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Russian woman attacked by wolf, axes it to death
Beware of 56-year-old Russian women with axes. A lone wolf attacked Aishat Maksudova outside her sister's home in Russia's province of Dagestan in the ...
Toyota tests cars that communicate with each other
Toyota Motor Corp. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed ...
Deadly quake collapses bridge, mine in Myanmar
A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining ...
Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead
A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining ...
Ghana: Rescuers still work in collapsed building
Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when ...
Four killed in Egypt train collision
Two trains traveling south of the Egyptian capital collided on Saturday, killing at least four people, officials said. An error from the switch ...
Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops ...
Algerian cargo plane carrying 6 crashes in France
An Algerian military cargo plane crashed Friday in southern France with six people aboard, the North African country's defense ministry confirmed.
Authorities detain official in Ghana disaster
Authorities in Ghana have detained a municipal works official accused of allowing a building that collapsed to be built without a construction permit.
Federal judge urged to approve BP settlement
BP and attorneys for businesses and people who lost money in the Gulf oil spill urged a federal judge Thursday to give his final approval to a ...
Tour winner Wiggins out of hospital after crash
Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins was released from hospital with broken ribs a day after a collision with a car while cycling. Wiggins was ...
1 dead, 19 hurt near SAfrica Linkin Park concert
A spokeswoman for the South African city of Cape Town says one person died after a scaffolding collapsed in high winds outside a Linkin Park concert, ...
Japan utility seeks more funds for nuclear crisis
The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters is seeking more government financial support, saying the cost of ...
Authorities: 1 dead, 3 injured in NC hospital fire
Preliminary information indicates a fire at a North Carolina hospital that killed a patient and injured three workers occurred during a ...
Sammy Kershaw involved in tour bus accident
Country singer Sammy Kershaw is thankful to be alive after his tour bus was struck by another vehicle. It happened Friday in Nocona, Texas. The impact ...
Pa. zoo: Wild dogs killed boy who fell in exhibit
A zoo where a 2-year-old boy fell into an exhibit and was fatally mauled by African wild dogs had met or exceeded all safety standards for animals and ...
Mayor: Police helicopter refurbished before crash
The Atlanta police helicopter that crashed and killed two officers on board had been completely refurbished within the last decade, and its pilot and ...
Methane warnings ignored before NZ mine disaster
A New Zealand coal mining company ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had accumulated to explosive levels before an underground explosion killed 29 ...
NTSB: Police chopper hit pole, crashed; 2 killed
A low-flying police helicopter searching for a runaway boy hit a power line pole before it plummeted to the ground and exploded, killing both officers ...
Tragedies can't break heroic NY community's spirit
Tragedy has too often visited one Queens community, but residents drew a line in the sand with Superstorm Sandy, rallying with a surfboard and kayaks ...
Storm was cruel to elderly who refused to evacuate
Even with her Coney Island apartment squarely in the path of Superstorm Sandy, Loraine Gore was staying put. At age 90, she said, she had her reasons.
Misidentified 2010 plane crash victim reburied
A repeat burial was held on Saturday for Poland's last president-in-exile, whose body was misidentified and buried in the wrong grave following the ...
4 on Japan nuclear safety team took utility money
Four members of a Japanese government team that sets atomic reactor safety standards received funding from utility companies or nuclear manufacturers, ...
Niger aid group: Kidnappers kill 1, release 5
Medical charities say that a Nigerien health worker was killed by kidnappers but five others have been released. The aid organizations BEFEN and ...
Ky. evacuation indefinite as chemical tanker burns
Hundreds of people will remain forced from their homes indefinitely as a massive effort continued Friday to move derailed train cars filled with ...