According to News.Sky.com, a newlywed has died in a suspected hit-and-run crash while he was on his honeymoon in Mexico. Ray Cottam, 55, died in Cancun, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said. Mr Cottam, of Middlestown, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was on holiday with his new wife Karen after they were married at a hotel near Pontefract last Saturday, according to reports. Read Article
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As reported by Usatoday.com, an Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed on landing at San Francisco’s airport Saturday, killing two passengers, injuring more than 180 and and forcing dozens of frightened passengers and crew to scamper from the aircraft using inflatable emergency exit slides. One passenger remained unaccounted for late Saturday afternoon. There were 307 […]
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According to bernama.com, a local tour guide has been detained to facilitate investigations into the murder of a Vietnamese tourist whose nude body was found at a hotel in Cheras here early Saturday. The 23-year-old victim, whom the police declined to identify, was found stabbed to death under the staircase on the first floor of […]
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According to thelocal.fr, Briton David White was charged on Thursday with the murder of his wife Susan, also a British national. Susan White was found dead on a roadside in rural Brittany on Monday, having suffered a fractured skull. Earlier her family had made a public appeal for information. David White was charged with murder […]
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Mercurynews.com reports that Annais Rittenberg, 21, the art counselor who died at Camp Tawonga near Yosemite National Park when a giant oak spontaneously fell next to the dining hall, was studying environmental conservation at UC Santa Cruz and wanted a career involving nature and possibly photography. The Porter College student, spending her second summer as […]
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Cairns.com.au reports that the holiday of a lifetime for an English backpacker has ended in tragedy as the state’s road toll soars towards 150. The 19-year-old female passenger, described by friends as “outgoing” and “bubbly”, was not wearing a helmet when she was killed in a motorcycle crash at Cape Tribulation about 9.45pm on Tuesday. […]
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The USA Today reports that a young American in Egypt was killed Friday in Alexandria while photographing clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf identified the victim as Andrew Pochter. Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, says in a statement on its website that Pochter was a 21-year-old student […]
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Thehimalayantimes.com reports that aAn Indian tourist died when a falling stone hit him in Tanahun district. The deceased is identified as 60-year-old Rameshwor Singh. A team comprising of eight people including Singh had come to visit Muktinath. Read article
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Kitv.com reports that Ivanice “Ivy” Harris was found dead four days after she went missing in Waikik. Harris’ body was found at Yokohama Bay. Harris, who worked as an escort, was reported missing by her friends last month, after seeing her for the last time on Lewers Street in Waikiki. Her family has been trying […]
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Latimes.com reports that as Christine Darlene Calderon strolled down Hollywood’s Walk of Fame with her coworker just after sunset Tuesday, an amusing cardboard sign caught her eye. She pulled out her cellphone to snap a picture of men displaying signs asking for money with four-letter insults and a smiley face. Moments later, according to a […]
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