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Avalanche death toll reaches 13 in deadliest accident ever on Mount Everest

Rescuers on Mount Everest found the body of a 13th Nepalese guide on Saturday as authorities ruled out hope of finding any more survivors from the deadliest accident ever on the world's highest peak.

Captain was not at helm of capsized South Korean ferry

The captain was not at the helm of the South Korean ferry that capsized two days ago, investigators said Friday, as anger spread over stalled rescue efforts for hundreds of missing passengers trapped by the submerged vessel.

A slap and a spared life

The mother, right, of Abdolah Hosseinzadeh, who was murdered in 2007, slaps Balal who killed her son during the execution ceremony in the northern...

Four dead, 284 missing in S. Korea ferry sinking

South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced Wednesday to find up to 293 people missing from a capsized ferry carrying 459 passengers and crew, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island.
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WTO Rules in Favor of Costa Rica in Trade Dispute Against Panama

An arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Costa Rica in its trade dispute with Panama over restrictions imposed...

Tropical Christmas: Traditions and Tamales in Costa Rica

Feliz Navidad! Is it too early to say that? Nah– It is now officially Christmas season. Unofficially, it started sometime in October. I saw...

Costa Rica Rejects Motion to Leave Inter-American Human Rights Court

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica voted against a motion proposed by Fabricio Alvarado, leader of the New Republic party, to withdraw the country...