Mardan blast victims laid to rest as death toll hits 34

The victims of the Shergarh suicide blast were laid to rest in their respective areas as the death toll reached 34 on Wednesday. Investigation Office Mumtaz Bacha said that 30 persons were killed...

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At least 30 dead, 9 missing in Peru bus crash

At least 30 people died and nine are missing after a bus plunged into a river in Peru's central jungle province of Chanchamayo, local police said Wednesday. Fifteen people are known to have been...

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Inquest to start into asylum boat sinking

An inquest into the presumed deaths of more than 100 passengers on board an asylum seeker boat that sank north of Christmas Island last year will begin next week. West Australian coroner Alastair...

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102 bodies identified in Bin Jawad mass grave

The Missing People and Martyrs Ministry announced that the remains of 102 bodies in a mass grave in Bin Jawad, near Sirte have been identified. At a press conference held today, the Head of Laboratories...

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Uttarakhand monsoon: evacuations in Kedarnath town, thousands still missing

Rescue and relief operations were intensified on a massive scale on Thursday in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as multiple agencies evacuated the worst-affected Kedarnath town and other areas even as the...

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