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Search shifts to rescue as 11 feared dead in Washington state chemical tank explosion
Authorities said they don't yet know what caused a 900,000-gallon vat at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility to implode.
Twenty-eight killed by landslide at illegal Angolan gold mine
'His life's mission': Former Tel Aviv city engineer, architect Israel Goodovitch, dies at 92
At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86
Zagar died of heart failure and Parkinson’s disease complications at his home in Philadelphia. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Twelve killed in China after firecracker store explodes, cause of blast under investigation
The incident occurred at an unnamed retailer in the central Chinese city of Xiangyang, according to the report. The cause of the blast was under investigation, CCTV said.
Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96
Wiseman directed 45 films and some theatrical productions in France. His experiences of antisemitism greatly influenced his documentary career.
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
Jackson was a civil rights icon, a Baptist minister, and ran twice as a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95
Duvall passed away peacefully, aged 95, on Sunday, his family announced on Monday.
Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist
Children walking in the woods outside of Pisgat Ze'ev on Friday before Shabbat found the bones and showed them to one of their fathers, who called the police.
Israeli tourist, 51, found dead in Paris hotel room, ZAKA says
According to ZAKA, the man was discovered unconscious in his room, and local emergency teams pronounced him dead at the scene.
At least 32 killed in northwest Nigeria villages over armed assailants attack
The attacks on villages in the Borgu Local Government Area, near the border with the Benin Republic, are part of a surge in attacks blamed on "bandits," who have carried out deadly assaults.
Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade
The Zapotecs were a major pre-Hispanic civilization that flourished in Oaxaca from circa 700-500 BC until the Spanish conquest.
Death of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi deepens Libya’s political fragmentation - analysis
Whether Libya moves toward a unified state or renewed fragmentation now depends on whether a new mediator emerges to replace the one that is gone.