 600,000 migrants expected to get ID cards ahead of Thai deadline

Interesting article on how the Thai Government aims to address the issue of undoumented migrant workers. It it thought that the majority of the still unidentified Thai victims of the 2004 tsunami...

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Overloading blamed for ferry accident, as death toll hits 63

As teams of volunteers recovered the remains of those lost in the Aung Takon 3 ferry disaster of March 13, further details have begun to emerge of the events immediately surrounding the tragedy, including...

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