Monday, 4 November 2013

19 Volvo bus accident victims identified

November 4

Nineteen of the 45 victims of the Volvo bus tragedy at Palem in Mahabubnagar district were identified with the help of DNA fingerprinting by the experts of Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory...

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Google Earth captures picture of world's most remote memorial: Incredible picture of 200ft African desert memorial for the 170 victims of a 1989 plane crash

November 4

The least accessible memorial in the world, built to remember 170 people who died when a plane blew up over the Sahara desert in 1989, can be seen on Google Earth and Google Maps. UTA Flight 772...

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Chisumbanje ethanol tanker explosion: DNA tests for 17 unidentified victims

November 4

Government has approached a private forensic laboratory to have DNA profiling done on 17 unidentified bodies from the Chisumbanje ethanol tanker explosion. Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa...

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Dhaka’s killing fields

November 4

Following a nine-month-long bloody war, just a day after the victory of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, hundreds of relatives and well-wishers of abducted intellectuals were searching for their near...

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Bangladesh factory collapse: 165 still unidentified

November 4

Authorities have failed to identify the final 165 victims of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory collapse, an official said on Monday, meaning their families still cannot be compensated six months after...

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Pattya Ferry update: 6 bodies found so far with more than 10 still missing

November 4

A ferry boat by the name of “Koh Lan Travel” sank off Pukhet island while carrying more than 200 passengers back from Koh Lan. Six bodies have reportedly been found so far -- 3 foreigners and 3 Thai...

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