A forensic anthropologist's life and work

If Zhou Xueliang says he is the most experienced forensic anthropologist in Jiangsu's provincial capital of Nanjing, no one will dispute that. Although he retired 24 years ago, the 90-year-old still...

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Five Germans killed in Egypt bus crash

Five German tourists and two Egyptians were killed in a bus crash near an Egyptian Red Sea resort on Sunday, police officials said. Berlin's foreign ministry confirmed that Germans had died in the...

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Yerevan says Brazzaville crash plane was Armenian

A cargo plan that crashed at Brazzaville airport killing at least 27 people belonged to the Armenian freight specialist airline Rij Airways, the foreign ministry in Yerevan said Saturday. The plane,...

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13 dead, scores injured in Mbale, Kabale accidents

Cries and screams filled the air on the Mbale-Kampala highway following a grisly accident that claimed the lives of 12 youths participating in the Imbalu circumcision procession on Friday night. The...

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Update: Avalanche death toll reaches 18

Death toll in the deadly landslides at the Sharda Sector in Azad Kashmir climbed to 18 on Saturday as rescuers recovered more dead bodies. Sixteen bodies, including that of 12 soldiers, have so far...

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PIL seeks DNA profile of unidentfied bodies

About 40,000 unidentified bodies are disposed of every year removing every trace of their once earthly existence. During the same period thousands go missing from across the country. Is there a link...

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Japanese police find charred bodies inside collapsed tunnel; rescue suspended

Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies in a highway tunnel that collapsed on Sunday, crushing cars and triggering a blaze, and sparking fears of another cave-in. At least seven people were missing...

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