Sewol tragedy: Grieving parents of Korean ferry victims start long march to mark anniversary

Newly shaven-headed and clad in white mourning robes the grieving parents of the victims of last year’s Sewol ferry disaster began a marathon march today to press for an independent inquiry into the...

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Germanwings flight 9525: 150 DNA profiles isolated

Brice Robin, the Marseilles prosecutor, said forensic scientists have isolated 150 DNA profiles from more than 2,000 samples collected at the crash site. These must now be compared to samples submitted...

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Search operation for Russian trawler crew continues

Russian rescuers continued to search Friday for 13 crew members still missing from the trawler that sank in icy waters near Russia's Kamchatka peninsula earlier this week. According to Russia's...

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Buriganga trawler capsize toll rises to 16

Divers have found five more bodies from the Buriganga River on Saturday. This takes the death toll in Thursday’s trawler capsize near Dhaka’s Keraniganj to 16. Fire service officials say the rescue...

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