Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Last body found in Komi coal mine

February 12

The bodies of 17 workers killed in a methane explosion at the Komi Vorkutinskaya coal mine have been brought to the surface, coal mine chief engineer Sergei Moiseyev said at the daily briefing held...

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Two bodies of storm victims recovered in Msinga, 4 still missing

February 12

Two bodies of six people who went missing in a thunderstorm in Msinga, northern KwaZulu-Natal, have been recovered, the co-operative governance and traditional affairs department said on Tuesday. "Two...

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USS Monitor remains to be buried next month at Arlington Cemetery

February 12

For 140 years the two Union sailors lay entombed in the turret of the USS Monitor, doomed shipmates aboard the sunken Civil War vessel 40 fathoms down and 16 miles off Cape Hatteras. Their remains...

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Families of accident victims accuse police of looting

February 12

Some family members of the Post Bus accident victims have accused the police of ransacking bodies and looting money and luggage. But police spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela has denied the allegations...

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Colombia authorities uncover mass grave

February 12

Colombian authorities have uncovered the bodies of five men buried in a field in a remote part of Antioquia department, and the country's largest rebel group, FARC, are the intitial suspects, local...

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Bodies of 17 miners lifted to surface at Vorkutinskaya mine

February 12

The bodies of seventeen miners who died in a methane blast at Vorkutinskaya mine early on Monday have been raised to the surface, Sergei Moiseyev, the mine’s chief engineer, told an emergency meeting...

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Trying time for relatives as they search for missing victims

February 12

Many survivors were left with little, as all their belongings were lost in the stampede. The administration claimed that at least 19 of the 24 identified bodies had been sent to their native places...

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Search for remains of disaster victims conducted in Iwate, Miyagi

February 12

Local police and coast guard conducted an intensive search Monday for traces of those whose remains have not been found since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster in the coastal areas...

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Seeking redemption: Baldia owners offer groceries in exchange for loyalty

February 12

On Monday afternoon at a godown in Baldia, Nazia, who lost her husband in the Ali Enterprises inferno, was handed a white envelope of Rs 5,000. The mother of four was told to come back again on the...

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