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 Prime Minister arrives to survey damage in Christchurch
Jacksonville News.Net
Christchurch residents are taking stock of the damage to their city following the major earthquake that struck in the early hours of Saturday morning with local officials calling the lack of fatalities a miracle.
 Mexican shootout kills dozens of people
Jacksonville News.Net
25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
Mexican congressmen killed in plane crash
World Bulletin
Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials said.
Dubai plane crash: pilot's body still missing
The National
DUBAI // Investigators have so far only found the body of one of two pilots who were on board a cargo plane that crashed inside a military camp in Dubai last night.The General Civil Aviation Authority...
Daghestan Car Bomb Wounds Official, Kills Driver
RadioFreeEurope
A senior official in Russia's North Caucasus has been injured and his driver killed in a bomb explosion. The Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor-General's Office said that Bekmurza Bekmurzayev, ...
Crafting A Special Status For Northern Kosovo
RadioFreeEurope
The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) long-awaited advisory opinion on Kosovo left unanswered core political questions raised by the 2008 declaration of independence. The court did not address Ko...
UPS confirms no survivors from Dubai plane crash
Courier-Journal
Smoke rises from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 3, 2010. Officials say a UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff ...
Adult services censored on Craigslist
CNN
(CNN) -- Embattled online classified service Craigslist apparently made a change to its website early Saturday, censoring its adult services section.
U.N. envoy in Pakistan flood aid plea
CNN
(CNN) -- A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.
Capello hails hat-trick man Defoe
BBC
England manager Fabio Capello hailed Jermain Defoe after the Tottenham striker scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Bulgaria.Manchester City's Adam Johnson also scored his first...
NI display superb - Worthington
BBC
Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington described as "superb" his team's performance in the 1-0 Euro 2012 qualifier win over Slovenia in Maribor.He said: "I thought we played fantastic ...
Girl hurt in barbecue explosion
BBC
A 13-year-old girl suffered serious burns when a gas cylinder exploded during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire. A man in his 40s, thought to be her uncle, was also seriously injured in Melksham on ...
Trapped horse cut free from cab
BBC
Firefighters had to rescue a horse and its groom after it kicked its way out of a horse box and into the front cab of the vehicle. The two-year-old colt was trapped in the cab after the incident on t...
Father and son die in bike crash
BBC
A father and his 15-year-old son have been killed in a motorbike crash near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Colin Rafferty, 51, and his son Keir, who was riding as a pillion passenger, were trave...
Irish tourist dies in plane crash
BBC
An Irish tourist has died in a plane crash in New Zealand. The light aircraft, owned by a skydiving company, crashed soon after taking off from Fox Glacier on the country's South Island at 1330 ...
Chile miners advised to exercise
BBC
Scientists from the US space agency Nasa have advised the trapped Chilean miners to regulate their day and night sleep patterns. A team of four visiting experts said the men should boost their Vitami...
Imran Khan on corruption in cricket
BBC
The former Pakistan captain, Imran Khan, has said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was right to suspend the players accused of taking part in a betting scam while an investigation into the...
Singer Morrissey Brands Chinese 'Sub-Species'
Sky News
The former Smiths star, a passionate animal rights campaigner, said recent reports exposing the country's treatment to circus animals showed it to be "absolutely horrific". A year-long investigation ...
Aussie teen among plane crash dead
News.com.au
An 18-year-old Victorian man is among nine dead in a plane crash on Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.
Aussie teen among plane crash dead
The Daily Telegraph
An 18-year-old Victorian man is among nine dead in a plane crash on Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.
Threefold effort to reach trapped miners
IOL
By Moises Avila Roldan Copiapo, Chile - A faster drilling machine was being assembled on Saturday to enlarge an existing supply shaft to 33 Chilean trapped miners, as work on the main shaft continu...
Sea lion mauls 11-year-old at zoo
IOL
Sydney - An 11-year-old boy was recovering on Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on. The boy, identified by his stepmother as ...
New Zealand plane crash kills nine
The Guardian
New Zealand .The aircraft, carrying a party of skydivers and tourists, crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Fox Glacier airport on the west coast of the South Island, police said t...
9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
Boston Herald
W ELLINGTON, New Zealand — A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing nine people including four for...
Antiques Row in transition
Philadelphia Daily News
Ted Kirk draws deeply on his cigarette, rests his elbows on his splayed knees, and takes a long, sad look around. He is sitting in the once cluttered, now scavenged, showroom of his brother Jack's ant...
Teen play explores the creative force of flash mobs
Philadelphia Daily News
Teen actors with the Shadow Company rehearse "Flash!," a Philly Fringe production, on the concourse at Dilworth Plaza. They are (clockwise from left) Thomas Jackson, Emma Harris, Demitre Rod...
9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
Denver Post
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tour...
Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash
Yahoo! News
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, officials said. The...
[09/04] 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
Find Law
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tou...
9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
SINA
A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. The plane ...
Briton among plane crash victims
IC Wales
Sep 4 2010 A Briton is among nine people who died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed and burst into flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The...
Nagorno-Karabakh Says One Azeri Soldier Killed In Clash
RadioFreeEurope
The breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh says one Azerbaijani soldier was killed today in fighting on the front line of the Armenian-backed region. It says on its army website that soldiers repelled a...
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