Indian relatives continue search for missing after ‘Himalayan Tsunami’

The pilgrims came seeking salvation and a place in heaven, but now their faces stare from banners and tatty flyers tacked to gates and walls of Indian villages and hill-towns. Some are children,...

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Forensic experts shed light on daunting task of recovering bodies in Lac-Megantic

Forget about the glamour suggested by such TV shows as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and their high-tech gizmos. The most vital tools in Lac-Megantic include keen eyes, expertise and persistence....

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Lac-Mégantic death toll climbs to 37

Quebec provincial police say they have recovered the bodies of two additional victims in Lac-Mégantic, bringing the total found to 37. Sûreté du Québec Insp. Michel Forget said Monday that emergency...

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Search for survivors after asylum seeker boat capsizes near Christmas Island

At least two asylum-seekers are dead and grave fears are held for up to 60 others after an asylum boat carrying as many as 180 people sank north of Christmas Island as Customs and Border Protection...

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Jewelry, rubber bands used to identify dead

One of the women killed in flash floods and landslides in the Indian Himalayas last month was found clutching a thin rubber band with a few safety pins. Police are using these items to help identify...

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DNA test on kin of missing Andhra pilgrims

DNA testing would be the primary tool to be used for confirming whether the missing pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh were among the unidentified bodies found after floods abated in Uttarakhand. It has...

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