Thursday, 15 August 2013

Sri Lanka launches new probe into thousands missing in war

August 15

Sri Lanka's president Wednesday ordered a new investigation into the disappearance of thousands of people in the island's northeast during an ethnic war which ended four years ago. The announcement...

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Cambodia landmine blast leaves six dead

August 15

Six people in Cambodia have died after their vehicle hit an old anti-tank mine, officials say. The blast in northern Preah Vihear province also seriously injured another person on Wednesday. The...

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93 killed as torrential rains hit Pakistan

August 15

At least 93 people were killed and 94 others injured in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan over the last two weeks, official statistics said Wednesday. According to data compiled by the country's...

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Palestinian Authority to demand DNA tests before Israel returns bodies

August 15

The Palestinian Authority has refused to receive the remains of Palestinian fighters held by Israel because its request for DNA testing was denied, a PA minister said Wednesday. Since the 1960s,...

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India works to salvage stricken submarine, recover bodies

August 15

Indian divers and engineers struggled to refloat a stricken submarine in a Mumbai military shipyard Thursday after it exploded and sank with 18 crewpersons on board. The fully-armed INS Sindhurakshak,...

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