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Two tourists die at Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier

Two tourists die at Franz Josef Glacier

Two tourists have been swept to their deaths while walking near the Franz Josef Glacier.

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Over 100 people injured, no deaths reported in Peru earthquake

Peru hit by 6.9-magnitude quake

Over 100 people injured, no deaths reported in Peru earthquake

LIMA, Peru - 134 homes were destroyed and 103 people were injured during a 6.9-magnitude quake ... read more

Hundreds feared dead after devastating Turkish earthquake

Turkey struck by most powerful earthquake in over a decade

Hundreds feared dead after devastating Turkish earthquake

Up to 1,000 people are feared dead after the most devastating earthquake in more than a decade ... read more

Deaths of tourists in Thailand may have been caused by toxic chemicals

Mystery over tourist deaths deepens

Deaths of tourists in Thailand may have been caused by toxic chemicals

An investigation into the mysterious deaths of a British couple and four other tourists in ... read more

Fiji accused of censoring accounts of foreigners' deaths

Fiji trying to avoid frightening tourists

Fiji accused of censoring accounts of foreigners' deaths

Fiji's military regime has been accused of censoring accounts of the deaths of two foreign men ... read more

6 dead, 30 injured in Siberian plane crash

Russian plane catches fire, crash lands in a Siberian river

6 dead, 30 injured in Siberian plane crash

MOSCOW, Russia - At least six people were killed in a plane crash in western Siberia, a Russian ... read more

Tour boat sinks in Russia, over 100 missing

Pleasure Cruiser Sinks In Volga River

Tour boat sinks in Russia, over 100 missing

MOSCOW, Russia - One woman was killed and some 102 others were missing after a cruise ship ... read more

UN: Outbreak of E. coli infections persists in Europe

European E. coli infections outbreak

UN: Outbreak of E. coli infections persists in Europe

The outbreak of E.

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UN urges probe after media professionals die in detention in Bahrain

2 media professionals die in Bahraini detention

UN urges probe after media professionals die in detention in Bahrain

A senior United Nations official today called for an investigation into the deaths of two media ... read more

12 killed in tour boat sinking in Vietnam

Tour boat sinks in Ha Long Bay

12 killed in tour boat sinking in Vietnam

HA LONG BAY, Vietnam – Vacationers from the U.S., Britain, Australia, Japan, Russia, France, ... read more

147 die in Indian festival stampede

Deadly Stampede In India

147 die in Indian festival stampede

IDUKKI, India – A stampede of pilgrims returning from one of India's most popular Hindu ... read more

Royal Caribbean sued over toxic gas leak

Lawsuit Filed Against Royal Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean sued over toxic gas leak

MIAMI – Florida trial attorney John H. “Jack” Hickey has filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade ... read more

UK safety warning for Turkey prompted by tourists' deaths

British Tourists Urged exercise caution in Turkey

UK safety warning for Turkey prompted by tourists' deaths

By Oliver Smith

Irwin Mitchell, a leading law firm, has reported a substantial increase in the number of clients ... read more

Cholera epidemic continues to spread in Nigeria, 352 dead

Cholera Epidemic In Migeria

Cholera epidemic continues to spread in Nigeria, 352 dead

By BASHIR ADIGUN

ABUJA, Nigeria – All of Nigeria is at risk in a cholera epidemic that has killed 352 people in ... read more

US DOT: Short-snouted dogs more likely to die on planes than others

Air Travel With Pets

US DOT: Short-snouted dogs more likely to die on planes than others

By Jon Hilkevitch

Just when you thought the hassles of flying were already at their doggone worst, now comes this ... read more

Fire at Soma hotel in Iraq kills at least 28

Some Plunge To Deaths To Escape Blaze

Fire at Soma hotel in Iraq kills at least 28

By Yahya Barzanji & Rebecca Santana

BAGHDAD — A fierce read more

Families of American tourists to sue over Skellig deaths

Skellig Michael

Families of American tourists to sue over Skellig deaths

The families of the two American tourists who died following a fall on one of the worlds ... read more

Political violence takes several lives in Nairobi

Explosions At Rally

Political violence takes several lives in Nairobi

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

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30 people killed as violence escalates in Jamaican slums

At least 30 dead in Jamaican street battles

30 people killed as violence escalates in Jamaican slums

By DAVID McFADDEN,

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Thousands of police and soldiers stormed the Jamaican ghettos where reggae ... read more

More rains, more mudslides, more problems for Uganda

Lives Lost

More rains, more mudslides, more problems for Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Over the past few days, Uganda again suffered from torrential rains in parts of the country, ... read more

Auschwitz memorial site closed due to heavy flooding in central Europe

Heavy Flooding In Central Europe

Auschwitz memorial site closed due to heavy flooding in central Europe

WARSAW, Poland – Flooding in southern Poland has killed at least five people, and officials ... read more

President Carolos Papoulias: Greece stands on the edge of the abyss

Violent Riots Erupt In Athens, Bank Burned, At Least 3 Dead

President Carolos Papoulias: Greece stands on the edge of the abyss

By ELENA BECATOROS

ATHENS, Greece – Rioting over harsh austerity measures left three people dead in a torched ... read more

Chaotic shootout in Mexican tourist paradise leaves 6 dead

Drug Violence Rages On In Mexico

Chaotic shootout in Mexican tourist paradise leaves 6 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Police have identified an alleged hit man arrested on suspicion of taking ... read more

Opposition seizes power in Kyrgyzstan, dozens killed in uprising

Kyrgyzstan Uprising

Opposition seizes power in Kyrgyzstan, dozens killed in uprising

By PETER LEONARD

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Opposition leaders declared they had seized power in Kyrgyzstan on ... read more

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