Opportunities to identify war dead abound as DOD overhauls troubled recovery efforts

On Tarawa, bodies of fallen Marines, still wrapped in ponchos or wearing helmets, were just below the island’s trash-ridden top soil. About 10,000 bones, hundreds of pounds of gear and dozens of...

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Train accident in northern India kills at least 40, injures dozens

An express train slammed into a parked freight train in northern India on Monday, killing at least 40 people, officials said. The Gorakhpur Express passenger train was travelling at high speed...

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China's rainstorms leave at least 26 dead

Local flood control officials said on Monday at least 26 people had been confirmed dead and 10 others were missing after rainstorms in several provinces in south and central China. "In central China's...

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At least seven killed, 27 injured in Seoul bus terminal fire

At least seven people were killed and 27 others were injured in a fire at a local bus terminal near Seoul on Monday, fire and hospital officials said. The blaze occurred about 9:10 a.m. at an underground...

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Five dead, four missing in SW China mine accident

Five people died and another four are missing after a colliery gas burst on Sunday in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 3:51 p.m. at the...

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Day 40: Bad weather hampers search for missing bodies, police make arrest

Off of Korea's southwestern island of Jindo efforts to find the bodies of those still missing from the sunken Sewol-ho ferry have been halted for now and could be stalled until Monday. Bad weather...

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