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Iraqi ship sinks after collision, at least four sailors dead: state TV

AnIraqishipsankonSaturdayafteracollisionwithanothervesselinIraq'sterritorialwaters,killingatleastfoursailors,Iraqistatetelevisionreported.Divingsupportvesselal-

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Death toll in DR Congo mudslide rises to 200: vice governor

Thedeathtollhasrisentoatleast200inthelandslideonThursdayinthreevillagesofIturiprovince,inthenortheasternpartoftheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC),PacificKeta,d

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No nuclear Armageddon on the horizon, says US expert

FearsthatrecenttensionsbetweentheUSandtheDPRKcouldturnintoall-outnuclearwarwereblownwayoutofproportion,accordingtoatopUSexpertwhowasinBeijingthisweekforinformal

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4 missing after second ship collision off E. China in less than 24 hours

FourpeopleremainmissingaftertwofishingboatscollidedoffthewatersofYancheng,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince.Theincidenttookplaceataround2:00a.m.BeijingtimeonSunday.Fiv

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Storm rips through Austrian beer tent, killing two

AnintensestormrippedthroughabeertentinnorthwesternAustria,killingtwopeopleandinjuringatleast40more,AustrianmediareportedlateonFriday.About700peoplewereinthetent

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Carbon monoxide kills five in cement plant in E. China

FivepeoplewerekilledbycarbonmonoxidepoisoninginacementfactoryinZaozhuangcity,eastChina'sShandongProvinceonSaturday.Theincidenttookplaceataround9:00a.m.localtime

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Dozens killed in flooding in India

Atleast78peoplehavediedintheeasternIndianstateofBihar,wherefloodwatersflowingdownstreamfromNepalhavedevastatedvillages,causinglandslidesandbreakingbridges.Avide

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Death toll rises to 450 from Sierra Leone mudslide

Thedeathtollhasrisento450inthisweek’sdevastatingmudslideinSierraLeone.Officialssaidathirdofthedeadarechildren.Masssearchoperationsareunderwayforthehundredsthata

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One S. Korean soldier killed, six injured in explosion during army drill

OneSouthKoreansoldierwaskilled,sixothersinjuredinanexplosionduringanartillerydrillnearitsborderwiththeDPRK,YonhapreportedonFriday."Anunidentifiedexplosiontookpl

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At least 20 injured as tour bus crashes in Japan

Atleast20peoplewereinjuredinatourbuscrashinJapan'snorthernHokkaidoonFriday,accordingtonationalbroadcasterNHK.Thebus,carrying49peoplefromTokyo,wastravellingfromS

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Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400: Red Cross

ThedeathtollfromdevastatingfloodsinSierraLeonehaspassed400with600peoplestillmissinginthestrickencapital,theRedCrosssaidFriday,asBritainpromised£5millioninfresha

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Over 24 hospitalised after gas leak in northern India

Morethan24peoplehavebeenhospitalisedfollowingchlorinegasleakageinthenorthernIndianhillystateofUttarakhandFriday,thestate'schiefministersaid.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Update | 10 more die in India's Assam floods, toll rises to 134

Atleast10peoplehavebeenkilledinthefloodsinAssamoverthepast12hours,pushingthenumberofdeathsto134sinceAprilwhenoverflowingriversbegantoinundatelargeswathesoflandi

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At least 7 killed, 20 injured when tractor overturns in Turkey

Atleastsevenpeoplewerekilledand20othersinjuredonFridaywhenatractoroverturnedinTurkey'snorthwesternprovinceofSakarya,localmediareported.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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At least 39 fresh killings recorded in anti-narcotic war in Philippine

Atleast14morekillingsinanti-narcoticwarhavebeenrecordedinthePhilippinecapitalbeforemidnightonFriday,localmediareported.ThemediaalsoreportedonThursdaythat25werek

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At least 4 terror suspects killed in police operation south of Barcelona

AtleastfoursuspectshavebeenkilledinCambrils,atownsouthofBarcelona,inanoperationrespondingtoaterrorattackinBarcelonainwhich13peoplehavebeenkilledandmorethan100ot

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Wildfires trap 2,000 villagers in Portugal

Forestfirescutoffavillageof2,000peopleinPortugal,asfirefightersstruggledThursdaytocontroltwomajorblazesinthecentreofthecountry,localofficialssaid.Andwithanother