Lahore: consistent procedure needed regarding unidentified bodies

Muhammad Younas, an official at the Edhi Welfare Foundation Lahore, throws a pile of files at a big table. The record, carrying pictures and available details about hundreds of unidentified bodies,...

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Philippines coal mine collapses, 3 dead, 6 missing

Three people were killed and six others were still unaccounted for when an open pit coal mine in the central Philippines collapsed on Friday due to heavy monsoon rain. Antique provincial governor...

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It never happened: How to deny genocide in the face of science

Scientific advances in DNA identification over the past 15 years have helped war-crimes investigators document to an unprecedented extent the massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys around this...

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MMDA asks owners of funeral homes to ready body bags, Philippines prepare for disaster

With the “Big One” likely to cause 35,000 deaths, owners of funeral parlors are not only being asked to participate in the “Metro Manila Shake Drill” but also prepare to provide cadaver bags. The...

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