Update: Death toll in Cote d'Ivoire's stadium accident rises to 63 people

Cote d'Ivoire's Health Minister Raymond Goudou Coffie said on Wednesday that the death toll from the stampede that occurred in Abidjan on the New Year's Eve has risen to 63 people. The minister who...

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5 boat tragedy victims buried at their villages

Five out of six people, who drowned after a boat capsized in the Meghna in Chandpur on Tuesday, were buried at their respective villages in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna and Tarash upazila of Sirajganj...

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Slow process of identifying Srebrenica victims

In July 1995, Nura Mustafić lost her husband, Hasan, and their adult children Mirsad, Alija, Fuad, and many relatives in the Srebrenica massacre. She buried Hasan, but still hasn't buried their sons...

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More than 100 dead as cold snap hits India

Police say more than 100 people have died of exposure as northern India deals with historically cold temperatures. Police spokesman Surendra Srivastava said Thursday that at least 114 people have...

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Rangers pay tribute paid to disaster victims

RANGERS remembered the victims of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster with a poignant service at the statue of John Greig outside the Bill Struth Stand yesterday. It was the 42nd anniversary of the tragic day...

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Paisley remembers tragic victims of Black Hogmanay

Paisley paused on Hogmanay to remember the children who lost their lives in the Glen Cinema disaster. Members of the Paisley Development Trust held the fourth annual service to honour the victims...

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Nigeria’s Cremation Bill

The cremation law has been passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly against the wish of residents of the state reports. Last Friday could be described as frustrating for staff, guests and members...

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