Rana Plaza building collapse: 7 more bodies identified by DNA

Seven more bodies of Rana Plaza victims have been identified by the National Forensic DNA Profiling Laboratory (NFDPL) of Dhaka Medical College. NFDPL chief Prof Sharif Akhtaruzzaman told The Daily...

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Search for Malaysian jet to be costliest in history

As the intensive hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 entered its second month on Tuesday, the only certainty was that it would become the most expensive search and recovery effort in aviation history,...

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Avalanche in Upper Dir claims dozens of lives

Fourteen people, including children and women, were killed and four injured when an avalanche caused by rain and hailstorms struck homes and resulted in roof collapses in the southern and north western...

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One more body recovered: Wash. mudslide death toll now 35

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office says one more person has been added to the list of people killed in the Washington state mudslide. Authorities said Tuesday afternoon that at least...

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