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7 Dead In Explosion At Crowded Railway In Pakistan

06/28/2012 05:33 PM

A deadly explosion at a crowded railway station in southeast Pakistan late Wednesday is likely the work of Baloch separatist militants, officials say. The bomb was planted in a tea stall at the sta...

 

Flooding and Landslides Kill 95 In Southeast Bangladesh

06/27/2012 09:27 PM

Bad weather has been blamed for the deaths of at least 95 people in southeast Bangladesh. Authorities in Chittagong region said heavy rain deadly landslides and flooding and brought bad lightening....

 

130 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Australia

06/27/2012 08:57 PM

For the second time in a week a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia. The wooden fishing boat from Indonesia was apparently smuggling refugees to Aust...

 

100 Missing in Eastern Uganda After Landslides Bury Villages

06/26/2012 09:53 PM

An estimated one hundred people in the eastern Uganda district of Bududa remained missing Tuesday following massive landslides.

 

Mexico City Airport Shooting Leaves 3 Dead

06/26/2012 07:22 PM

Officials in Mexico say three federal officers died Monday at the hands of two fellow officers suspected of being involving in a drug trafficking ring. According to the Public Security Ministry, th...

 

30 Missing In Canada Mall Roof Collapse

06/25/2012 09:59 PM

Authorities in northern Canada say some 30 people could be buried in rubble after a roof collapse at a two-story mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario. The roof collapse happened Saturday around 2:30 p.m. a...

 

Mexican Authorities Admit Mistake: Cartel Boss Is Actually Innocent Car Salesman

06/25/2012 06:05 PM

Mexican authorities have announced the man they thought was the son of top drug lord Joaquin Guzman, aka El Chapo, is actually a car salesman who has no ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel. The man was...

 

Son Of Drug Lord El Chapo Captured In Mexico

06/22/2012 08:33 PM

Officials say the son of Mexico’s most wanted drug lord Joaquin Guzman aka “El Chapo” has been captured in Jalisco state. Marines arrested Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar Thursday in the city of Zapop...

 

Taliban Militants Killed After Taking Hostages At Kabul Hotel

06/22/2012 07:17 PM

An 11 hour gun battle between soldiers and Taliban militants holed up with hostages at a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Kabul left a total of 26 people dead, Afghan authorities say. No Afghan or ...

 

Refugee Boat Capsizes Off Christmas Island, Dozens Feared Dead

06/21/2012 08:06 PM

Rescue teams from Australia and Indonesia are searching the waters off Christmas Island for dozens of Sri Lankan refugees who were stranded in the ocean after their boat capsized Thursday. The acci...

 

3 American Soldiers Killed In Suicide Attack In Eastern Afghanistan

06/20/2012 06:45 PM

Afghan officials have confirmed at least 3 NATO soldiers were among the 21 people killed in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. All three soldiers were reportedly Americans.

 

Bank Hostages Safe After French Police Capture Gunman

06/20/2012 05:51 PM

A gunman claiming to be an al Qaeda militant was captured Wednesday in southern France after taking 4 people hostage at a bank. Authorities say all four of the hostages are unharmed and the gunman ...

 

Pakistani Singer Ghazala Javed Gunned Down In Peshawar

06/19/2012 09:08 PM

Police in northwest Pakistan say it appears the Taliban is not linked to the shooting death of Ghazala Javed, a Pakistani singer popular among ethnic Pashtuns in the Middle East. Police official I...

 

Woman Beheaded By Father In Northern India

06/19/2012 08:29 PM

A young woman identified as Manju Kunwar was beheaded by her father Tuesday in the northern India state of Rajasthan after he accused her of “indecent behavior.” Authorities say 46-year-old Oghad S...

 

Police Link Fatal Shooting At Canadian University To Armored Truck Robbery

06/15/2012 06:56 PM

A university in western Canada was briefly placed on lockdown early Friday morning after a fatal shooting occurred during an apparent robbery on campus. Police have not made any arrests. Three peop...

 

South African Gay Man Found Dead With Severed Genitals Stuffed In Mouth

06/14/2012 06:36 PM

South African authorities are investigating whether the murder of a young gay man was a hate crime. Thapelo Makutle, who recently began calling himself transgender, was found dead Saturday morning ...

 

Dismembered Bodies Found In Abandoned Vehicle in Eastern Mexico

06/13/2012 09:32 PM

Authorities in Mexico confirm more dismembered bodies have been found in the eastern state of Veracruz. State prosecutors say 14 bodies were left in a truck abandoned on a highway near the border o...

 

Earthquakes Cause Massive Landslide In Northern Afghanistan, 100 Believed Dead

06/12/2012 07:31 PM

Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan Monday and sparked a massive landslide in the Burka district of Baghlan Province. Local officials said Tuesday dozens of homes in the village of Sayi Haz...

 

13 Missing After Haitian Migrant Boat Sinks In Bahamas

06/12/2012 07:02 PM

An operation to smuggle Haitian migrants into the United States came to a tragic end Monday in the Bahamas after the migrants’ boat capsized and sank in rough water. Out of the 28 people on board, ...

 

Homeowners in North Dakota can Fight Foreclosure

06/11/2012 08:43 PM

Bismarck, ND- Although North Dakota has one of the lowest foreclosure rates in the country, there are still a number of people who may lose their homes. No one is immune to financial problems and i...

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