Italy marks year after deadly Lampedusa migrant disaster

Italy marked the first anniversary Friday of its "Mare Nostrum" operation with no let-up in its rescue of migrants making the perilous Mediterranean crossing, saying its navy had scooped 2,000 more...

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Lagos church collapse: identification process continuing

The bodies of about 80 South Africans killed when a church building collapsed in Lagos more than three weeks ago are decomposing in inadequate Nigerian mortuaries while officials there frustrate the...

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Paddington rail disaster remembered 15 years on

Those bereaved by the Paddington train crash have marked the 15th anniversary of the disaster with a ceremony. They have placed flowers at a memorial site high above the railway line at Ladbroke...

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Japan volcano eruption: Three more bodies found on Mt Ontake, 16 still missing as Typhoon Phanfone approaches

Authorities have found three more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano after the search was stalled by heavy rain. Adding to the difficulties facing rescuers, an oncoming typhoon threatens...

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