Lagos church collapse: 11 victims still to be identified

The process of identifying 11 South Africans killed in a church building collapse in Nigeria has commenced, the South African government said on Friday. "Government is committed to repatriate the...

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AirAsia flight QZ8501: 'pings' of black boxes detected, more bodies recovered

A joint search and rescue (SAR) team recovered on Friday five more bodies of victims of an AirAsia flight that crashed two weeks ago, bringing the number of bodies recovered to 48 on the 13th day of...

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Sunken Cemfjord may be left as 'sea grave'

Strong currents and dangerous seas mean that it might be too dangerous to recover cement-carrier Cemfjord and the bodies of eight seafarers believed to be trapped inside. The Cyprus-registered vessel...

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Bodies of 13 RI workers killed in Bering Sea arrive in Jakarta

The bodies of 13 Indonesian workers employed on the South Korean fishing ship Oryong 501, which sank in the Bering Sea last month, were received by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta...

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AirAsia flight QZ8501: 24 victims identified

Coroners with the National Police’s victim-identification unit have identified 24 out of the 40 bodies recovered from the wreckage of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501, police said on Thursday. The...

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