Friday, 28 February 2014

28 February 1975: Worst ever Tube disaster as 43 die in Moorgate crash

February 28

Forty-two Tube passengers were killed after their train failed to stop at Moorgate station in the worst ever crash on the London Underground on this day in 1975. Driver Leslie Newson, 56, also died...

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Thailand school bus crash east of Bangkok kills at least 15 people

February 28

At least 15 people, including 13 children, have been killed after a bus carrying students on a trip to the seaside collided with a lorry in eastern Thailand. Authorities say more than 45 others...

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Organization works to identify migrants who disappeared along border

February 28

The Colibri Center for Human Rights was founded with the aim of ending the sorrowful cycle for many families of having a loved one missing in the Arizona desert. "We're a search center and we're...

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Report criticizes Mexico for lack of accountability on 'disappeared' people

February 28

The Mexican government has reported but not accounted for thousands of people who were reported "disappeared," according to the U.S. State Department "2013 Country Reports on Human Rights" released...

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