Virtual autopsy: does it spell the end of the scalpel?

Anyone who has spent any time in a courtroom knows how easy it is for a skilled defence lawyer to plant doubt in the mind of a jury. Even in a relatively straightforward case, such as a hit and run,...

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Nigeria: Falling tree kills over 30 people, injures 16 in Imo Community

A 300-year old tree fell and killed over 30 people on Thursday evening at Umudagu, Ihitte Isi Mbieri in the Mbaitoli council area of Imo State. Local people said the large-framed ancestral tree had...

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Minnesota Protocol uncovers global human atrocities

How does Minnesota factor into the recent judgement against political genocide actions in Guatemala? The findings that have brought justice in the case relied on "The Minnesota Protocol." Work on...

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Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris,...

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Rescuers continue to search for 23 trapped Indonesian miners

Rescuers were digging for a fourth day Friday trying to reach 23 workers trapped in a caved-in tunnel at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia. PT Freeport Indonesia, the operator...

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At least 20 killed when mine collapses in Eastern Congo

At least 20 people were killed when a mine collapsed in mineral-rich but conflict-plagued Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following heavy rains, the government said. The accident occurred on...

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Baylor Scientists schedule to exhume the remains of undocumented and unidentified immigrants

Scientists from Baylor University are scheduled to exhume the remains of undocumented and unidentified immigrants buried in the Falfurrias city cemetery Sunday. Falfurrias is the county seat of Brooks...

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After more than 30 hours, firemen try to enter burning mall in Divisoria; search for bodies

The fire that hit Divisoria Mall in Manila was declared under control after 39 hours on Friday, with authorities estimating that 95 percent of the structure had been destroyed. Firefighters finally...

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DNA tests needed to identify bodies found in mass graves in Iraq

Deputy Governor in the Western Iraqi province of Al Anbar, Sadun Obaid al-Shalan, today called for using DNA tests to identify about a thousand bodies found in three mass graves on Thursday. Security...

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Death toll in S China storms rises to 55, 14 missing

Fifty-five people have died and 14 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain- and hailstorms that have swept south China, according to official statistics collected as of 8 p.m. Friday....

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10 Killed, 9 Injured in Oil Depot Explosion in Southern Turkey

An explosion went off in a depot containing smuggled oil in Turkey's southern province of Hatay, killing at least 10 people, Turkish Today's Zaman reported Friday. Nine others were injured in the...

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When will the bodies at the border enter the conversation on immigration?

The only remains left of Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, when his 19-year-old daughter Gladys finally tracked him down, were a jacket, a watch, a key chain and a body so degraded that it could only be identified...

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