Flood rescue efforts intensify in Asia
Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food ...
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Fire teams rescue 15-year-old stuck on crane over high-rise building in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM -- Fire teams on Monday rescued a teenager who was stuck dangling for seven hours from a crane hanging 36 stories above Jerusalem.The 15-year-old boy told rescue teams that ...
Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200
BUNER, Pakistan -- Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations Sunday after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single district, officials said.Buner, a mountainous district in ...