Wednesday, 8 August 2012

DANA crash: 64 days gone, victims’ families bemoan non-release of corpses

August 8

As at the early hours of last June 3, when Mr. Femi Shobowale prepared to board the DANA aircraft heading for Lagos from Abuja, the thought never flashed through his mind that that would be actually...

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Flooding eases after killing 23 in Philippines

August 8

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Widespread flooding that killed at least 23 people, battered a million others and paralyzed the Philippine capital briefly eased Wednesday, allowing rescuers on rubber boats...

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Meghalaya bus accident kills 31

August 8

SHILLONG: Thirty-one people were killed and 27 injured when a bus proceeding from Assam to Tripura rolled down a hill in Meghalaya early Wednesday, police said. Two women were among those killed when...

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