Nanded Express fire: wrong body taken to Sedam

DNA profiling to confirm the identity of the persons who died in the Bangalore-Nanded Express fire accident has revealed that the body of Ishwar Nagre, a resident of Aurangabad, had been handed over...

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El Salvador: Macabre discovery of mass grave

In a dense forest in the municipality of Colón, 20 kilometers west of San Salvador, 44 victims of the violence committed by the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 gangs have been found in mass...

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Antado accident victims identified

Ten victims, including two sets of female twins who perished in the Antado motor accident that claimed 15 lives on Monday have been identified by relatives at the Central Regional Teaching Hospital...

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DNA sampling rule considered for sea burials

Taking DNA samples from bodies to be buried at sea could become a legal requirement, in a move being considered by the government. The proposal was first put forward by the Isle of Wight Coroner...

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