Lampedusa disaster: Death toll hits 250 as Italian divers recover more bodies

The death toll from the Lampedusa disaster has hit 250 after Italian divers recovered more bodies from the wreck of the smugglers' ship that sank off the tiny island's coast. Coast guard commander...

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Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 10

A fire Tuesday night at a garment factory outside Bangladesh's capital has killed at least 10 people, an official said. Fire official Zafar Ahmed said 10 bodies were found inside the Aswad garment...

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Two China miners saved 10 days after flood, 10 dead

Two Chinese miners were rescued early Tuesday after 10 days trapped underground by a flood, state media reported, but the bodies of 10 others were found later in the day. A total of 42 workers were...

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11 crew missing after E China fishing boat capsize

Eleven crew members of a fishing boat have been left missing after their boat capsized off the coast of East China's Jiangsu province on Tuesday morning, local authorities said. The accident happened...

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Remains of Costa Concordia thought to be missing victim found

Divers searching the submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship have found the remains of one of the two people still missing from the 2012 disaster. The body, believed to be that of Russel...

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Lagos air crash: Victims’ DNA samples to be sent to UK today

It has been gathered that samples of Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) collected from victims of last Thursday’s plane crash and their families are due for a United Kingdom hospital today for testing. A...

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“Réquiem NN”: Reclaiming the Forgotten

One part heartbreaking study of the drug war that has ravaged Colombia for decades, one part series of meditations on the dead, “Réquiem NN” is a touching visual essay about a small town caught in...

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Identification begins on South Texas immigrants

One of the girl's pink and white high-top sneakers, size 6½, was still on her foot when her body arrived at the Webb County Medical Examiner's Office in Laredo on Sept. 1. Medical Examiner Corinne...

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Italy shipwreck toll rises to 232 as more migrant bodies recovered

The toll of ascertained deaths in the migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa rose to 232 on Monday, as divers recovered another 38 bodies from under the boat that sank last week, local...

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