34 killed in Himachal bus accident (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 34 people, including eight women, were killed when a state roadways bus skidded off the road and fell into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge Monday ... Read more...
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Bus with over 30 people falls into Himachal gorge (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) A state roadways bus carrying more than 30 passengers skidded off the road and fell into a 500-foot-deep gorge Monday evening in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, ... Read more...
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16 teens die in Bolivia bus accident
June 8th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 16 teenagers were killed and 32 injured after their bus plunged 120 meters into a ravine in the northwest of Bolivia, Nuevo Herald ... Read more...
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Nepal crash survivor recalls the horror
May 15th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 15 (IANS) The aircraft that crashed in Nepal on Monday was coming in to land but "suddenly flew up and lost control after one of its wings hit ... Read more...
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Rain-triggered rockslide flattens Nairobi slum, killing 7
April 5th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by BNO News
NAIROBI, KENYA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed on early Wednesday morning when heavy rainfall caused a rockslide in a slum in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, destroying dozens ... Read more...
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Dominican Republic shipwreck toll rises to 16
February 6th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) The toll in the shipwreck off the northeastern Dominican Republic has risen to 16, a navy spokesperson said Sunday."We have recovered five bodies, four men ... Read more...
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Toll in Iranian boat tragedy rises to 17 (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 22 (IANS) Seventeen people died after a boat sank off the Iranian coast, Fars news agency reported Sunday.The boat with 22 passengers and crew members aboard was moving ... Read more...
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Rebirth for us, say ship tragedy survivors from Tamil Nadu
January 20th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) "It is a rebirth! Only god saved us", were the comments that gushed out of survivors of the ill-fated Italian oceanliner Costa Concordia on reaching here ... Read more...
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Train blaze survivors relate tales of horror
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Nov 22 (IANS) "I can never forget the sight of two kids burning as their partially burnt mother wailed for help," said Nupur Mishra, one of the survivors of ... Read more...
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Seven killed when building collapses in Old Delhi, India
September 28th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in northern India on early Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday. More than two dozen ... Read more...
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Indian-origin student drowns in Canada
May 27th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 27 (IANS) An Indian-origin student of the University of Waterloo near here has drowned in the chilly waters of Pickerel Lake while trying to save a friend.Ishan Srinivasan, ... Read more...
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97-year-old Hungarian goes on trial for WW II crimes
May 6th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Budapest, May 6 (IANS/AKI) A 97-year-old Hungarian man is on trial in a Budapest court for crimes he allegedly committed during World War II.According to the charges, Sandor Kepiro took ... Read more...
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Chilean miners thought of cannibalism, suicide
February 13th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) The 33 heroic Chilean miners, who drew world attention after being trapped under half-a-mile below the surface for 69 days, had delved upon committing suicide and even cannibalism ... Read more...
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Trapped Chilean miners talked of cannibalism, suicide
February 12th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb.12 (ANI): The trapped 33 Chilean miners' have now revealed that their mental faculties were stretched to the limit, and have admitted that there were thoughts of death and cannibalism.They also ... Read more...
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14 dead in Guatemala accident
January 9th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) At least 14 people were killed and over 25 seriously injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in western Guatemala, officials said.The ... Read more...
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34 killed, 10 injured in road accident in Uttar Pradesh
December 26th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Dec 26 (ANI): As many as 34 people were killed, and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus and a mini-truck in Badayun district of Uttar Pradesh on late ... Read more...
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Survivors remember huge tide swamping everything
October 31st, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Oct 30 (IANS) A huge tide, and then within a fraction of a second the whole world became dark for Ajmal Sheikh, 23, one of the survivors of the ... Read more...
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Gloria Stuart of Titanic fame dies
September 28th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Gloria Stuart, the original Hollywood veteran, who played the elderly Rose in "Titanic", by Cameron is dead. She was 100 years old.The actress, shoes full name ... Read more...
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Shark attack survivors plead to protect the endangered sharks
September 14th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nine shark attack survivors have teamed-up to help protect fishes including sharks. The group wants world leaders to take steps to ensure that sharks and other fishes that ... Read more...
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Prison Chief Under Pol Pot Sentenced For Crime Against Humanity
July 26th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest buzz on the web has been the infamous communist group, Khmer Rouge as the prison chief was given a 35 year sentence by the ... Read more...
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Survivors of West Bengal train collision reach their destination
July 19th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Jul 19 (ANI): The relief train of remaining bogies of the Vananchal Express that was involved in a collision at Sainthia just after midnight in West Bengal arrived with the survivors ... Read more...
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James Cameron Announces “Titanic” 3D Release
July 10th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) James Cameron has announced the re-release of his 1997 movie "Titanic" which earned billions at the box office in the past. Winning a total of 11 ... Read more...
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James Cameron Plans A ‘Titanic’ 3-D Release In April 2012
July 7th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Canadian film director James Cameron, who made the 1997 super hit movie Titanic, is planning to re-release the movie in 3-D in April 2012. The director's ... Read more...
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Eight survive Air India Express crash in Mangalore, 158 others die (Update)
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
MANGALORE, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Nearly 160 people were killed when an Air India Express passenger plane crashed as it was landing at an airport in the southern Indian city of ... Read more...
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Plane crash survivor recalls the horror
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 22 (IANS) "It was drizzling but the plane appeared on course for landing. Soon after the aircraft touched the runway, I heard a sound and smoke started comming in the ... Read more...
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Mangalore Air India Express survivor heard a loud thud before the crash
May 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore, May 22 (ANI): One of the survivors of the Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore that crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport on Saturday morning, said that ... Read more...
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Survivor jumped out of gap in broken aircraft: relative
May 22nd, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore (Karnataka), May 22 (IANS) One of the survivors of the air crash, Umar Farooq, said he escaped by jumping out of from a gap when the plane broke immediately after shooting ... Read more...
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Survivor of the Gulf oil blowout interviewed on ‘60 Minutes’
May 17th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, May 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley has interviewed one of the survivors of the April 20 rig blast. Mike Williams talked about the series of events ... Read more...
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Mine collapse kills 16 in northwest Tanzania
April 14th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by BNO News
DODOMA, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) -- Sixteen people were killed and two dozen others were injured when a gold mine collapsed in northwest Tanzania, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday.The accident happened ... Read more...
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Nine Chinese miners miraculously survive after being trapped for a week
April 5th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): Nine miners escaped death miraculously after being trapped under the flooded Wangjialing coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, after remaining underground for 179 hours.The survivors were ... Read more...
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London charity raises Rs.1.15 crore for 26/11 victims
November 27th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Over Rs.1.15 crore ($246,000) were raised in aid of the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks at a charity event in London attended by Bollywood stars ... Read more...
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Orissa train tragedy survivors arrive in Kolkata
February 14th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A train carrying survivors of Friday night's Coromandel Express derailment in Orissa arrived at the Howrah railway station here Saturday as anxious relatives waited to receive them.The police ... Read more...
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Navy, Coast Guard rescue 100 illegal Bangladeshi migrants
December 28th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Donning a humanitarian role, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have rescued about 100 Bangaldeshis, who were illegally taken to Thailand for fishing, and were drifting in ... Read more...
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Dubais Naif villa fire survivors face an uphill task
August 29th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Aug 29 (ANI): The survivors of the fire that broke out in a heavily overcrowded Naif villa in Dubai where 500 Indian workers were living, face an uphill task.Like ... Read more...
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Nine killed in helicopter crash in Russia
July 2nd, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 2 (RIA Novosti) At least nine people were killed Wednesday when an Mi-8 helicopter carrying oil workers crashed in the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous area in Russia's west Siberia, the emergencies ... Read more...
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