Sri Lankan mass grave dates back 25 years

A judge announced Wednesday that more than 150 human skulls and bones recovered from a mass grave were buried there about 25 years ago, strengthening suspicion that they belonged to suspected Marxist...

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Soldiers train on battlefield recovery of human remains

From behind a tree stump, Pfc. Brandan Bishop peers at the training dummy 20 meters away. He has rope-tied a slipknot onto the body to pull it clear from any possible undetected explosive devices that...

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Death Toll From Cililin Landslide Hits 12, Search for Victims Continues

Rescuers have unearthed two more bodies buried in Monday’s landslide in Cililin, West Bandung, bringing the death toll to 12. West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency head Udjwalaprana Sigit told Detik.com...

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India: Six killed in Bangalore factory fire

The government has ordered a thorough inquiry into Monday’s fire accident at S R Seating Systems at Kadabagere Cross, Magadi Road, that left six labourers dead. The Ramanagar district police on Tuesday...

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