The 2 Navy SEALS lost at sea were conducting an operation to find smuggled Iranian weapons: report

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An SH-60R Seahawk, embarked aboard a U.S. Navy ship, hovers overhead, during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations in the Arabian Sea.
A US Navy helicopter conducts visit, board, search, and seizure operations in the Arabian Sea.

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Before-and-after images show devastation of Japan earthquake

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Satellite images show the extent of the destruction after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan starting January 1. 

'Rat miners' rescue 41 men from India tunnel after machines failed

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A team of "rat miners" successfully rescued the 41 men who had been stranded in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for 17 days. Rat-hole mining, once widely used for coal extraction, was banned in India in 2014. 

Beachgoers rescued a wallaby from crocodile-infested waters in Australia after it got chased into the ocean by a dog

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A wallaby on a beach.
A wallaby (not pictured) was rescued from the waters at Trinity Beach in Cairns.

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Beachgoers rescued a wallaby from crocodile-infested waters in Australia after it got chased into the ocean by a dog

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A wallaby on a beach.
A wallaby (not pictured) was rescued from the waters at Trinity Beach in Cairns.

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Rescuers pull out survivors one week after earthquake in Turkey and Syria

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  • Rescuers continue to save victims from under collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
  • At least 36,000 people have died, and 90,000 have been injured, in the earthquake.
  • Humanitarian efforts are shifting focus away from rescues
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