Fatal shooting appears to have pushed city's homicide toll to 500
The fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man Thursday night on the West Side appears to have pushed Chicago's 2012 homicide toll to 500, the first time the city has had that many killings in four years.read...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 16 in Angola stampede
The death toll from a New Year's Eve stampede at a religious gathering in the Angolan capital Luanda has risen to 16, the state-owned daily newspaper Jornal de Angola reported Wednesday.
View ArticleSyrian death toll tops 60,000, U.N. says
The United Nations’ human rights chief said Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in the bloody conflict in Syria, a figure that far exceeds even estimates given by opposition groups...
View ArticleHong Kong goes on alert bird flu alert
The death toll in China's bird flu crisis stood at 10 on Friday, as Hong Kong authorities announced plans to test all poultry imported from the mainland.read more
View ArticleNew strain of bird flu virus kills 14 people in China
China reported another death and three new infections from a new strain of avian influenza known as H7N9 on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 14 and the number of infections to 63, the official...
View ArticleDeath toll in China quake hits 113
A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake...
View ArticleMany trapped in Bangladesh building rubble as toll climbs to 187
Survivors from a building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 187 mainly women workers described hearing a deafening crack before the complex housing factories supplying Western clothes...
View ArticleBangladesh building collapse toll rises to 433
Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 433...
View Article8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900
Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory...
View ArticleBangladesh Factory Collapse Death Toll Hits 1,034
Death toll from factory collapse in Bangladesh passes 1,000 as recovery operation continues. read more
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