The sinking of the Sultana: A disaster lost in the lingering fog of the Civil War

The men on the boat had seen all manner of death and despair. They had witnessed friends and fellow soldiers shot dead on muddy battlefields. They had endured dirty, disease-ridden Confederate prison...

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At least 9 die in Chile flood, 19 missing

Communities in Chile's northern desert region dug houses and cars out of the mud and worked to reopen roads Friday after floods pummeled several cities and left nine people dead. Nineteen people...

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French police recover remains of Germanwings 9525 crash victims

French police working to recover remains from the Germanwings crash site say so far they have recovered between 400 and 600 pieces of remains from the 150 people who died in Tuesday’s plane crash....

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10 die in stampede during Hindu religious gathering in Narayanganj

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday in a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering in Bangladesh, police said. The accident took place in Langalbandh, a Hindu pilgrimage...

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Germanwings crash: DNA experts work to identify victims

Jewelry and pieces of clothing were being removed from Germanwings crash victims on Friday and helicoptered out, police said Friday, as forensics teams ramped up DNA testing. The grim task of recovering...

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