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Ferry failure in South Korea, hundreds of children rescued

(GUARDIAN) - All 338 high school students and teachers on board a South Korean passenger ferry that began sinking on Wednesday have been rescued, according to reports. The ferry, identified as the Sewol, was carrying about 470 passengers,…

Jeff Bauman, Pulitzer prize for a rescue story

What made Josh Haner’s Pulitzer prize winning photo story of well known Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman so powerful? It’s that the photo story so closely and painfully evoke scenes seared into the American psyche of…

Cement truck slams into car

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - A Texas A&M veterinary professor is very fortunate to have escaped serious injury or even death when a cement truck tipped on its side and slammed into the professor's car. And Dr. Guan Zhu, believe it or not,…

Youth Engaged in First Aid, Heroes without Superpowers

120 days before the 5th Samaritan Contest, we kick off the Year of Youth in First Aid! 2014 will have the motto “Youth Engaged in First Aid – Heroes without Superpowers”. We aim to promote first aid training, particularly…

Tsunami warning after Chile 8M earthquake

A tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and Equador has been issued after a magnitude-8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile. The huge tremor has put all of Latin America's Pacific Coast on tsunami alert, the Pacific Tsunami Warning…

MH370, how goes search operation?

Search operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues: here below Update 19 from AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) Today’s search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and…

Seattle, helicopter crashes near the Space Needle

Police and firefighters were responding, and the street contained at least two damaged cars. At least two people died and one was injured. The helicopter crashed near KOMO's offices causing a big fire. The visibility was clear and winds…