Environment

Deadly Pakistan Avalanche Renews Calls for Glacier's Demilitarization

A team of U.S. experts is in Pakistan to assist in recovery operations, two days after an avalanche buried more than 135 Pakistani soldiers and civilians in what is known as the world's highest battlefield.

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Hope Fades for 135 People Feared Dead in Pakistan Avalanche

Pakistan continued its search Sunday for the 135 soldiers and civilians buried by a massive avalanche in mountainous Kashmir near the Indian border, as hopes of finding any survivors faded quickly.

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Adrift Japanese ghost ship blasted to ocean bottom

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Brazil prosecutor slaps Chevron, Transocean with $11bn suit for oil

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A Brazilian prosecutor has filed a second 20 billion real ($10.9 billion) lawsuit against oil giant Chevron and Swiss...

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