Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Lost in the system: Unidentified bodies on the border

August 7

Over the past decade, thousands of people have died in the desert borderlands of the United States. As has been demonstrated repeatedly, the deaths are a result of U.S. border enforcement policies...

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New Zealand: Plan to enter Pike River mine ready to go

August 7

3 News has learned a plan to re-enter the Pike River mine is complete and ready for approval. The plan has been developed by mine owner Solid Energy, the families and the Government. And the Prime...

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Foreign climbers: Taliban kill officers probing massacre

August 7

Pakistan-based Taliban fighters opened fire on a group of police officers investigating a June massacre of foreign climbers, killing three, officials said on Tuesday. The Pakistani Taliban claimed...

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DNA test in probe over ‘body at Arbroath cliffs’

August 7

Police probing reports of a mystery body in the sea are testing a half-eaten McDonalds meal found at the shore for DNA. Police received a call from a member of the public saying they saw a male in...

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Rain, landslide kill 15, bury hundreds in Kerala’s hills

August 7

At least 15 persons have died and several were reported missing because of heavy rain, which started on the night of Sunday-Monday, and landslides in the hilly district of Idukki, south-central Kerala....

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10 people killed, 52 injured after bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh

August 7

Ten people were killed and 52 injured when a state-run overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a 200-metre deep gorge in Shimla district on Tuesday, an official said. The accident took...

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