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At least 15 killed in a train crash in Tanzania

A cargo train has hit a stationary passenger train in the town of Dodoma in central Tanzania on Sunday, killing at least 15 people. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash. Currently, the train wreckage is being separated by cranes to retrieve...

Australian wildfire death toll expected to pass 200

Two people are assisting police in relation to the wildfires that many believe were started by arsonists.The Australian wildfire death toll is expected to reach over 200 people now, as the flames continue to burn...

More than 1,000 Killed in Gaza as Israel Continues Offensive

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to medical sources, with nearly a third of the dead reported as being children. Nearly 5,000 people have been injured in 19 days of attacks as Israel...

Hamas, Israel weigh 10-day cease-fire proposal

Fighting needs to stop nowbut while a 10 day cease firewould help Hamas it would be bad for Israel.  Israel needs a long term cease fire. " Egypt and Hamas were negotiating a proposal for a 10-day cease-fire...

Day 18 of Israeli War on Gaza: Death toll 980, wounded 4400

" Israeli MP and Leader: Afghdor Liberman says that "Gaza has to be erased from the Map by Nuclear bombs like what Americans used in Heroshima and Nagazaki."Israeli military operation is still increasingly killing more Palestinians mostly civilians. The victims are in...

Day 12 of Israeli War On Gaza; 710 dead, 3200 injured

Some of you do wonder how I send news in such conditions. I really suffer a lot to send  you this update due to lack of power. I go around 4 kilo meters a day in this cruel war where I charge my laptop battery to be able to send this work! This is very risky since shells...

Day 11 of Israeli war on Gaza: 620 dead, 3000 injured

The ground military operation started 72 hours ago*Numbers and Figures of Israeli War on Gaza: *Total death toll: 620   while Wounded: 3000. *Civilians: 220 children  and   130 women...

Gaza Conflict Day Ten, Humanitarian Crisis Growing

It is day 10 of the Gaza conflict and as Israel vows to continue its assault international pressure for a cease-fire mounts.  Tensions in the Gaza region continue to escalate after Israel launched a ground...

Report from Gaza 31 December 2008: 400 dead 2000 wounded

Three hours later, a new happy year would be starting for the rest of the world. Palestinians in Gaza would receive it with blood, sadness and bombings.  It seems Israeli air force, naval forces, rockets, shells would share them a high-tech bloody fireworks. War on the...

Haiti school collapse death toll rises to 93

The number of people killed in a deadly school collapse in Petionville, Haiti has risen to 93 now. The search teams are still scouring the ruins for survivors but admit that the chances of finding anyone alive are...

Death toll climbs to 75 in Haiti school collapse

Tragedy and death in HaitiHere is an oppertunity to help the people of what might be the poorest country in the western hemisphere.UPDATE at the BBC web sitehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7717756.stm" ...

Canada Listeriosis Death Toll Climbs to 20

The Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak, in which the bacteria was spread through meat slicing machines and distributed in deli meats all across Canada, has claimed another life in Ontario, bringing the current...

Red Cross puts Myanmar Death Toll as high as 127,990

The Red Cross said Wednesday the death toll in Myanmar's cyclone may be between 68,833 and 127,990.This is considerably higher than the official  toll of  34,273 people  killed and 27,838 ...

Cyclone Sidr: Death Toll Now Exceeds That of Sept 11 Attacks

"We really got to make sure that we educate - not just the [local] people, but also ourselves," explained Nick Downie. Downie, a British national, had come as Operations Co-ordinator for an alliance of Save the...

In The Eye of the Storm - Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, and the Rich

The biggest impact of Cyclone Sidr may be that it has shaken up the local complacency towards the plight of the poor. Bangladesh, a small country in South Asia with large a population of over 150 million...

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