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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 8/03/2010       
11 killed in earthquake in Turkey: governor
Xinhua
ANKARA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people died in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Elazig province of eastern Turkey early Monday, Elazig governor said. ... See all stories on this topic
23 dead in Philippines ferry accident
(NECN) - An overcrowded ferry capsized just short of its destination in rough seas in ... At least 23 people drowned. 33 others are still missing after the wooden-hulled ... Last month, a cargo ship sank in rough seas north of Cagayan, ...
Fire kills 5 in Ala. mobile home, including 3 kids
The Associated Press
Authorities are saying five people, including three children, have been killed in a mobile home fire in central Alabama. Dallas County Sheriff Harris ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 5/03/2010
6 Killed In Bus Crash South Of Phoenix - News Story - WSB ...
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based Tierra Santa Inc. -- was told in April and December not "to engage in the interstate transportation of passengers by commercial motor vehicle," a Department of Transportation statement said. The first notice, sent via certified mail, ... Two men and four women were thrown about 10 yards from the bus and killed. Police said the rollover triggered a second accident when another pickup slowed and was hit by a sedan. One person from the car was taken to a hospital. ...
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6 dead in W. Bank car crash
Jerusalem Post
The sixth was seriously injured in the accident and succumbed to his wounds at the Ramallah hospital. The four IDF soldiers who were inside the Hummer ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 2/03/2010 
7 dead in level crossing crash
Times LIVE
The driver of the car and a passenger died while being taken to the George Stegman Hospital, in Rustenburg. Metsi told The Times that the three girls, ... ee all stories on this topic
France: 45 dies in storm declared national disaster
Fromtheold
During Saturday and Sunday cyclone named Xynthia brought hurricane force winds and rains to Western Europe. The most affected country is France coastline ... See all stories on this topic
6 killed in Chile aid plane crash
ABC Online
A small plane has crashed while carrying an aid team to the Chilean city of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in Saturday's earthquake. ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/02/2010
Chilean Earthquake Toll Passes 800; Aid Yet to Reach Many ...
By mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
The death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Chile has reached close to 800 and is expected to rise. Aid has yet to reach many areas hardest hit by the quake, including the southern city of Concepción, which accounts for nearly ...
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Chile sends army against looters, deaths hit 708
The Associated Press
"It fell at the moment the earthquake began," said 4th Lt. Juan Schulmeyer of Concepcion's 7th Firefighter Company, pointing to where the foundation ... See all stories on this topic
More than 300 dead in massive Chilean earthquake | Accident ...
By Ronak
Santiago, Feb 28 - Chilean authorities were assessing the damage from a massive earthquake that killed more than 300 people, as Asian nations braced Sunday for the resulting tsunami that was still racing across the Pacific Ocean. ... Santiago's international airport was ordered closed to incoming and outgoing flights for at least three days, with a collapse reported in the terminal building. The city's underground rail network was also closed. ...
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Storm batters Europe, at least 55 dead
CNN International
Two children died in a car accident and another person was killed in northwestern Spain, the minister said in a news conference on CNN sister station CNN+. ... See all stories on this topic
Haiti: 8 dead, 2 missing after heavy rain
msnbc.com
A woman walks with an umbrella at an earthquake survivors camp during heavy rain in Port-au-Princ on Saturday. Esteban Felix / AP More than 200 are ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 26/02/2010  
Bangladesh factory fire kills 21
Stuff.co.nz
AP A fire has raced through a jumper factory near the Bangladeshi capital, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more. Fire fighter official Abdur ... See all stories on this topic
7 killed in plane crash at Peru tourist site
Montreal Gazette
The plane, owned by the Nazca Airlines tour company, was completely destroyed in the crash, which occurred some 260 miles (420 kilometers) south of the ... See all stories on this topic
More than 70 dead in Indonesian landslide - Telegraph Hopes are fading for more than 70 people buried under a massive landslide that killed at least 15 in Indonesia, as rescuers used their bare hands to dig for survivors. Telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/7304497/... - 63k 
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 23/02/2010
Bangalore office fire 'kills 9'
By News Bot
Nine people die and more than 40 are injured in a fire in an office block in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, officials say. To read the rest of. Newsgab - http://www.newsgab.com/forum/
40 Dead, Portugal Searches for Survivors of Madeira Floods
AOL News
Teams are searching for survivors of the mudslides that have killed more than 40 ... It's a lush and mountainous volcanic island popular with British
Peru bus crash kills at least 38
BBC News
Reports say the accident was a head-on crash which happened in the early hours of the morning. Fatal coach crashes are said to be a weekly occurrence in ... See all stories on this topic
Trend News: 6 dead in bus accident near Vienna
Six people died and around 20 were injured in an accident involving a German bus and two lorries on Sunday night near Vienna, dpa reported.
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 22/02/2010
Six killed in Austrian coach accident
Herald Sun
A COACH accident on a motorway near Vienna left six people dead and seven more seriously injured late last night, the rescue services announced. ... See all stories on this topic
Fire kills at least 6 people at recycling centre in Shanghai: reports
The Canadian Press
BEIJING — Chinese state media say a fire at a recycling centre in Shanghai has killed six people. The state-run news Web site Eastday.com says the fire ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 21/02/2010
64 rescued 11 Dead after ship capsizes - Worldnews.com
11 killed, 19 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh (Second Lead) ... will mark the 11th year since eight young people drowned at sea and boat captain, Fred Hunter, ... State doctor admires will of Haiti people to survive disaster ...
Minaret collapse kills 36 in Morocco | Post on Fire
By admin
Minaret collapse kills 36 in Morocco · http://www.cnn.com –. story.morocco.minaret.afp_.gi_.jpg. A 400-year-old minaret collapsed Friday on worshipers in Meknes, Morocco, killing 36 and injuring 71, the official news agency Maghreb ...
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Five die in car wreck
Macon Telegraph
An active duty sailor serving in Afghanistan lost his wife and three of his children in a car accident Thursday afternoon that also killed an Abbeville man ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 16/02/2010 
Belgian train crash: up to 25 people feared dead
Telegraph.co.uk
"In our coach the injuries were light, with people wounded in the lower legs and head. When we left the train, we could see the wreckage of the coaches in ...
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12 feared dead after ship sinks in China's Yangtze
DISASTER MANAGEMENT. 12 feared dead after ship sinks in China's Yangtze ... At least one person died and 11 others were feared drowned in eastern China ...
Newborn among 7 dead in Chicago-area fire
Plain Dealer
The only people taken to hospitals as a result of the blaze were three firefighters, two of whom were treated and released. One firefighter .........See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 15/02/2010
Belgian train collision kills at least 18
The Associated Press
"When we came out we saw dead bodies lying next to the tracks, some mutilated," said Patricia Lallemand, 40, who was in a middle car of one train and was ...
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5 Ethiopians killed in plane crash to return home | jwslbs.com
5 Ethiopians killed in plane crash to return home. Jimma Times, Online news portal, Jimma, Ethiopia. This entry was posted on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 7:09 am and is filed under 3. You can follow any responses to this entry ...
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23 dead in Philippines ferry accident
(NECN) - An overcrowded ferry capsized just short of its destination in rough seas in ... At least 23 people drowned. 33 others are still missing after the wooden-hulled ... Last month, a cargo ship sank in rough seas north of Cagayan, ...
8 Vietnamese reported drowned - Yahoo! Singapore News
HANOI (AFP) - – A group of students whose overcrowded boat capsized were among eight Vietnamese people who drowned in separate weekend water accidents, ...
Fire kills 7 in Bangladesh residential tower
eTaiwan News
AP A fire has torn through a multistory residential complex in Bangladesh's capital, killing seven members of a family. Fire control room official Ziauddin ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 11/02/2010
India hostel fire kills at least 10 school children
BBC News
At least 10 school children have been killed and many more injured in a fire at a hostel in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, officials say. ... See all stories on this topic
Fire kills 7 at Japan Garden City
The Daily Star
At least seven members of a family died in a devastating fire early Friday at the Japan Garden City at Ring Road under Adabor police station in the capital. ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 10/02/2010
Fatal avalanches on Afghan mountain road 166 dead
Los Angeles Times
Authorities announced Wednesday that the death toll had risen to at least 166 in a series of avalanches that thundered down the Salang Pass, the historic ... See all stories on this topic
Fire kills five people in Warwick, RI
NECN
(NECN: Warwick, RI) - Fire investigators in Warwick, Rhode Island, are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed five people over the ...
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Typhoon capsizes ferry, 700 people missing
Coast guard frogmen who managed to get to the stricken ship got no response when they ... Neil Tupaz said 59 people drowned, with another 40 missing. ... disaster when the ferry MV Dona Paz sank in 1987, killing more than 4341 people. ...
12 feared dead after ship sinks | Breaking News | Trends
AT least one person died and 11 others were feared drowned in eastern China after their ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Yangtze River, ...
South Africa orphanage fire kills 15
BBC News
A fire has swept through an orphanage in South Africa killing 15 people including 12 children, officials say. Nine people were injured in the fire at the ...
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Residential building fire kills seven in south China
People's Daily Online
A family of six people and a relative of theirs died in a fire that engulfed part of a residential building in south China's Guangdong Province early on ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 8/02/2010
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 : News : WSTM NBC3
Fire officials in Connecticut say no one is known to be missing amid the rubble of an unfinished power plant damaged by an explosion and fire. ... Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 ...
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12 dead, 20 missing as boat capsizes in India:...
10 killed, 20 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh ... SelectPlusHundreds Still Missing After Ferry CapsizesHundreds Still Missing . ...
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 5/02/2010  
Early Morning Fire Kills Family Of Five | Arkansas News
By Admin
Early Morning Fire Kills Family Of Five. Posted on 05 February 2010. A burned pickup and a charred bicycle sat in a blackened garage Thursday, grim reminders five people died in an early morning house fire in Bella Vista. ...
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Indonesian speed boat accident kills eight, Indonesia Transport ...
... more than 20 others are feared to have drowned after their speed boat sank in heavy seas off ... Up to 335 people were killed when a heavily overloaded ferry sank off Sulawesi ... Transport Disasters. User Comments. Add Your Comment ...
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 2/02/2010 
33 feared drowned in Indonesia boat sinking - Yahoo! Canada News
Up to 335 people were killed when a heavily overloaded ferry sank off Sulawesi ... An Indonesian Marine joins a search for survivors of a maritime disaster. ...
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 31/01/2010
NYC Fire Kills 5, Being Probed as Possible Arson
ABC News
By VERENA DOBNIK AP Writer AP New York City fire marshals look through debris while investigating a fatal fire in Brooklyn early... A suspicious fire tore ... See all stories on this topic
10 dead, over 30 missing as boat capsizes in southern India ...
At least 10 people were drowned and more than 30 others missing when a boat ... a ferry, carrying mostly tourists from several parts of the country, sank. ...
fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson
San Jose Mercury News
By VERENA DOBNIK AP Writer NEW YORK—A fire that tore through a Brooklyn building that housed mostly Guatemalan immigrants and killed at least five people on ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/01/2010
9 dead in Philippine Air Force plane crash -- Signs of the ...   Manila - Nine people, including a Philippine Air Force general, were killed Thursday when a Nomad plane crashed in a residential area in a southern city, officials said. Eight of the fatalities were passengers on the air force plane, ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 28/01/2010
Belgian flats collapse 9 Dead
Ninemsn - watch [VIDEO
Earlier Liege firefighter Jean-Marc Gilissen said on RTBF public radio that a dozen people may still be in the ruins of the building. ... See all stories on this topic
8 killed in plane crash in Cotabato City
Inquirer.net
By Edwin Fernandez COTABATO CITY – Eight people were killed when a light plane crashed near a residential area here while trying to land at the Cotabato ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 24/01/2010 
90 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH OFF LEBANON COAST | NBF NEWS, FREE HOT ...
By Prince
“We want to figure out the reasons behind this plane crash and we will be very transparent in informing everyone of what happened,” Hariri said. The Boeing 737-800 had seven crew members and 82 passengers:51 Lebanese nationals, ...
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11 remain missing after boats collide off Fujian - Worldnews.com
45 still missing; 73 survive in Mindoro ferry sinking ... drowned after an overcrowded boat capsized on a river in eastern India, an official said on Monday. .... Japanese whaling ship slams conservation group's vessel in Antarctica ...
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 19/01/2010
Church Fire Kills 12 Worshippers  ...
By admin
Nigeria: Religious Violence Kills 27. Published: January 18, 2010. Angry Muslim youths set fire to a church filled with worshipers, starting a riot that killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 300 in Jos, in northern Nigeria, ...
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12 killed, dozens homeless in Egypt floods | World News
The British man and two Egyptian women were killed when the boat they were sailing in capsized in the River Nile at Aswan, a popular tourist destination, ...
Haiti earthquake toll rises above 222000: UN
Press Trust of India
Port-Au-Prince, Feb 24 (AFP) The death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has topped 222500, the United Nations said, after President Rene Preval said ... See all stories on this topic
Haiti raises earthquake's death toll to 230000
The Associated Press
12 earthquake to 230000 from 212000 and says more bodies remain uncounted. The government initially estimated 150000 dead on Jan. 24, apparently from bodies ...
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Haiti's earthquake death toll rises to 200000
Xinhua
2 (Xinhua) -- Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive said on Tuesday that the death toll of the devastating earthquake that shook the country on Jan. ... See all stories on this topic
Haiti: 150000 bodies recovered in capital - Haiti earthquake ... watch [VIDEO
The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has topped 150000 in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area alone, the communications minister ...
Haiti earthquake update: up to 100,000 Dead: 
A total of 200,000 people are now thought to have died following Tuesday's disaster
Its effects were greatly magnified, said the UN, because the earthquake hit a densely populated capital city rather than a remote rural area, devastating so ...  See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 17/01/2010
5 dead after special needs school bus, tanker truck collide in ...
... and killed 12 workers, an official said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident for China's mining industry, the deadliest in the world. High school coach sued over deadly crash. upi.com | 1 weeks ago ... comLegal news for Ohio automobile accident attorneys. ... 4 killed in crash on snow Ohio road are identified ...
Five killed in horrific high-speed crash
ABC Online
Her brother was killed in the accident. Another pair of siblings, two brothers, were also killed. The car was overloaded and policeare investigating a ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 14/01/2010 
38 eople killed in Papua New Guinea bus crash
Washington Post
Road conditions through the Pacific island nation are poor and speeding is common, leading to frequent and serious crashes.
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 13/01/2010 
Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti earthquake
Washington Post
... estimated Wednesday that tens of thousands of people have died in the aftermath of the earthquake that throttled this impoverished Caribbean nation, ...
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Haiti Earthquake: Hundreds Feared Dead - Sky News - ‎26 minutes ago‎.  Hundreds of people are feared dead after a huge earthquake rocked the Caribbean island nation of Haiti. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript ..
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 10/01/2010
China – Official says 12 killed in China mine fire – Salt ...
BEIJING A fire in a southeastern China coal mine trapped and killed 12 workers, an official said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident for China's mining industry, the deadliest in the world. The chief of the coal mine ... HONG KONG ( Reuters) — A Uyghur man was stabbed to death in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a sign of lingering tensions after a factory brawl last summer sparked bloody ethnic riots in Xinjiang, a newspaper has said. Energy-rich Xinjiang ...
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Fire kills five siblings, injures four others of family
Little About (blog)
Kolkata, Jan 9 : Five siblings were charred to death and four of their family members were critically injured in a fire in Kolkata's twin district Howrah ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 8/01/2010 
Another ferry tragedy; 6 dead - Worldnews.com
Neither did the crew announce that the boat was taking water. ... ferry sank in the northern Philippines in a second sea disaster in three days. ... At least three people have drowned and another 22 others were missing after a small ... people were killed and 21 went missing in a new passenger ferry sinking in the ...
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 7/01/2010
Bus Crash in Bolivia Kills 22 - FOXNews - ‎8 hours ago‎  LA PAZ, Bolivia — Transportation officials say at least 22 people were killed when a bus collided with a car, sending them both plunging 230 feet down a ... See all stories on this topic
Fire kills 9 in China
UPI.com
6 (UPI) -- A fire in an apartment building Wednesday in Wenzhou city in China's eastern Zhejiang province killed at least nine people, authorities said. ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 6/01/2010
China coalmine fire kills 25
Sydney Morning Herald
A fire in a coalmine in central China has killed 25 miners, with several others still believed to be missing, authorities say. The accident occurred on ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 5/01/2010
Missouri house fire kills 5, including 3 children
FireEngineering.com
Authorities say five people, including three children, were killed in a New Year's Day house fire in northern Missouri. Carroll County Sheriff Troy ... See all stories on this topic
NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 3/01/2010
18 drown in boat capsize
18 drown in boat capsize. KOLAGHAT/KOLKATA: Eighteen picnickers from ... 3: An overcrowded fishermans boat hired by picnickers from Calcutta sank in the ... The fisherman should also have refused to ferry them across the river ...
6 dead, 20 missing as ferry sinks off island in Batangas - Regions ...
22 Koreans rescued after ship loaded with minerals sinks off Cagayan ... Motorboat capsizes off Isla Verde in Batangas 2010-01-03 01:00:25 ...
10 killed, 48 hurt in three train accident in Uttar Pradesh
Bihar Times
Passengers of the Prayagraj Express complained of a delay in rescue operations at the accident site. "It was after nearly 45 minutes that the rescue team of ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 3/01/2010
Ten dead, over 50 injured in train mishaps in fog hit UP
By Bhavesh
One coach of the Prayagraj Express was badly damaged in the accident. One person died on the spot and over 40 others were injured in the mishap. The death toll is reported to be increasing after the accident. ...
India News - http://news.indiaid.com/blog
Fire kills seven in central China
Pakistan Daily Mail
CHANGSHA—Seven people were dead and six others injured after a fire swept through a shopping street in Chaling County, central China's Hunan Province, ... See all stories on this topic
Fire kills 5, destroys Palm Springs mobile home | Washington Examiner
A 30-year-old mother, her three children and a 32-year-old man were killed in a fire that engulfed a mobile home on New Year's Day. Nation - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/
Fires kill 67 people during New Year celebrations in Russia
Xinhua
Investigators said the fatal fire was caused by indoor fireworks. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently ordered related departments to beef up fire ... See all stories on this topic

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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 1/01/2010 
New Year's Day House Fire Kills Five In Missouri
Ozarks First
(Braymer, MO) -- The new year started out tragically when a house fire killed five people in rural northwestern Missouri. The "Kansas City Star" reports two ... See all stories on this topic
17 killed as bus crashes into tree
The Daily Star
Police said the accident occurred on Dhaka-Khulna highway around 1:00am as the driver of the Dhaka-bound bus from Paikgachha of Khulna tried to give way to ...See all stories on this topic
Fire kills five, injures 13 in South France
Xinhua
1 (Xinhua) -- A New Year Day fire in southern the French city of Nimes killed five people and injured another 13, local authorities said Friday. ... See all stories on this topic
Mudslides Kill 18 in Brazil
SOS Children's Villages Canada
Landslides can have various causes, including the erosion of soil at the base of a land mass or earthquakes; whereas, mudslides are predominantly caused by ...
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Fire kills 5 in northern Russia
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, December 31 (RIA Novosti) - Five people died in Russia's northern city of Murmansk when a fire broke out in an apartment block, a local police ...
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