4 bodies yet to be identified after Secunderabad hotel collapse

Three days after the City Light Hotel collapsed in Hyderabad, relatives of four victims are yet to be informed about the death of their loved ones. Of the 17 people who perished in the incident, bodies...

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Ship owner offers reward for tip leading to the recovery of six of its missing crewmen

The owner firm of Bangladeshi cargo vessel MV Hope yesterday offered a $6,000 reward for the information leading to the recovery of six of its missing crewmen — $1000 for each. Captain Mohiuddin...

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FASE Advanced Course on Postmortem Interval and the FASE 10th Anniversary Symposium, Heidelberg, Germany, 26-28th Sept 2013

This year FASE celebrates its 10th anniversary and we decided to celebrate it along with the FASE Advanced Course on Postmortem Interval, organizing an one-day forensic anthropology symposium. At the...

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Search for China landslide missing in Sichuan

The death toll from a landslide caused by heavy rain in China's Sichuan province has risen to 12, state media report, with 11 people still missing. Wednesday's landslide in Dujiangyan city covered...

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Names emerge from shadows of 1948 crash

Jaime Ramirez stood in front of an oak tree, jagged and black from a plane crashing into it all those years ago. He removed his white cowboy hat, closed his eyes and whispered, "Abuelo, Tio, estoy...

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19 killed, 16 injured in Peru road crash

At least 19 people were killed and 16 others injured Wednesday when a bus they were travelling in fell off a cliff in the Peruvian Andes, said the police. The tragedy occurred early Wednesday on...

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Burials mark Srebrenica anniversary

Bosnia will bury 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, including a newborn baby, on Thursday, the 18th anniversary of Europe's worst post-war atrocity in which Bosnian Serb forces slaughtered some...

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Forensic advances since 9/11 may identify Canadian train victims

Advances in forensic and medical sciences since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks may help Canadian authorities identify the remains of dozens of people killed in the country’s worst rail accident...

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How a rusty key found next to human remains unlocked identity of man who went missing 14 years ago

Not DVI, but still a fine piece of detective work worth reporting here.. The body of a missing man who had not been seen for 14 years has been identified - thanks to a rusty key. A dog walker...

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Death toll rises to 20 in Lac-Megantic; missing revised to 50

The death toll in Lac-Megantic rose by five Wednesday, bringing the total of bodies found in the carnage to 20. A total of 50 people have been confirmed missing. Insp. Michel Forget confirmed the...

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