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Earthquake in Panama,Costa Rica.

Colón :: Panama | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

Families flee earthquake in Central AmericaThe quake was centered about 235 miles (380 km) west of Panama City, near the town of David. Many families opted to stay outside their homes, saying that they felt as if the earth were...

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A financial trader shoots Himself at Brazilian Stock Exchange.

Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

A financial trader shot himself in the open outcry pit of Brazil's main financial exchange Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt, shocking a market already battered by the global credit crisis. Paulo Sergio Silva, 36, a trader for the brokerage...

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Helicopter crashes in Haiti killing 2 Americans

Port-au-Prince :: Haiti | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Hindustan times

A helicopter crashed in northern Haiti, killing two Americans, police said. The two US nationals, aged 51 to 66, were aboard the Ranger chopper, according to documents found at the scene of the crash, investigator Joseph Felix, said by telephone....

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Murder trial to start today on St. John -- Accused's mother informed V....

Road Town :: British Virgin Islands | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: The Virgin Island Daily News

John Accused's mother informed V.I. police of son's actions Tuesday, November 18th 2008 ST. Trial gets under way today for the man accused of murdering Alston Smith a year ago on St...Michael Abraham, 22, is facing charges of first-degree murder,...

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Rampant violence a political danger for Chávez

Caracas :: Venezuela | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

Three of Miriam Sánchez's sons had already been shot dead in neighborhoods where the crackle of gunfire is a nightly occurrence. So she feared the worst when word arrived one recent night that her 24-year-old son, José Luis Arias, had...

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Student kills classmate at Dunoon

Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Jamaica Star

A 16-year-old student of the Dunoon Park Technical High School was stabbed to death during a dispute over a cellular phone on the school grounds yesterday. His 16-year-old classmate has been taken into custody in connection with the incident. Dead...

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50 children die in Haiti as a school building collapse

Port-au-Prince :: Haiti | 11 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by hardtalk

A hillside school in Haiti, where 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed during classes on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring many more. More children were believed buried in the rubble of the concrete building, and the...

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Hurricane Paloma, a Category 3 storm, eyes Cuba

Güines :: Cuba | 11 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain Friday, knocking down trees and signs. The storm was expected to lose some strength overnight before punching Cuba's midsection on Saturday,...

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Haiti school collapse toll rises

Pétionville :: Haiti | 12 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: BBC

President Preval later told the Associated Press news agency that he believed poor construction methods, including a failure to use reinforced steel, had been to blame for the building's collapse. Other buildings throughout Haiti were at a similar risk because...

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Owner of collapsed Haiti school arrested

Pétionville :: Haiti | 10 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

Haitian police say they have arrested the owner of a school that collapsed and killed at least 88. Police spokesman Garry Desrosier says Fortin Augustin, the preacher who owns and built College La Promesse, was arrested Saturday and charged with...

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