Monday, 16 March 2015

Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu rescue effort as bodies collected after monster storm

March 16

A corpse in the main street, another floating in the harbour, reports of dozens dead elsewhere, and buildings and whole villages blasted into pieces. These were some of the scenes that greeted...

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Rescuers retrieve bodies after Brazilian tour bus crash kills 54

March 16

The death toll from a tour bus's horrific plunge into a densely wooded ravine in southern Brazil has risen to 54, as President Dilma Rousseff expressed her sadness over the news. The bus went off...

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Victims of Kazan fire identified

March 16

Relatives have identified 16 of the 17 bodies retrieved after last week's fire at the Admiral shopping center in the city of Kazan, 600 miles east of Moscow. Seven of the victims were foreigners,...

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