Train Crash in India Leaves at Least 8 Dead and Dozens Injured
A freight train collided with a passenger train in eastern India on Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 50 others, officials said.
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1 of 2 Japanese climbers missing in Pakistan found dead
One of two Japanese climbers was found dead and his body recovered from a mountain in northern Pakistan on Saturday, with a search ongoing for the second man, an official said.
Malawi's vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after the wreckage of their plane is located
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51.
9 Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in India’s Kashmir, police say
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least nine people, police said on Sunday.
At least 9 dead after suspected militants in Kashmir fire at Hindu pilgrims, sending bus into gorge
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu province fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims on Sunday and at least nine were killed after the vehicle fell into a deep gorge, officials said.
Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said.
Children among 20 dead in boat accident in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar
Boat carrying at least 25 people sinks while crossing a river in eastern Afghan province.
1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America’s tallest mountain following a summit push was rescued Friday, but his partner was dead, officials said. A third member of their team had been rescued this week after descending lower on Denali in Alaska.