Thursday, 4 October 2012

Days to recover bodies from plane crash site

October 4

It could be days before the bodies of six people killed in a plane crash north of Brisbane can be recovered, police say. The wreckage of a 1934 De Havilland Dragon was found in dense bushland near...

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Taiwanese victims ID'd in Ha Long Bay ship collision

October 4

Five Taiwanese tourists have been confirmed dead in a collision on Wednesday between two ships in Ha Long, a bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh. A passenger boat with the five victims on...

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Lamma IV passengers 'buried' under falling debris

October 4

Detached seats and fallen ceiling panels trapped passengers on the upper deck of the doomed cruiser Lamma IV after it collided with a ferry, turning the cabin into an underwater grave for more than...

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Baldia factory fire: 22 days later, some victims remain unidentified

October 4

For many people in Karachi the tragedy of the Baldia factory fire ended soon after. But for some families, every day the disaster reminds them of their loves ones, who haven’t been identified or worse,...

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11 bodies found in the landslide that took place in Harkate Haspokhari Area of Mechi Highway

October 4

ILAM, OCTOBER 3 - Eleven amongst the many bodies that had gone missing in the landslide that took place in Harkate Haspokhari Area of Mechi Highway have been discovered today. The police informed that...

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landslide buries primary school

October 4

A landslide has buried 18 children and one adult in a mountainous area of south-western China that was hit by earthquakes and flooding a month ago, state media have reported. Chinese officials said...

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