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8 killed, 18 injured in Hunan traffic accident
Xinhua - China
20 (Xinhuanet) -- Eight people were killed and 18 others injured in a major traffic accident happening on Saturday in central China's Hunan Province. ...
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China: seven confirmed dead in coal mine flood, seven others still ...
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
Seven miners were confirmed dead in a coal mine flood in northern China and seven others were still missing Sunday, in the latest accident to strike the ...
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Car bombs kill 48; Bush says war on track
NEWS.com.au - 3 hours ago
CAR bombs have killed 48 people in Iraq today, a day after more than 80 died in suicide blasts across the country and as US President George W. Bush pledged never to relent in his war on terror. In the deadliest ...
Car bombs kill 48 in Iraq; Bush says war on track Swissinfo
Security incidents in Iraq, Nov 20 Reuters AlertNet

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 15/11/05

Traffic accident kills 17, injures 3 in Guizhou
Xinhua - China
Police sources said the accident happened at Zhejue Town in Weining Autonomous County of the Yi, Hui and Miao Ethnic Groups around 4 pm on Tuesday. ...
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Eight killed as pupils flee fire in Nigeria-police
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Nov 15 (Reuters) - Eight children were killed at a school in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna when pupils panicked as they fled from a fire, police said on ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 13/11/05

8 bodies recovered from river after bus accident in Pakistan
Xinhua - China
... Reports said that around 30 people were traveling in the coaster when it met with the accident at Chalbani town, some 8 kilometer from Muzaffarabd, the capital ...
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7 Brazilians killed in traffic accident in Japan
Xinhua - China
TOKYO, Nov. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Seven Brazilians were killed and three people wounded on Sunday in a seven-vehicle pile-up on a highway ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 09/11/05

Traffic accident kills 6, injures 22 in Guizhou
Xinhua - China
9 (Xinhuanet) -- A major traffic accident killed six and injured 22 others in Guiding County of southwest China's Guizhou Province on Wednesday, according to ...
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7 killed, 25 injured in Jharkhand rail accident
Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi,India
... Lalu Prasad told reporters at Patna that at least four persons were killed and over 12 others injured and blamed the goods train driver for the accident. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 07/11/05

27 workers killed in China mine accident
Boston Globe - United States
... Elsewhere, the confirmed death toll from another accident Sunday at a coal mine in the northern province of Shanxi rose to 15, Xinhua said. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 05/11/05

Expressway accident kills 15 people in Jiangsu
Xinhua - China
The accident occurred on the expressway connecting Nanjing, Jiangsu's capital city, with Hefei, capital of neighboring Anhui Province. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 04/11/05

Ferry disaster kills 60 in Pakistan
CBC News - Canada
At least 60 people drowned Friday when a passenger ferry capsized about 180 km southeast of Karachi, officials in Pakistan said. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 31/10/05

Toll in train accident mounts to 111
Hindu - Chennai,India
DREAMS DIE YOUNG: The body of a girl at the site of the train accident at Valigonda on Sunday. -- Photo: Satish H. HYDERABAD: Relief ...
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Traffic accident kills 12 in Guizhou province
Xinhua - China
The accident also left 40 other passengers injured, including three seriously wounded and two in danger, said an official of thecounty government who is in ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/10/05

17 killed in road accident in TN
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... He said the lorry was overcrowded and the driver lost control resulting in the accident. Traffic on the busy Tiruchirapalli-Thanjavur ...
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India Train Accident Kills 18, Injures 80 as 7 Coaches Derail
Bloomberg - USA
... The area surrounding the accident site is under water, making the rescue time-consuming, Michael said. The accident took place at 4:30 am local time. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 28/10/05

18 dead, up to 50 trapped in Philippines mine accident
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Manila (dpa) - Up to 50 miners were trapped and feared dead after an explosion caused a gold-mine tunnel to collapse in the southern Philippines, the Office of ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 27/10/05

Fire kills 11 at Dutch deportation centre
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A FIRE killed 11 immigrants who were awaiting deportation at a prison complex outside Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport yesterday. The ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 23/10/05

Flood fatalities in central Vietnam rise to 24
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... highest human loss with 12, and followed by provinces of Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen, said Nguyen Sy Nuoi, deputy head of the Flood and Storm ...
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12 killed in Bengal flood
Webindia123 - India
... However, unconfirmed reports put the total number of deaths in flood-related incidents at 12 with East Midnapore alone accounting for four. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 22/10/05

60 oil thieves feared dead as fuel pipes catch fire in Nigeria
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... oil thieves were feared dead in the southern Nigerian state of Delta when fuel pipes punctured by them to siphon fuel were gutted by fire, state media reported ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 18/10/05

35 killed in Assam bus accident
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
GUWAHATI -- At least 35 people were feared killed yesterday in a bus accident in Assam, officials said. A police spokesman said ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 17/10/05

AP flood situation remains grim, toll rises to 25
Rediff - India
The flood situation due to four days of heavy rains has turned grim in Andhra Pradesh even as the death toll rose marginally to 25 by Sunday evening. ...
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Argentine prison fire kills at least 32 inmates
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A fire set by feuding inmates raged through a cellblock at a prison southeast of Buenos Aires early Sunday, killing 32 inmates and ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 16/10/05

Bus accident in Bangladesh kills 25
International Herald Tribune - France
DHAKA, Bangladesh The death toll from an accident in which a speeding bus plunged into a river in northern Bangladesh climbed to 25 on Sunday as rescuers ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 12/10/05

DISASTER IN PAKISTAN
Globe and Mail - Canada
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announces that the mammoth quake that devastated parts of northern Pakistan killed 23,000 people and left 2.5 million homeless. ...
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Flood death toll in southern Vietnam rises to 49
Xinhua - China
HANOI, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Floods in Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta have claimed 49 lives since the beginning of the flooding ...

Seven killed, 15 injured in bus accident in HP
Webindia123 - India
... at Parwanoo and Chandigarh. Police believe that overspeeding by the bus driver was the cause of the accident. A report from Chandigarh ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 10/10/05

Pakistan - 1000's dead - Needs Helicopters to Reach Quake Survivors (Update2)
Bloomberg - 49 minutes ago
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government needs helicopters to ferry supplies and equipment to remote areas to aid survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake that left more than 20,000 dead, an official said. The ...
Terrain major barrier in quake aid CNN International
Pakistan quake survivors angry at lack of help Reuters AlertNet
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22 killed, 19 injured in China bus accident
Hindu - Chennai,India
Beijing, Oct 9.(PTI) At least 22 people were killed and 17 injured when a bus collided with a taxi and plunged into a river in eastern China's Zhejiang ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 08/10/05

Scores feared dead or trapped in Pakistan quake
Reuters.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
By Simon Cameron-Moore. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Scores of people were feared trapped or killed on Saturday after two buildings collapsed ...

1,247 lives claimed in flood season
China Daily - China
Natural disasters have affected more than 201 million people - around one sixth of the population, according to the statistics from the State Flood Control and ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 06/10/05

Central American flood victims mourned, 167 dead
Reuters.uk - UK
TECPAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Mourning villagers prepared to bury their dead in Guatemala's highlands and flood waters blocked rescue efforts across Central ...
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16 dead, 4 missing in flood of tributaries of Yellow River ...
Xinhua - China
... The flood also damaged railway, highway, cable lines and irrigation infrastructures. A total of 359,200 people have been evacuated, the bureau said. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 05/10/05

Guangxi highway accident leaves 11 dead, 29 injured
Xinhua - China
5 (Xinhuanet) -- Eleven people were killed and another 29 were wounded in a highway accident in Bose City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ...
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26 miners killed in China mine accident
Hindu - Chennai,India
Beijing, Oct 5. (PTI): At least 26 miners were killed and an equal number missing in a series of mine accidents in China, the local government said today. ...
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Fifty die in flood at police academy
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China
RESCUE troops in Fujian Province recovered 50 bodies late yesterday after more than 40 hours searching for police trainees swept away in a flood Sunday night. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 03/10/05

Road accident kills nine, injures 25 in Jilin
Xinhua - China
The accident occurred at 4:00 am when a tourist bus with 37 people on board crashed into a truck on a road and overturned near Wanwanchuan village. ...

16 killed, 60 injured in train accident in Madhya Pradesh
Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi,India
... of the train were badly damaged after going off the track and ramming into the cabin, senior Police and Railway officials told reporters at the accident site. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 02/10/05

21 Canadians killed in NY tour boat accident
CTV.ca - Canada
At least 21 Canadian seniors are believed to be dead following a tour boat accident on a lake in upstate New York. The boat was ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 30/09/05

Bus-Truck Accident in Poland Kills 11
ABC News - USA
Fire brigade officers check the wreckage of a bus after it caught fire when it was involved in an accident on the Warsaw Bialystok highway in Jezewo ...
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42 killed, 40 injured in Kashmir road accident
Hindustan Times - India
... police said. The bus driver was negotiating a sharp curve when the accident occurred. "At least 42 people have been killed. From ...
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Typhoon Damrey flood waters kill 57 in Vietnam
Radio Australia - Australia
A Vietnamese farmer and his wife save a dog and some belongings from the floods caused by Typhoon Damrey. [AFP]. Officials in Vietnam ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/09/05

11 killed in Pakistan road accident
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Islamabad : At least 11 people were killed and 14 injured in a road accident in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday, police officials said. ...
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10 die, 39 missing in Dadeldhura flood
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
Of 39 people who went missing in the massive flood, ten bodies were recovered on Monday and Tuesday, reported our correspondent Chitranga Thapa, quoting the ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 28/09/05

Students, Family in Shock After Accident Kills Nine
KSL Radio - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... But you won't see much celebrating this year. All the students involved in the accident are from the agricultural science department. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 25/09/05

Flood alert as rains kill 15
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
AHMEDABAD: India's western state of Gujarat was on flood alert yesterday after two days of lashing monsoon rains that killed at least 15 people. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 23/09/05

Andhra flood toll rises to 74
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
HYDERABAD -- The situation in the flood-affected districts of Andhra Pradesh continues to improve as rains have stopped to a large extent and the level of ...
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24 die in bus fire as Rita roars toward Texas
Seattle Times - United States
The continuing exodus of hundreds of thousands from the storm's path turned deadly for a busload of elderly evacuess when the vehicle caught fire and was ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 17/09/05

Number of Deaths in Katrina Disaster Rises to 795
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
By Cihan News Agency. The number of lives claimed by Hurricane Katrina, which damaged the US southern city of New Orleans the most, has reached 795. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 15/09/05

Firecracker factory fire in eastern India kills 20, injures at ...
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
PATNA, India - A fire engulfed three illegal firecracker factories in a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on Thursday, killing at least 20 people ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 14/09/05

Car crash: 10 burn to death
News24 - South Africa
... He said: "There was a collision between a commercial bus and a car. The impact sparked a fire, which burnt 10 passengers to death. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 13/09/05

9 killed on rail accident in southern Thailand
Xinhua - China
The accident took place Monday afternoon at a rail crossing, where a passenger train rammed into the pickup full of students from a nearby school in Yala ...
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Death toll rises to 14 in Heilongjiang colliery fire
Xinhua - China
13 (Xinhuanet) -- Rescuers recovered remains of 14 miners underground, with one worker still missing, in a coal mine fire that broke out on Sunday in ...
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Mine accident kills 36, causes million-dollar economic losses ...
Xinhua - China
9 (Xinhuanet) -- The accident that occurred on July2 at the Jiajiabao Coal Mine in Ningwu County in north China's Shanxi Province killed 36 and injured 11, a ...
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Bus accident kills 13 in NW. Turkey
Xinhua - China
The accident occurred Tuesday evening on the TEM Sakarya-Duzce highway when the bus heading toward Istanbul from Giresun was de-routed and caught fire due to ...
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Gas accident kills 17 in Shanxi coal mine
Xinhua - China
7 (Xinhuanet) -- Seventeen miners were confirmed dead and two others injured in a gas accident Tuesday in north China's Shanxi Province, local coal mine safety ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 06/09/05

29 Die After Fire in Egypt Theater
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
CAIRO -- Fire broke out in an Egyptian theater during a crowded play performance late Monday, causing audience members to flee in panic, officials said. ...
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Cable car crash kills at least nine
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... Innsbruck. The helicopter had been transporting the concrete to the top station of the cable car lift for construction work, Kohler said

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 03/09/05

Fire in Paris kills 12 - injures 16
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building east of Paris early on Sunday morning, killing at least 12 people and injuring 16 others, firefighters said. ...
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18 killed in accident
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan
... The fatal accident occurred at about 10pm. Villagers and police rushed to the scene and retrieved the dead and the injured from the wreckage of the coach.

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 01/09/05

Hundreds die in Iraqi stampede
Globe and Mail - 40 minutes ago
By ORLY HALPERN. Iraq is in mourning today after word of a suicide bomber in their midst caused thousands of Iraqi Shia pilgrims to stampede on a Baghdad bridge, leaving hundreds, most of them women and children ...
Stampede: 950 die as Iraqi crowd panics Salt Lake Tribune

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search31/08/05

Death toll in New Orleans expected to swell into thousands
San Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago
By ERIKA BOLSTAD, PHIL LONG and MARTIN MERZER. NEW ORLEANS - A major American city all but disintegrated Wednesday, and the expected death toll from Hurricane Katrina mushroomed into the thousands. Bodies floated down streets. ...
Chaos, death in storm's wake NEWS.com.au
'I'm just looking for any help I can get' USA Today
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New Orleans disaster likened to Tsunami and Hiroshima
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Rescuers along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast pushed aside the dead to reach the living in a race against time and rising waters, while New Orleans sank ...
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Flood kills 28 in city of Hubei province
Xinhua - China
... Floods have killed at least 1,024 people and left 293 missing across China this year, according to statistics jointly released by the State Flood Control and ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search30/08/05

Traffic accident kills 17 in Hunan
Xinhua - China
30 (Xinhuanet) -- A traffic accident took place early Tuesday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, leaving 17 dead and at least 30 others ...
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Paris fire kills 7
News24 - South Africa
Paris - Seven people were killed and three seriously injured in a fire that swept through a building housing African immigrants in central Paris, fire services ...
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123 confirmed dead in Guangdong coal mine accident
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... Monday gave up the search for survivors from a flooded mine in south China after weeks of rescue efforts, setting the death toll in the fatal accident at 123. ...
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It's official: Maharashtra flood toll is 1493
Rediff - India
... submitted to the Bombay high court a list of 1,493 people who died in the recent deluge in various parts of the state and due to various flood-related diseases ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search28/08/05

Uttar Pradesh flood toll rises to 67
Rediff - India
With four more losing their lives due to heavy rains in Azamgarh district, the toll in flood-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh went up to 67 on Saturday. ...

Bus accident in north China kills 10
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The accident, which happened in a mountainous area of Shanxi province, also injured 13 people who were taken to area hospitals, the official Xinhua News Agency ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search27/08/05

22 people die in road accident in Iran
IranMania News - Iran
... Three people have so far lost their lives in hospital.? He pointed out that the bus traveling from Istanbul to Tehran was the cause of the fatal accident. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search26/08/05

17 African Immigrants Die in Paris Apartment Fire
New York Times - United States
26 - A fire swept through a dilapidated apartment building in southern Paris early on Friday, killing at least 17 African immigrants and injuring 22, fire ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search25/08/05

Traffic accident kills 14 in Hubei
Xinhua - China
WUHAN, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A traffic accident killed 14 passengers in Lichuan, a city in central China's Hubei Province, Wednesday. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search21/08/05

13 people dead, 29 injured in bus accident
Deepika - Kottayam,India
Kathmandu, Aug 22 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed and 29 others injured when the bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Baitadi district last ...
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20 killed, 27 wounded in Kabul-Kandahar Highway accident
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
... Kandahar for emergency treatment. Alikhel described the cause of the accident as over speeding and rash driving. He said police ...
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13 killed in accident on N1
News24 - South Africa
... Beaufort West. Cronje said at this stage it was not clear what happened, as the accident occurred on a straight stretch of road. Police ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search19/08/05

19 died in Iran bus crash accident
Persian Journal - Iran
19 died in a road accident south of Tehran. The incident happened as a mini-bus with 37 passengers on board fell into a water canal ...
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India flood death toll at 224
Science Daily (press release) - USA
NEW DELHI, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Health officials Thursday placed the death toll at 224 from waterborne disease in India's western state of Maharashtra. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search18/08/05

More than 100 Ecuadorians missing after ship accident
Xinhua - China
... An Ecuadorian fishing ship reached the accident site and managed to rescue nine people, seven men and two women, who were found clinging to a crate and buoying ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search14/08/05

'Farewell, cousin, we are frozen': then disaster struck
Times Online - UK
ALL 121 people on board a Cypriot airliner died when it crashed into a mountainous area north of Athens yesterday after it apparently suffered a catastrophic ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search11/08/05

122 workers still missing in Chinese mine accident
Taipei Times - Taiwan
Authorities detained 11 people believed responsible for the accident, including the owner, a manager, the board chairman and chief technician of the mine, and ...
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Traffic accident kills 11, injuring 17 in Heilongjiang
Xinhua - China
11 (Xinhuanet) -- A traffic accident took place Wednesday night on the highway between Tongjiang and Sanya, leaving 11 dead as of Thursday morning. ...

Flood kills 15 in Sichuan
Xinhua - China
CHENGDU, Aug 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Death toll from a rainstorm-incurred flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province has reached 15 after the local government ...
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14 dead in second mine disaster in China (LEAD)
IANS - New Delhi,India
Guiyang (China), Aug 8 (IANS) At least 14 miners were killed and others were missing in a coal mine gas explosion early Monday in southwest China's Guizhou ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 5/08/05

Dozens drown in boat accident
The Mercury (subscription) - Durban,South Africa
... object. "It happened last night. It is feared that more than 30 people must have died in the accident," a spokesman said. "Our primary ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 4/08/05

Death toll rises to 26 in Henan coal mine accident
Xinhua - China
4 (Xinhuanet) -- Death toll in the central China coal mine accident has risen to 26 with the discovery of another two bodies, coal mine safety officials said ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 3/08/05

Crane accident kills 13 China
Hindu - Chennai,India
... The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Tiansheng Bridge Hydropower Plant under construction is located 80 km away from the county centre. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 1/08/05

Accident death toll rises to 14
News24 - South Africa
The accident occurred around 01:00 said sergeant Thandi Mbambo. "The truck was apparently parked partially on the side of the road after a mechanical problem. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/07/05

12 killed, 16 missing in Bombay High fire
The Tribune - Chandigarh,India
... ONGC. The mishap happened when a vessel owned by the SCI, buoyed by choppy seas, crashed onto the oil rig setting off a fire. As ...
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India flood death toll rises to 900
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
... in the overnight stampede, 74 bodies dug out by rescuers from a landslide that engulfed houses in Mumbai's Sakinaka area and five other flood-linked deaths ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 28/07/05

4 killed, 44 missing in offshore oil platform fire in India
Xinhua - China
NEW DELHI, July 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Four people were killed and 44 missing in an offshore oil platform fire Wednesday afternoon near Indian business hub Mumbai ...
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Indian flood toll rises to at least 245
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
At least 245 people have died in mudslides and floods in western India following record heavy monsoonal rains, officials say. Many ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 27/07/05

87 dead in monsoon disaster
Scotsman - United Kingdom
At least 87 people were killed and another 130 were feared buried in landslides, as the strongest rain ever recorded in India shut down Mumbai, stranding ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 24/07/05

Traffic accident in northern Nigeria kills 56
Xinhua - China
Only six passengers were rescued from the accident and were rushed to a nearby hospital, Hammed Ibrahim of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kano ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 21/07/05

Car crash kills 23, seriously injures 30 in Kenya
AngolaPress - Angola
Police at the scene of the crash said the bus belonging to Mombasa Liners and the lorry, which were travelling in the same direction along the main, road ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 20/07/05

Assam flood situation grim; 13 dead so far
Hindu - Chennai,India
Guwahati, July 20. (PTI): The overall flood situation in Assam was grim today with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level in many ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 19/07/05

The Coming Disaster: Drivers to Kill More by 2020
AllAfrica.com - Africa
A World Bank report has warned developing countries to step up road safety interventions by enforcing rules or risk many lives through road accidents by 2020. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 18/07/05

Assam flood situation grave, claims 13 lives
Hindustan Times - Delhi,India
The flood situation in Assam on Monday remained grave with the water level of Brahmaputra and its tributaries maintaining a rising trend. ...
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Yemen wedding fire kills ten girls and women
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
SANAA, July 18 (Reuters) - A fire sparked by an electrical short-circuit caused a stampede at a wedding in Yemen, killing 10 girls and women, witnesses said on ...
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17 die in accident in Kumasi
GhanaWeb - Accra,Ghana
... They had gone to console a colleague church member at the funeral of his relation at Asenemaso and had almost reached home when the accident occured. ...
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Romanian Flood Death Toll Reaches 20; 11,084 People Evacuated
Bloomberg - USA
... government last week revised its budget for a second time this year to include spending to rebuild bridges and roads destroyed by the flood water, which ...

Spain battles deadly forest fire, at least 11 dead
Reuters.uk - UK
SANTA MARIA DEL ESPINO, Spain (Reuters) - Fire fighters battled a huge blaze on Monday which ravaged thousands of hectares of pine trees and brush in central ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 17/07/05

Highway accident leaves 10 dead in Chongqing
Xinhua - Beijing,China
CHONGQING, July 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Ten people including a child were killed and another five injured when an agricultural vehicle fell off the cliff early on ...
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Boat accident: Nepal seeks India's help
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
At least 39 were killed in Thursday's boat accident while about two dozen more people are still believed to be missing and presumed to have drowned at Banganga ...
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Seventeen die in Iran road accident
IranMania News - Iran
LONDON, July 17 (IranMania) - Seventeen people, mostly students, were killed in a road accident west of Tehran, Iran's state television reported. ...
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40 confirmed dead in Nepal ferry accident
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
... them alive. The accident occurred Thursday at Bardighat in Kapilbastu district, about 265 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. "Of ...
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Traffic accident kills nine, injures 31 in S. China province
Xinhua - Beijing,China
SHANTOU, July 16 (Xinhuanet) -- A fatal traffic accident in south China's Guangdong Province claimed nine lives and injured 31 others in the wee hours of ...

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Ferry disaster claims 11
News24 - Cape Town,South Africa
Jakarta - Rescue workers recovered 10 more bodies after an overloaded ferry capsised in rough seas off Indonesia's remote eastern province of Papua a week ago ...
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Fire in hospital kills at least 18 people
Miami Herald - FL,USA
A fire on the top floors of a busy hospital that killed at least 18 people was the second this year, and raised questions about the lack of safety measures in ...
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Driver is blamed after three-train disaster kills 128
Times Online - UK
OFFICIALS blamed driver error for a three-train crash in southern Pakistan that killed at least 128 people and injured hundreds more yesterday. ...
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80 died in coal mine accident in Xinjiang
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Till 23:00, July 12, 2005, 80 people had been killed and four injured in the gas blast at the Shenlong Coal Mine in Fukang County of northwest China's Xinjiang ...
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Death toll from Hebei traffic accident climbs to 10
China Daily - China
A grave traffic accident on Saturday have so far left 10 people dead in Mancheng County of north China's Hebei Province, said a press release Tuesday by the ...

Store fire kills 19
Edmonton Sun - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... and injuring 17, officials said. The cause of the fire in the city of Ukhta wasn't immediately clear. But the local prosecutor's ...
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14 Killed in Pakistan Boat Accident
580 CFRA Radio - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
... Punjab province. Police say a steel pipe being used as the vessel's mast touched overhead electricity cables, causing the accident.
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65 killed in mine disaster in China
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel
An explosion in a coal mine in China's far west killed at least 65 miners, and rescuers were searching for 18 others, the government said Tuesday. ...
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Flood toll rises to 65 dead, 30 missing in southwest China
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Beijing - The death toll has risen to at least 65, with 30 people missing, after torrential rain caused floods and landslides in southwestern China's Sichuan ...
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21 die in Rishikesh bus accident
The Tribune - Chandigarh,India
Twentyone persons were killed and 25 others were injured in a bus accident a few kilometers before Rishikesh in Tehri district today. ...
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200 Feared Dead in Indonesia Sea Accident
Guardian Unlimited - UK
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - As many as 200 people were feared dead days after a ferry capsized in rough seas off eastern Indonesia, a rescue official said Sunday ...
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Toll in MP flood rises to 62, relief operations underway
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
Bhopal, Jul 9 (PTI) The toll in nine flood-hit districts of Madhya Pradesh rose to 62 today with reports of two more deaths as relief operations gained ...
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Londoners seek survivors, bodies after bomb blasts
Reuters.uk, UK - Jul 8, 2005
... Police chief Blair said more than 50 people were killed in the blasts and 700 wounded, with 22 still critical. The bomb that tore off the roof of a bus killed ...
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Bus accident claims 21 lives in Ethiopia
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The accident happened on Wednesday near the Blue Nile River as the bus travelled from Addis Ababa to Gonder town, some 400km north of the capital, ENA quoted ...
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FIVE DEAD IN ROAD CRASH
Cumbria Online - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
FIVE people died last night and a woman is seriously ill in hospital after a horrific car crash on the outskirts of Car lisle. The ...
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Seven students killed in car crash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... a school graduation party were killed early on Saturday when their car crashed through ... Police said they did not know the cause of the crash but excessive speed ...

'Freak accident' accounts for Bright, Bargwanna.
crash.net - UK
The opening 17-lap sprint event at Darwin's Hidden Valley Raceway was even shorter for V8 Supercar veterans Jason Bright and Jason Bargwanna, who found ...

Flood: Gujarat toll reaches 123
Rediff - India
... Army, navy, air force and the Rapid Action Force are working round-the-clock to provide help to the flood-affected people. The administration ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 26/06/05

10 people die in bus accident in Pak
Times of India - New Delhi,India
... Nine people were killed at the scene of the accident around dawn while a woman died of her wounds at a hospital in the area, he said. ...

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Collision accident in Israel kills 7 and injures 190
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Israeli rescuers inspect at the site of a collision accident between a train and a truck near Kiryat Gat, central Israel, June 21, 2005. ...
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18 killed in bus accident in Dharamshala
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: A private bus carrying employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam from Gujarat, plunged into a gorge near Dharamshala, killing at least ...
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N6 car accident leaves 12 dead
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Police spokesperson Sergeant Thandi Mbambo said the accident happened on Sunday at 7.50pm when the Ford, carrying five people, hit the Venture, with eight ...
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20 killed, several injured in Pakistan road accident
Hindustan Times - Delhi,India
... said. Pakistan's Geo television said the accident happened on the outskirts of Islamabad and 20 bodies had arrived at hospitals. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 13/06/05

At least 87 infants die as flood hits Chinese school
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Rescue teams continued their search for missing children yesterday after a flash flood engulfed a packed primary school in north-eastern China, killing at ...
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11 passengers killed in bus accident in South India
Xinhua - Beijing,China
Police said the accident involving a bus of the state-owned Road Transport Corporation took place at Punnam Palli in Cuddapah district of Andhra. ...
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Road accident kills 30 in southern Uganda
Xinhua - Beijing,China
KAMPALA, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 30 people have died in a road accident in southern Uganda, Radio Uganda reported on Tuesday. ...
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LANDMINE ACCIDENT IN NEPAL
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in south-western Nepal, after a crowded bus hit a land mine planted by suspected Maoist rebels. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 5/06/05

CHINA FLOOD TOLL REACHES 204
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
The death toll from a week of torrential rains and heavy flooding in China has topped 200, with another 80 people missing and forecasters warning the worst is ...
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Haiti, Red Cross mobilizes to help flood victims
Money Plans - Mumbai,India
Following the torrential rains that have devastated the coastal city of Gonaives and other parts of northern Haiti, hundreds of people are dead, missing or ...

Worst-Ever Accident
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... The death toll is the largest in a single road accident in Namibia since Independence. ... "It was a huge accident," said a stunned Cassinga. ...

18 die in Brazilian accident
News24 - Cape Town,South Africa
... authorities said. The accident occurred in heavy rain in a suburb of Recife, capital of the northern Brazilian province of Pernambuco. The ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 29/05/05

TN factory accident toll rises to 13
Hindu - Chennai,India
Tiruchirapalli, May 29. (UNI): The death toll in Saturday's accident at a private cement factory at Dalmiapuram has risen to 13, with the death of one more ...
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Six dead in New Zealand car crash
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The East Coast community of Ruatoria in New Zealand is reeling after six people died in a car smash south of the township. Police ...

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Traffic accident in China kills 12
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Xinhua News Agency said. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, but overloading is a common cause. China's roads are ...

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Seven killed, 19 injured in Madhya Pradesh accident:-
Webindia123 - India
Nineteen people were also injured in the accident in Chhattarpur district of the state. The accident occurred when the driver, trying ...

Fire service 'on brink of an abyss'
Belfast Telegraph - Belfast,UK
The Fire Service in Northern Ireland is teetering on the brink of an abyss due to on-going attacks on firemen on emergency call-outs, it was claimed today. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 23/05/05

President 'shocked' at Meath bus accident
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
President Mary McAleese has expressed her shock at the tragic accident that has killed five schoolgirls. The five teenage girls ...
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284 die in mishaps, fire, calamities in 6 countries
Manila Bulletin - Manila,Philippines
A total of 284 persons were killed Saturday and Sunday in accidents, a blizzard, floods, and fire in six countries. LIMA, Peru (AP ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 22/05/05

Ferry disaster death toll at 146
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - New South Wales,Australia
The death toll after three Bangladeshi ferries capsized in stormy weather in a week has risen to 146, rescue officials say, as hopes faded for 174 people still ...
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Fire at Children's Sleepover Kills 9
ABC News - USA
Spectators sit across the street from a house fire where nine people died in Cleveland, Saturday, May 21, 2005. The fire broke out ...
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Thirty-seven dead in road accident in Peru
Xinhua - Beijing,China
... this capital. According to the first investigations, speeding and the road conditions could be the cause of the accident. Enditem.
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 20/05/05

40 missing in Bangladesh boat accident
ABC Online - Australia
A boat with about 100 people on board has sunk in a river in southern Bangladesh during a severe storm, the third such accident in five days. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 19/05/05

Hopes fade, 150 missing in B'desh ferry disaster
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
By Anis Ahmed. DHAKA, May 19 (Reuters) - Divers battled strong currents to reach a ferry nine metres (30 ft) under water on Thursday ...
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Dozens feared dead in Zambian copper mine accident
Xinhua - Beijing,China
... The report quoted Mine Manager Nick Lords as saying that the lift was moving at great speed when the accident happened, flinging the door and throwing out the ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 18/05/05

SECOND BANGLA FERRY DISASTER
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
... Patuakhali district, south of Dhaka. Rescuers are searching for dozens of people from Tuesday's disaster. "The ferry was coming ...
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Death toll in Bangladesh ferry disaster rises to 63
Xinhua - Beijing,China
DHAKA, May 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Death toll in the ferry disaster in southern Patuakhali rose to 63 bodies with more than 40 passengers still missing, after the ...
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Mine Accident in China Kills 21 Workers
Voice of America - USA
... The accident happened Thursday at a small mine in Panzhihua, in Sichuan province. Xinhua news agency says 10 miners survived the disaster. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 17/05/05

Death toll in Bangladesh ferry disaster rises to 63
Xinhua - Beijing,China
DHAKA, May 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Death toll in the ferry disaster in southern Patuakhali rose to 63 bodies with more than 40 passengers still missing, after the ...
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Ferry accident: 100 feared dead
News24 - Cape Town,South Africa
Dhaka - Bangladesh authorities said on Monday they feared at least 100 people had drowned after a ferry capsized in a remote area of the country's south. ...
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10 die in Pasni accident
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan
... The Pasni and Gwadar police station officials told Dawn on telephone that the accident involved two coaches named Javed and Al-Karim. ...
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11 Killed in Bus Accident in Central Russia
MOSNEWS - Russia
... The LAZ bus was en route to Oryol from the town of Belev in the Tula region. The accident occurred at 19-40 Moscow time on Friday, 27 kilometers from Oryol.

17 killed in Alwar accident
Hindu - Chennai,India
Alwar, May 15 (PTI): Seventeen people, including 12 women and five children, were killed and 10 injured when the tractor trolley they were travelling in ...
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Eleven killed, 15 injured in Oryol Reg road accident
ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia
ORYOL, May 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Eleven people were killed in 15 were injured in a traffic accident in the Oryol Region, a police source told Itar-Tass on Saturday ...
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Death toll in bus accident in Benguet town up to 27--report
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines
Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. (3RD UPDATE) THREE more victims of a bus accident in a town in Benguet ... At least 24 people were killed instantly in the accident. ...
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NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 10/05/05

Car crash in Central Highlands kills 10
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
A crash between a truck and passenger bus in Vietnam's Central Highlands region May 9 has killed 10 people and injured five others. ...

NEWS ITEMS of interest around the Globe - Google search 09/05/05

Australia air disaster kills 15
BBC News - UK
... to Lockhart River on Saturday. The crash was Australia's worst civil aviation disaster in nearly 40 years. A full-scale search was ...
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Bus Accident Kills 40 in Peru
Voice of America - USA
... The injured passengers were taken to a local medical center for treatment. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Accidents ...
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Conn. fire department gets pet smoke masks
ESPN - USA
Firefighters have 15 new oxygen masks for dogs and cats that can be used to treat animals overcome by smoke inhalation during a fire. ...
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11 killed in road accident
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
SHEIKHUPURA: Eleven passengers including two children and four women were killed and 50 others were injured in a road accident on Grand Trunk Road near Nangal ...
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