More than 2,500 people were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan in 2010, while another 900 died in US drone strikes, an independent watchdog says.
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Pakistan militants ‘killed 2,500′
In the largest settlement between a religious order and abuse victims, 500 people who reported sexual and psychological abuse by Jesuit priests will receive $166.1 million in damages from the Society of Jesus’ Pacific Northwest unit and its insurers,…
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Jesuits Pay $166M in Record Settlement
Nearly 2,500 people are now known to have died in the quake and tsunami and thousands more remain unaccounted for.
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VIDEO: Search and rescue goes on in Japan
Nearly 500 people have been found dead due to flooding and mudslides in Brazil, and rescue workers fear many more have been buried. Torrents of rain and mud swept through the Serrana region around 60 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, toppling houses of…
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Death Toll in Brazil Floods Rises
A crippled cruise ship stranded off the coast of Mexico with nearly 4,500 people onboard got some additional help for its journey toward San Diego, California, on Wednesday morning.
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Stranded cruise ship gets helpful tow
The massive flooding that has covered about one-fifth of Pakistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,500 people, authorities said Saturday.
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Pakistan suffering ‘incalculable’
More than 4 million people are homeless in Pakistan because of monsoon rains that flooded a fifth of the country. About 1,500 people have died.
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Number of homeless in Pakistan floods doubles
Mudslides and floods have killed more than 1,500 people across China in recent months and as latest pictures show, even the rescuers themselves are struggling to cope with the force of the water.
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Dramatic rescues in China floods
