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Death toll rises to 179 in South Korean plane crash
BY HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG AP The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed ...Haiti reopens airport after month-long closure due to gang violence
Haiti’s government on Wednesday celebrated the reopening of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, shut since last month, even as the U.S. ...At least 27 people die in Nigeria river, over 100 missing after boat capsizes
BY CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press — At least 27 people died and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after ...At least 60 dead in Nigeria boat accident, official says
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters – At least 60 people were killed after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a ...Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
By Ruma Paul Reuters Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over ...Ships capsize off Taiwan and Philippines as Typhoon Gaemi strikes
By Jim Gomez Joeal Calupitan and Ken Moritsugu Associated Press Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage ...18 dead after Nepal plane crashes during takeoff
BY BINAJ GURUBACHARYA AP A domestic plane crashed Wednesday while taking off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and ...Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits media, financial, telecoms
BY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world ...Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
By Angeliki Koutantou and Stelios Misinas Reuters The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to ...Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...