At least 46 people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, police said on Sunday. Three villages in the hilly Pithoragarh district were swept away in the landslide after a cloudburst on Saturday, local police official M.S. Sathnam said.
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Plane-chopper collision over New York kills nine
August 9th, 2009 |
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Nine people, including five Italian tourists, were killed on Saturday when a small plane clipped a helicopter over New York and both aircraft plunged into the Hudson River. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said there were five Italian tourists and a pilot aboard the helicopter and three people
Gunman kills gay youngsters in Tel Aviv
August 2nd, 2009 |
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A gunman in Israel has killed two people and wounded at least ten others, some of them seriously, after bursting into a youth club for gay teenagers. The assailant, said to have been dressed in black and wearing a mask opened fire with an automatic rifle and afterwards ran from the building.
Bomb in Iraqi political party office kills 8
July 31st, 2009 |
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Iraqi police say eight people were killed and 10 others wounded Thursday in a bomb attack on a Sunni political party’s office in Baquba, north of Baghdad. Police say the bomb exploded inside the headquarters of the Reform and Development Party in Diyala province around the time that some party members were holding a meeting.
Hazem al-Braikan, Kuwaiti Charged With Fraud In The US, Kills Himself
July 26th, 2009 |
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KUWAIT CITY — A Kuwaiti businessman linked to Citigroup and charged in the United States with fraud committed suicide Sunday, a security official said.
Hazem al-Braikan was found dead in his bed with a gunshot wound to the head and a ha…
Sun Danyong, Chinese Engineer, Kills Himself After Losing ’4G’ iPhone Prototype
July 22nd, 2009 |
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A Chinese worker has killed himself after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for disappeared.
The 25-year-old engineer, Sun Danyong, who worked for Foxconn, jumped from a 12-story building last week.
Kate Moss wants to join boyfriend’’s band
July 20th, 2009 |
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If sources are to be believed, supermodel Kate Moss will is keen to join her beau Jamie Hince’’s band The Kills and is set to audition for him later this week.
Jamie is currently looking for a new singer to perform with after 30-year-old rocker Alison Mosshart left the duo to focus on her other [...]
Helicopter Crash At NATO Base In Afghanistan Kills 16
July 19th, 2009 |
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KABUL — A Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan’s largest NATO base Sunday, killing 16 civilians in the latest in a string of deadly aircraft crashes in the country….
Afghan helicopter crash kills 16
July 19th, 2009 |
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A civilian helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, US military officials have said.
The helicopter came down at the Kandahar air field, Nato’s largest base in southern Afghanistan.
Reports from Moscow say the helicopter was a Russian-built Mi-8 and that 15 people have been killed.
The crash is the second of a helicopter in Afghanistan in a week. Six civilians died when an aircraft came down in southern Helmand province on Tuesday.
US and Nato officials have so far not confirmed any death toll from Sunday’s crash.
Russia’s Interfax agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Air Transportation Agency as saying: "An Mi-8 transport helicopter crashed at take-off from an airfield in Kandahar.
"Fifteen of the 17 passengers were killed," the spokesman said. </p
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Madonna’s tour stage in France collapses, kills one
July 17th, 2009 |
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Queen of Pop Madonna had to cancel her Marseille, France concert after a stage being built for her performance collapsed killing one and injuring six.
The stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille was being set up by technicians when the partially built roof fell in, bringing down a crane, and killing a 53-year-old French worker.
When [...]
Car Bomb Explodes Outside Iraqi Church, Kills 4
July 13th, 2009 |
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BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded near a church as worshippers left Sunday Mass, killing at least four civilians and injuring 18 in one of several attacks on Iraq’s beleaguered Christian minority.
The coordinated assault came as the Iraqi m…
Swine Flu Kills People Whose Bodies Are Highly Stressed
July 10th, 2009 |
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The World Health Organization states:The majority of those who died were pregnant, had asthma, diabetes or other chronic diseases…Moreover, extremely obese people are susceptible. As Bloomberg writes:Scientists don’t yet know whether extremely ove…