The tough task of bringing them home

IDENTIFYING the victims of the Bali Bombings was one of the most complicated post-disaster operations Australia has ever been involved in. Tasmania Police Commander Tony Cerritelli was part of the...

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19 killed, 1,500 fishermen missing in Bangladesh storm

At least 19 people were killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms smashed into Bangladesh's southern coastal islands and districts early Thursday, police said. Police...

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Government asked to ensure burial of seven Ivorian refugees

Government has been asked to ensure the immediate burial of seven decomposed bodies of Ivorian refugees deposited at the Half Assini Government Hospital mortuary, to avoid an outbreak of epidemic....

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Agonising wait ends as seven factory fire victims identified

News of the death of loved ones in the Baldia garments factory fire last month must have been devastating. What is equally agonising is the wait many families have had to face for the identification...

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Haitians turning to Islam in wake of quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what she said was emotional...

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