Belitung ferry fire: 6 dead, 7 missing

Six people died and 7 others were still missing on Friday afternoon after a ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire in the Java Sea in Bangka Belitung province on Thursday, police said. “There...

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At least 29 dead in Bolivia prison fire

At least 29 people were killed and about 50 others wounded on Friday at a prison in eastern Bolivia as clashes between rival gangs ended in a huge fire, officials said. One of the dead was a child...

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Missing persons event set for next month in Arkansas, DNA collected

Authorities in Arkansas are encouraging relatives of missing people to have their DNA collected at an event next month in an effort to try to find those who have disappeared. The event, called "Never...

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Human body parts found in landfill

Police yesterday recovered around 16 severed human body parts and 13 bones at Dhaka South City Corporation landfill in Matuail. They, however, could not say whether criminals dumped those, in four...

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Belongings of victims accurately recorded

Cash bills wrapped in plastic turned up in the oil-soaked clothes of a woman, one of the fatalities of the sunken MV St. Thomas Aquinas. The clothes were being washed by Charles Tubio, a criminology...

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Three bodies found, fourth missing, as helicopter crashes off Shetland

The Super Puma L2 aircraft went down at 6.20pm last night, around two miles west of Sumburgh airport on Shetland as it was returning to the island from the Borgsten Dolphin platform in the North Sea....

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Cebu collision death toll rises to 80

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said the death toll from the ill-fated M/V St. Thomas Aquinas has gone up to 80 as five more bodies were seen floating near Cordova town in Cebu. PCG spokesman...

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Mexico officials identify 5 mass grave bodies as those of missing 12 kidnapped teenagers

Mexican authorities said Friday they have identified five bodies pulled from a mass grave as some of the 12 people kidnapped three months ago from a Mexico City bar. Assistant attorney general Renato...

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Three missing after helicopter crashes off Shetland

Three people are missing after a Super Puma helicopter, carrying 18, crashed into the sea near Shetland. The Coastguard confirmed that 15 people had been rescued from the sea and were taken to a...

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