Friday, 12 June 2015

Number of border crossers' remains recovered in Arizona last year was lowest since 2001

June 12

The remains of 129 people who died trying to cross the U.S. border were recovered in the southern Arizona desert last year, the lowest number since 2001, authorities said. But Pima County Chief...

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Rain hampers Nepal landslide search

June 12

Rescuers are searching through piles of rocks and debris after a landslide swept through six mountainous Nepalese villages. Heavy rain hampered the search in Taplejung district, about 310 miles...

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More than 80 people died racing crash 60 years ago

June 12

The single worst day in motorsports history happened exactly 60 years ago today. The tragedy at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans gets brought up each year the race is held, but it’s even more notable this...

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Cyprus: Missing persons a Confidence Building Measure

June 12

It is thought that the issue of missing persons in Cyprus could be solved through the new momentum in the negotiating process of the Cyprus problem. Nicosia and Washington think the missing persons...

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First USS Oklahoma remains exhumed

June 12

The Defense Department announced in April that the remains of up to nearly 400 unaccounted for service members tied to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor will be exhumed. That process began on Monday. “This...

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