Death toll from Colombian prison fire climbs to 16

The death toll from a prison fire in Colombia's northern city of Barranquilla has climbed to 16, local authorities said on Thursday. The fire on Jan. 27 at the city's Modelo Prison started when...

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14 killed, 7 injured in western Nepal bus accident

Fourteen people were killed and seven injured when their bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, police said on Thursday. The bus fell into a river at Chidipani village in Palpa district early...

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At least 14 dead in bus accident in northern Philippines

Fourteen people, including two foreign-tourists, were killed after a passenger bus from Manila fell into a 120-meter ravine in a mountainous area along the Banaue-Bontoc Road in sitio Paggang, Barangay...

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Investigating genocide in Somaliland

Hargeisa, Somaliland – Frankincense wafts through the air of a quiet building on the outskirts of Hargeisa, in the self-declared republic of Somaliland. It masks the odour of the remains of 38 men,...

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Ritual killings on the rise in Zambia

Mutilated bodies – often missing arms, tongues, lips, genitals or skin – are being found with increasing frequency in different parts of Zambia in what authorities say are ritual killings. "We're...

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