Death toll in western Ugandan boat accident rises to 108 people

The death toll in the weekend boat accident in western Uganda has risen to 108 from 19 that were reported on Saturday. David Kazungu, Commissioner for Refugees in the ministry of relief, disaster...

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30 people killed in Thailand bus crash

A double-decker bus carrying municipal workers on a field trip in western Thailand plunged off a steep road and into a ravine, killing at least 30 people and injuring 22 others, officials said on Tuesday....

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Typhoon Haiyan: Storm victim’s body left to hang on a tree

The body of a boy was dug up in this city almost five months after super typhoon “Yolanda” devastated the Eastern Visayas region, but the authorities just left the boy’s cadaver in a body bag literally...

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Malaysia plane: How do you mourn a missing person?

The relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysian Airlines plane have been told the plane crashed in the ocean, with no survivors. So how hard is it to mourn a missing person? When flight...

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El Salvador: Digging to solve hundreds of gang murders

El Salvador is a nation riddled with gangs - and consequently has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Most crimes go unpunished, but one man spends his time in the mountains, digging up the...

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Hub bus disaster: Victims put to rest in mass grave, DNA taken

Funeral prayers were offered for the victims of a road tragedy in Hub that claimed 38 lives, according to a media report. The bodies of 29 victims and body parts and ashes of others were buried in...

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Washington mudslide: death toll rises to 14 with 176 reports of missing

Authorities say the death toll from a massive mudslide in a rural part of Washington state has risen to 14 after searchers found six additional bodies among the debris, as dozens more remain unaccounted...

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Bad weather halts search for missing Malaysian jet

Bad weather and rough seas have suspended the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The delay will only prolong the agony for the relatives of the 239 people on board the jet, which officials...

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