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Frogmen join body hunt as Japan typhoon tolls hit 24
Frogmen were Friday scouring waters off the coast of a Japanese island where landslides buried houses when a huge typhoon rolled through, as the death toll reached 24.
19 October 2013
At least four dead in US consulate attack in Afghanistan
At least four Afghans were killed Friday in a Taliban suicide attack on the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat.
15 September 2013
Christian valley sends SOS to Syrian army
In Wadi al-Nassara, a valley in western Syria dotted with Christian hamlets, residents have hung white silk ribbons to mourn war victims and pray the army will defeat its jihadist foes.
27 August 2013
Five dead, 40 missing in Canada train disaster Origin: Canada
Officials in Canada said Sunday they have located five bodies so far in their grim search for victims from the catastrophic derailment of an oil-laden cargo train.
08 July 2013
US wildfire grows after killing 19 firefighters
Reinforcements poured in Monday to battle a runaway wildfire in Arizona that quadrupled in size overnight after killing 19 firefighters in one of the worst such incidents in US history.
02 July 2013
Briton admits he's an 'idiot' after N.Z. plunge
A British man who miraculously survived a fall from a 15th-storey balcony in New Zealand while drunkenly trying to break into his apartment has labelled himself an "idiot".
18 June 2013
Two dead in Colorado's most destructive fire ever
Two people died while trying to flee a wildfire in Colorado that has burned down 360 homes, in the western US state's most destructive blaze ever.
14 June 2013
Mumbai collapse death toll rises to 10, rescue ends
The death toll from an apartment block collapse in central Mumbai has risen to 10, police said Wednesday, as they ended nearly two days of search and rescue operations.
12 June 2013
Mother and child among 5 killed in Oklahoma tornadoes
Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage late Friday in Oklahoma near the battered city of Moore, still recovering from a monster twister less than two weeks ago.
01 June 2013
Iraq attacks push May death toll past 600
Attacks in Iraq, the deadliest of which struck Baghdad, killed 32 people on Thursday, pushing the death toll for this month above 600 and sparking fears of all-out sectarian conflict.
31 May 2013
Boston suspect wrote note before capture: report
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims "collateral damage" for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq.
17 May 2013
Bangladesh building death toll crosses 750: army
The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 750 on Wednesday after a dozen more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, a fortnight after the disaster.
08 May 2013
Cruel irony haunts child's death in Boston blasts
Eight-year-old Martin Richard died near the Boston marathon's 26-mile marker -- the one dedicated to the young victims of the Newtown massacre.
17 April 2013
7 dead, 4 injured, cars burnt in accident near Atyrau
VAZ-2172 and Ford Galaxy smashed into each other 40 kilometers from Atyrau claiming lives of 7 people and injuring 4 more.
17 April 2013
Death toll hits 72 in Mumbai building collapse
The number of people killed when a partly built apartment block collapsed on the outskirts of Mumbai has risen to 72.
07 April 2013
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide
Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
01 April 2013
Mexico fireworks explosion kills 9, injures 70
A small truck loaded with fireworks for a religious event exploded in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, with one witness saying he saw "bodies flying" as people ran for cover.
17 March 2013
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children
Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
12 March 2013
China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu
A man in southwestern China has died of bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, becoming the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year.
23 February 2013
22 reported dead as stampede mars India's Ganges festival
At least 22 people died in a stampede as pilgrims headed home from India's giant Kumbh Mela festival, which drew a record 30 million people to the banks of the river Ganges.
11 February 2013