Finding the missing

In the wreckage of Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre the remains of dozens of victims of last month’s terrorist attack await identification. In some cases the damage is so bad that conventional means—faces,...

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Lebanese delegation to Indonesia starts DNA testing to identify migrant boat victims

The Lebanese delegation tasked with following up on the Australia-bound boat tragedy has started its work on Thursday upon its arrival to Indonesia. The delegation is in charge of identifying the...

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Nigeria: Plane Crashes With Agagu's Casket, Kills 13 (update)

Nigeria's aviation industry witnessed another tragedy yesterday, as an Embraer aircraft operated by Associated Airlines with registration number SCD 361, conveying the corpse of former Governor of Ondo State, Chief Olusegun Agagu from Lagos to Akure for burial, crashed shortly after take-off at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos killing 13 persons on board while seven others survived. The crash which occurred at about 9.30 a.m. had 13 passengers, and seven crew members on board. President Goodluck Jonathan, in his immediate reaction ordered a thorough investigation into the crash by all relevant agencies with a view to determining the cause and taking further actions, as may be necessary. Embraer, manufacturers of the aircraft has also said it had offered to help authorities investigate the crash of the 30-seater plane. An engineer, Rasheed Olajide, who witnessed the air crash at the airport told Reuters that "the plane was making a...

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Costa Concordia: DNA testing begins following discovery of remains

The Costa Concordia cruise liner was hauled upright last week and the complicated 19-hour salvage operation led to the discovery of at least two bodies. Divers recovered the bodies of two victims...

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Bodies of all nine victims of boat tragedy found

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Italy sinking: Search resumes for missing migrants

The rickety fishing boat was the third of the night to head toward the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, overloaded with African migrants seeking a better life in Europe. Most never reached shore....

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