More 9/11 remains identified in DNA database

The massive DNA database compiled after the World Trade Center terror attacks has linked 261 more body parts to its existing profile of victims since February, officials with the New York Medical Examiners...

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Bangladesh among top five disaster-prone countries

Bangladesh has been named the fifth in the list of 173 countries that are most prone to natural disasters, according to a report. The "World Risk Report 2012" examines which countries are more at...

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2 more bodies, death toll rises to 31

After recovering two more bodies at Monpura upazila of Bhola, the official account of deaths from Thursday’s violent storm sweeping the coastal belt rose to 31 on Sunday. Monpura police officer-in-charge...

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Funeral Strippers: Taiwan Strippers Perform For The Dead

In Taiwan, a way of honoring the dead is starting to take off (no pun intended) all over the country. Family members wishing to honor their deceased relatives and friends. They hire the funeral strippers!...

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13 people killed, 26 injured in Sudan’s traffic accident

ABOUT 13 people were reportedly killed and 26 others injured in a traffic accident south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, at the weekend. Xinhua quoted a statement by Sudanese police as saying:...

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New article: The visibility of disaster deaths in news images: A comparison of newspapers from 15 countries

The new issue of the International Communication Gazette includes a paper I wrote about the newspaper coverage of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake. Building on my work on news representations...

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Andes survivors mark 40th anniversary of crash

A Uruguayan rugby team played a match that was postponed for four decades when their plane crashed in the Andes, stranding them for 72 days in the cordillera and forcing them to eat human flesh to...

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Souls of 40 unclaimed bodies to find peace

On Sarvapitri Amavasya on October 15, when many families pay homage to their loved ones, Pune-based Rashtriya Kala Akademi will immerse the ashes of nearly 40 unclaimed bodies in the river to give...

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