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US: Hope for 6-year-old trapped hours in sand dune
The 6-year-old boy swallowed whole in an Indiana sand dune over the weekend could make a full recovery, a medical…
Typhoon Soulik soaks Taiwan, heads for mainland China (+map)
Typhoon Soulik continued its trek over Taiwan on Saturday, where it lashed the capital of Taipei with strong winds and…
More Dreamliner dramas – a fire and “technical issue” spark new concerns
A fire and “technical issue” aboard two Boeing 787 Dreamliners today raised new safety concerns for the long troubled airliner….
Third fatality in San Francisco plane crash
A third passenger from the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport last weekend…
China: Landslide kills at least 18, topples buildings
Updated 8:28am — A landslide the size of a small town has killed at least 18 people and toppled 11…
Toronto mops up after unprecedented deluge
Canada’s largest city was hit by unprecedented rainfall smashing 24 hour and monthly records as the skies opened up. Around the…
Tropical Storm Chantal races toward Caribbean
Tropical Storm Chantal barreled through the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday NZT, racing toward the Lesser Antilles, the National Weather Service said….
Video of the 777 crashing at San Fran
Fred Hayes was watching planes land at San Francisco airport and filmed the Asiana 777 crash landing on runway 28L.
2 dead, 10 critical after Boeing 777 crashes at San Fran Airport (+pics)
Updated 1:31pm — A Boeing 777 crash landed at San Francisco airport this morning, killing at least two people, injuring…
6.0 quake strikes Indonesia
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, days after a temblor left dozens dead in the nation. The quake struck…
