Eighteen dead in gas tanker blast in Mexico City suburb

At least 18 people died and 36 were wounded when a gas tanker exploded outside Mexico City on Tuesday, an official said, raising the toll of the blast. "The number is updated to 18 people dead and...

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Border project seeks to identify migrants who die in Arizona

The harsh Sonoran Desert claims the lives of hundreds of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year. Many of the dead — about 1 in 3 — go unidentified. Now there may be an easier way to put a...

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Sudan: North Darfur refutes death figures at gold mine

The government of North Darfur dismissed death figures circulated in the media this week of miners who got trapped inside a collapsed gold mine. In a statement signed by North Darfur acting governor...

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Kin of Seti flood victims remember loved ones

A function was organized at Kharpani riverside to pay tribute to those killed in the Seti river flash flood that took place exactly a year ago today (Baisakh 23). Jog Maya Gurung could not help bursting...

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Floods, mine collapse cause deaths in Shan State

Several people have been killed by heavy flooding in Shan State, with at least nine corpses recovered from a gold mine in Kalaw Township which collapsed on Thursday. According to a local police station,...

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