The eerie case of 1977's Flight 653

Thirty-seven years ago, a Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked and the ensuing crash, presumably due to a fight between the plane's crew and a terrorist, was so violent no intact bodies were ever found....

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Forensics expert says Yolanda death toll could reach 18,000

More than 18,000 lives may have been lost during typhoon “Yolanda,” according to forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun of the University of the Philippines Manila. “The casualties could surpass that...

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Six dead, six missing in Colombian torrential rain

At least six people have died, four were injured, six went missing and widespread material damage was inflicted by the torrential rains falling across a large part of Colombia, officials said. The...

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Ambiguous loss: Chinese families have death rituals disrupted by missing Malaysia flight

The vast majority of the 239 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were Chinese or ethnic Chinese, and for them, in a culture that treasures ancestors and the rituals surrounding the passage...

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