Lampedusa, Italy: Divers recover bodies of 16 more migrants, more than 200 still missing

Authorities say divers have recovered another 16 bodies from a fiery shipwreck of a fishing boat packed with 500 migrants from Eritrea. Rescuers told the LaPresse news agency that bodies were recovered...

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Dec. 15, 1967 - Silver Bridge collapse in Point Pleasant kills 46 (with video)

On Dec. 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge connecting downtown Point Pleasant, W.Va. to Gallipolis, Ohio collapsed into the Ohio River. The fall of the span, backed up in both directions with the Christmas...

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South China Sea typhoon death toll rises to 10

Rescuers on Saturday retrieved the bodies of four more fishermen from the South China Sea in the aftermath of Typhoon Wutip, bringing the death toll of a shipwreck to 10. Another 52 remain missing...

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Boat mishap claims 18 lives in Niger

Barely six days after a boat mishap which occurred in Malili village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State claimed 26 lives, another one has occurred leaving no fewer than 18 persons dead....

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Lampedusa boat disaster: Divers resume body recovery

Divers have resumed work to recover the bodies of African migrants missing since their boat sank off Italy's Lampedusa island on Thursday. Weather conditions that hampered recovery have now improved....

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Tamil Nadu: Police turn to technology to aid identification of unidentified railway victims

Thousands of people whose bodies were found on railway track across Southern Railway remain unidentified. Of the 23,717 people who were found dead since 2003, the identity of as many as 9,118 is yet...

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