Britain's first UNDERWATER sniffer dog can find submerged bodies up to 100ft away

A sniffer dog has become the first in Britain to be specially trained to search for bodies underwater. Sasha, a three-year-old border collie, uses her incredible sense of smell to locate a drowned...

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Dana Air crash cenotaph unveiled in one year anniversary

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and some family members of the victims of last year’s ill-fated Dana Air mishap, unveiled a cenotaph at the site of the crash at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. They...

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Death toll in Oklahoma rises to 16; hunt for 6 missing continues

Oklahoma had barely started clearing the rubble from a monstrous tornado two weeks ago when another rash of twisters plowed through this ill-fated swath of Tornado Alley. At least 16 people are dead...

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China poultry plant fire kills at least 55 workers

A fire at a poultry slaughterhouse in north-eastern China has killed at least 55 people, with more believed to be trapped, state media reported. The fire broke out just after dawn in Mishazi township,...

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Calamity planning - Bangladesh role-plays quake response

As Bangladesh armed forces retrieve bodies from the country’s worst ever industrial disaster, a garment factory collapse killing over 700, contingency planning is taking place for something worse -...

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Bodies of Myanmar migrants found near islands in Ranong province

The bodies of at least 12 migrant workers from Myanmar have been found in the sea off Thailand's west coast after their boat sank during bad weather. Marine Police Division 8 inspector Niran Chuayjit...

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Fierce rain, winds kill 17, injure several across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

At least 17 people, including seven minors, were killed and several others were injured in separate incidents as heavy winds followed by rainstorms hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. Strong winds...

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