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Driver horrified by scene in rearview mirror after load hits I-5 bridge, road falls into river
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the...
Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
KABUL - In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police ...
2 arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after jets intercept UK-bound Pakistan plane
LONDON - Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers ...
Earthquake hits Russia's Far East, tremors felt as far away as Moscow
MOSCOW - A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometres (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter, but no casualties or damage were reported....
Trooper says truck that caused I-5 bridge collapse in Wash. was hauling drilling equipment
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three...
With French help, Niger kills last jihadists in Agadez attack, frees hostages
NIAMEY, Niger - With the help of French special forces, Niger's military on Friday killed the last two jihadists holed up inside a dormitory on the grounds of a military garrison in the desert town of Agadez, and freed at least two...
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