Helicopter crash in northern India kills seven on Hindu pilgrimage route

All seven people on a helicopter in northern India were killed early on Sunday when it crashed while ferrying passengers on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said.

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‘None of this needed to happen& & words of tragic Berkeley balcony collapse victim still resonate 10 years on from preventable catastrophe

Special memorials marked the 10th anniversary this weekend of the Berkeley balcony tragedy in the US which claimed the lives of seven young people.

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Barry O&Halloran: Iran&s weakness proved too tempting a target for Israel

Early on Friday morning, the skyline above Tehran was lit up as 200 Israeli fighter jets rained down high explosives on up to 100 key military and nuclear targets, both in the city and across Iran.

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Girls orphaned when father died in Air India crash after scattering wife&s ashes

Two children were orphaned when their father was killed in the Air India plane crash after travelling to scatter his wife&s ashes in her homeland, according to a fundraiser for the family.

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Australian man shot dead at villa in Bali

An Australian man has been shot dead and a second Australian tourist suffered injuries at a villa on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, police said.

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