Avalanche in Afghanistan kills at least 124 people

At least 124 people have died in north-eastern Afghanistan, after heavy winter snow caused an avalanche which buried and killed residents across four provinces. Panjshir province, around 60 miles...

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Seven more bodies pulled out, Padma ferry disaster deaths climb to 78

Seven more bodies were pulled out from the river in Manikganj’s Shibalay and Harirampur Upazilas on Wednesday morning. Six of the bodies were identified and handed over to their families, Paturia...

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India: Camp to find missing people, identify bodies

Ten police units from the adjoining districts will come together for the first time for identifying missing people and unidentified bodies during a two-day camp at the Bhimashankar hall of Pune rural...

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One more AirAsia victim identified

The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team of the Bhayangkara Police Hospital in Surabaya has identified the body of a female passenger of AirAsia flight QZ8501 that plunged into the Karimata Strait,...

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