New DNA Technique Could Provide Hope of Identifying Remains of More 9/11 Victims

For the 1,120 families of 9/11 victims whose remains have yet to be identified, there's a new glimmer of hope for closure. City forensic scientists plan to soon add another tool to their laboratory...

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Kathmandu, without DNA testing, victims of plane crash unrecognizable

Kathmandu - The Nepalese government refuses to hand over the bodies of the 19 victims of the air disaster that occurred on September 28. According to police, the bodies are unrecognizable and a DNA...

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Pipeline fire in southeast Nigeria kills 20

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A government spokesman says 20 people in southeast Nigeria died when a broken gasoline pipeline caught fire, burning alive those gathering the fuel. The fire happened in a remote...

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