At least 14 Vietnam workers killed in scaffolding collapse

At least 14 workers have been killed by collapsing scaffolding in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, state media report. About 30 other injured people were taken to hospital after the accident on a building...

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Germanwings plane crash: Police guard site overnight to protect victims' bodies from wolves

Five police officers stayed overnight amid the debris at the Germanwings crash site to protect it from souvenir hunters, journalists and wolves. Authorities have strengthened the security cordon...

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80 Pct of bodies found in Mexico illegal graves since '06 still unidentified

Roughly 80 percent of the 601 bodies found in 174 clandestine graves in Mexico between Dec. 1, 2006, and Feb. 28, 2015, have not yet been identified, according to a report by the federal Attorney...

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Families mark 25th anniversary of club fire that killed 87

Family members and friends of victims gathered at a vigil Wednesday night to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a social club fire that killed almost 90 people. At the time, it was the biggest mass...

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More MH17 remains recovered in Ukraine, transported to the Netherlands for identification

Dutch investigators have found more remains of victims of flight MH17 in Ukraine. A team of the Ministry of Defense and police officers recovered remains on Tuesday and Wednesday in Hrabovo in...

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South Sudan munitions explosion kills 7

A blast at a munitions depot in the South Sudan’s Unity State has killed seven people and injured a child, Doctors Without Borders says. The incident occurred on Thursday, when the stockpile of...

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Nine missing in boat sinking off northern Morocco coast

Nine people are still missing after a fishing boat sank on Tuesday in rough waters off northern Moroccan's coast, local authorities said. Naval patrol and Gendarmerie rescue teams stopped the...

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7 killed in train-truck collision during heavy rain in Thailand

A passenger train collided with a pickup truck in heavy rain in northern Thailand on Tuesday, killing seven construction workers in the truck and seriously injuring another, police said. The train,...

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