Temporary ID documents for Khayelitsha fire disaster survivors

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor will visit survivors of the Khayelitsha fire disaster in Cape Town today. She will lead a team of government officials who will issue temporary identity documents...

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4 killed in Nigeria canoe mishap

Four passengers were killed on Thursday when a canoe capsized at the Hadejia River in Kirikasamma local government area of northern Nigeria's Jigawa State, local police authorities have confirmed....

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16 killed as minibus taxi and truck collide

Sixteen people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a minibus taxi outside Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng this week. This is a continuation of the carnage on South African roads that...

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At least 7 children killed in China orphanage fire

At least 10 people, including seven children were killed in two separate fire accidents in China. Seven children died when fire engulfed a private orphanage home in Lankao county in north China's...

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Comilla crash death toll 6

Six people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a bus carrying picnickers and a truck collided head on in the district's Chouddagram on Friday morning. Mainamati Highway Police Station...

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Police operation identifies body of man missing for 24 years

The body of a man killed by a train nearly 24 years ago was finally identified in 2012 as part of the national drive to bring closure to families who have lost relatives. Derek Burns, 20, of West...

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Police launch website to identify 1,000 mystery bodies

The body of an unidentified man recovered from the sea off North Wales 30 years ago will be exhumed later this month in the hope that it can be returned to his family. The exhumation from an unmarked...

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2012 in Bangladesh marked by disasters, political confrontations

Along with confrontational politics, Bangladesh witnessed thousands of casualties from natural and man- made disasters in 2012, casting a shadow on its development. In one of the worst tragedies...

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Nutts Corner air crash: A forgotten tragedy

Sometimes, Stephen Auld takes a drive north into County Antrim, and spends some time standing quietly by the side of the busy road, a few hundred yards from the Nutts Corner roundabout. As he approaches...

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Photo retoucher restores memories to disaster survivors

Behind every photograph is a story, and New York-based photo retoucher Becci Manson wants to make sure the stories of disaster survivors struggling with the pain of losing loved ones are preserved....

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University of Copenhagen opens Center for Disaster Research

With climate change increasingly wreaking havoc the world over, besides traditional natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, managing natural disasters more efficiently is a priority for...

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60 year ago: Princess Victoria ferry disaster

Sixty years ago this month 133 people lost their lives when the Princess Victoria sank off Northern Ireland’s coast. It was one of the UK’s worst post-war sea tragedies yet today the terrible loss...

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China's ghost brides

A single man will always cause trouble. Even after he’s dead. “A man who dies unmarried will be restless, he’ll move around haunting, making all sorts of problems for his family,” says Chang Libing,...

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Mudslide deaths rise to 13, two unaccounted for

The death toll of last week’s mudslide in Keiyo South District has risen to 13. This is after one more body was yesterday found in the mud a few kilometers from River Kerio. Bodies of Kipruto,...

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