Saturday, 28 December 2013

30 picnickers feared dead in boat accident

December 28

No fewer than 30 persons were feared dead in a boat accident which occurred at River Buruku in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a source, the passengers, who were being...

continue reading

Group helping families of Guatemala's wartime missing returns to LA

December 28

When a federal court in Riverside sentences an accused Guatemalan war criminal on immigration fraud charges next month, onlookers will include members of a forensic anthropology team from Guatemala....

continue reading

Gaul trawler crew DNA test results 'in January' after human remains found in Russia

December 28

Families of the lost crew of the Gaul could know the results of DNA tests on human remains discovered in Russia by the end of January. Up to ten bodies are being examined after they were discovered...

continue reading

Memorials for those killed in Tay Bridge disaster

December 28

Memorials to commemorate the Tay Bridge disaster have been unveiled. It is 134 years since the bridge collapsed during a storm sending a train plunging into the river below. Fifty-nine people...

continue reading

Indian train inferno kills at least 26 people in Andhra Pradesh

December 28

Fire raced through an Indian train carriage packed with sleeping passengers on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, and forcing terrified passengers to smash windows in a frantic bid to escape. Some...

continue reading