Military Plane Crash in Algeria Kills 103

At least 103 people are feared killed as a military cargo plane crashed in north-eastern Algeria. The breaking news was reported by the local Annahar TV channel, cited by the Bulgarian public radio,...

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Docu-drama on forgotten Leith rail disaster

It was a sunny May morning in 1915 and the troops on board the train were cheery, whistling, comrades in arms. As the train carrying 500 Edinburgh men bound for the Front approached Gretna few could...

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Expert has hopes for Northern Ireland's Disappeared

The top forensic investigator with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains said “we would like to think we will have some success in this coming year”. Geoff Knupfer was...

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Rescue op for Odisha boat victims in Hirakud called off for the day

As the sun went down the western horizon, the district administration suspended rescue operations for the day today although the bodies of three persons who are still missing following the boat mishap...

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112 Dhaka collapse victims unidentified

A Bangladesh expert said on Monday he has given up hope of identifying 112 victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, almost a year after one of the world's worst industrial tragedies. The garment...

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Mexico finds 100s of skeletal remains along U.S. border

Mexican officials have discovered hundreds of skeletal remains scattered on ranches in a stretch of towns along the U.S.-Mexico border as they carried out a wide search to locate missing people. The...

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