Forces hunt for missing monsoon victims

Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from strong monsoon rains and winds rose to 31, an official said. The dead fishermen...

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New safety system will track implants

The UK's medicines and technology watchdog has announced details of a new tracking system that will improve the monitoring of high risk medical devices such as breast implants, heart valves and pacemakers. Four...

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Honduran officials search for more gang victims in clandestine grave

For the sixth consecutive day, Honduran authorities continued excavating a mass grave in the north of the country, where to date the remains of at least eight people, presumed to have been killed by...

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Papua New Guinea witch hunts mask jealousy in nation with deep belief in black magic

On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives,...

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Sri Lanka: Monssoon death toll rises to 31; another 31 still missing

The Disaster Management Center stated that the death toll of the fishermen hit by wind storm has risen to 31. The center also stated that 31 more fishermen are still missing. 29 persons were...

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Asylum seeker search: no survivors from sunken asylum boat near Christmas Island

The search for more than 40 asylum seekers missing feared drowned after their boat sank near Christmas Island was abandoned late on Sunday night. The boat sank about 65 nautical miles north-west...

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Abandoned bodies prove cops' apathy

How seriously do police investigate cases after recovery of abandoned bodies? When inspector general GL Meena tried to find the answer to this question the reality of the 'seriousness' of police...

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