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Germany bus accident leaves up to 18 feared dead

  by Ralf ISERMANN Agence France-Presse   MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Up to 18 people were feared killed Monday in…

Deadly floods hit central, southern China

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Rainstorms have triggered floods across central and southern China, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from…

Bus crash in Bavaria leaves 31 injured, 17 unaccounted for, German media report

STAMMBACH, Germany (Reuters) - Thirty-one people were injured, some seriously, when a coach burst into flames after colliding with a…

153 killed in Pakistan oil tanker fire

PAKISTAN (Reuters) - Death toll has risen to 153 from the oil tanker fire that broke out in the Bahawalpur…

Colombian police arrest eight in mall bombing probe

BOGOTA, Columbia (Reuters) - Eight people from a little-known urban guerrilla group have been arrested in connection with a bombing…

Nine dead after Colombia tourist boat sinks in reservoir

GUATAPE, Columbia (Reuters) - Nine people died and 28 are missing after a multi-decked tourist boat carrying about 170 passengers…

EU environment ministers hold minute of silence for Portugal forest fire victims

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (Reuters) - EU environment ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday (June 19) held a minute of silence for…

Full destruction from Portugal fire seen from sky as Spanish air force dump gallons of water over wildfire

PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) - The full extent of the damage caused by a forest fire that ravaged parts of…

Tourists arrive in Portugal amid news of forest fire tragedy

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) - Holiday makers arriving on Sunday (June 18) night at Lisbon's airport said they were concerned about…

Portugal’s president declares national mourning following fire that killed 62 people

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) - Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday (June 18) addressed the nation following a huge…

UPS shooting leaves four dead, including gunman, in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (Reuters) - A man dressed in a United Parcel Service uniform and armed with an "assault pistol"…

Rescuers send 29 bodies from missing Myanmar military plane ashore

MYANMAR (Reuters) - Twenty-nine more bodies from a crashed Myanmar military plane were found on Thursday in Dawei City. Rescue…

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