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North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top…

Missing rafters found after accident in Austria (AP)

August 28th, 2010

AP - Over two dozen people were tossed into a raging Alpine river in western Austria after their rafts capsized Saturday, but all were found after an intensive rescue operation,…

Lufthansa: Cargo plane in accident in Saudi Arabia (AP)

July 27th, 2010

AP - Lufthansa airlines said one of its cargo planes was involved in an accident Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh and Saudi witnesses and an airport official said…

Reports say 30 people killed in India bus accident (AP)

May 30th, 2010

AP - More than 30 people, including 10 children, were killed when a bus hit a police barricade, flipped over and was engulfed in flames in southern India early Sunday,…

Japan reactor reopens after 1995 accident (AP)

May 6th, 2010

In this August 31, 2004 file photo, an aerial view shows Japan's Monju prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, central Japan. Japan restarted a costly fast-breeder nuclear reactor Thursday for the first time since it was shut down 14 years because of a major accident and cover-up. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)  ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Japan restarted a costly fast-breeder nuclear reactor Thursday for the first time since it was shut down 14 years ago because of a major accident and cover-up.


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Lee: Warship sinking was no ’simple accident’ (AP)

May 4th, 2010

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers a speech during a nationally televised meeting with top military generals at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Jo Bo-hee, Yonhap)  **KOREA OUT**AP - President Lee Myung-bak ordered a thorough review of South Korea’s military readiness Tuesday, calling the deadly sinking of a warship no “simple accident” as officials inched closer to…