Process to review cases of unidentified remains in BiH facilities is welcomed by BiH Prosecutor and ICMP

A process initiated by the BiH Prosecutor’s Office to undertake a review of all mortuary facilities throughout BiH, started its activities at Gradsko Groblje ‘Sutina’ mortuary in Mostar. The review...

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Suffering in silence: women in the shadow of Srebrenica

"My younger son was so bright and did so well in maths," Safia recalls wistfully near the spot where she last saw her 16-year-old son. He, her husband and her eldest son were running across the street...

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Death toll from monsoon storm in Sri Lanka rises to 52

Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says the death toll from the adverse weather that swept the south western part of the country now stands at 52. Another 16 people are still reported missing...

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Arrangements for asylum seekers who die at sea

What do authorities do when an asylum seeker dies while attempting to reach Australia? It’s a morbid and rather gruesome topic that Australian — and Indonesian — authorities regularly have to deal...

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Aircraft recovery 'difficult, if not impossible'

A coronial inquest into the fatal crash of a Twin Otter Aircraft in Antarctica has found it will be "difficult, if not impossible to recover the aircraft for more information". Three Canadian men,...

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