44 m. ago AP visit to Myanmar highlights its struggle to rebuild after an earthquake while a civil war rages

An earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people in Myanmar in March unfolded as the country was already mired in a civil war, in which armed militias and pro-democracy forces are fighting the military-led government that seized power from a democratically elected government

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67 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Death toll rises to 17 in Gloria cable car derailment as police in Portugal investigate

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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87 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Police investigate after Gloria cable car derailment kills at least 17 in Portugal

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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88 m. ago Death toll in Lisbon tram crash disaster climbs to 17 as distressing footage shows rescuers shouting 'there's kids under there' after hearing cries for help from wreckage

Twenty-three people were injured, and one of them died during the night, the Sao Jose hospital said on Thursday, after authorities reported 15 people had been killed.

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3 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in Portugal’s tourist spot

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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3 h. ago Everything we know as train derails in Lisbon killing 15 people

The disaster on the historic funicular train has been described as the worst accident in the city's recent history

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6 h. ago Lisbon Gloria Funicular: Battle to save children screaming for help after tram crash

The Lisbon Gloria Funicular - an electric streetcar which is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions - derailed on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others

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6 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in tourist hotspot

Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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8 h. ago Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a buildingA day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago 2 more people charged with helping man accused of killing 4 as he evaded authorities, officials say

Investigators say two more people have been charged with helping a Tennessee man evade authorities after he was accused of fatally shooting four people

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14 h. ago At least 15 people killed after Lisbon’s funicular railway derails

President laments accident on railway that carries passengers up and down a hillside in Portuguese capitalAt least 15 people have been killed after Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson has said.Authorities would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. At least 18 people were also injured. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Timeline: Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max jetliner

In the eight years that airlines have flown Boeing's 737 Max jets, two crashes killed 346 people

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16 h. ago Montana man charged with shooting four people at a bar pleads not guilty

A Montana man suspected of killing four people at a bar then evading capture for a week has been charged with additional crimes including attempted arson

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36 h. ago 8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump plans federal deployment

Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago

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43 h. ago Another huge earthquake hits Afghanistan as country reels from 6.0

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday near the epicentre of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people

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44 h. ago World's deadliest hurricanes from Katrina to Caribbean storm that killed 27,000

It’s 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the US, killing 1800 people. Now we look back at the disaster – plus some of the other most lethal hurricanes in history

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47 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400 as Taliban appeal for aid

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago UK sends aid to Afghanistan after earthquake kills more than 800 people

The £1 million in emergency funding will include mobile health teams, medical kits and shelters, the Foreign Office said

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50 h. ago 1,000 people killed as landslide wipes out entire Sudan village... leaving just one survivor

The tragedy happened on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement.

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50 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for aid as death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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