California bus crash: Coroner positively identifies three of 10 victims

The coroner in Glenn County released the names Tuesday of three of the 10 victims of a fiery crash last week between a FedEx truck and a charter bus. Family members of the three victims and the...

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Database for unidentified patients or bodies soon

The Punjab government has decided to establish a database for unidentified patients or persons who died of any reason at hospitals or elsewhere, TheNation has learnt. The Home Department has issued...

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Five dead, three missing in China chemical plant blast

At least five people were killed and three others were reported missing following a blast and fire in a chemical plant in east China's Jiangsu province, authorities said Wednesday. Rescuers found...

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Flight MH370 and 7 other planes that have never been found

1. Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 The chartered military flight from California to Vietnam in 1962 was carrying 107 passengers, including 93 U.S. soldiers when it disappeared. After refuelling at...

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4 dead, almost 300 missing after South Korean ship sinks

Almost 300 people were missing after a ferry capsized off South Korea on Wednesday, despite frantic rescue efforts involving coastguard vessels, fishing boats and helicopters, in what could be the country's...

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Japan: Dental data standardization eyed to help identify victims

An effort to standardize dental data records, including the results of dental treatments, is attracting attention as an effective method to help quickly identify bodies of victims in major disasters,...

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