14 bodies found in migrant ship in Mediterranean

An Irish military ship has recovered 14 bodies from a small unseaworthy fishing boat carrying more than 500 migrants. The vessel was found around 80 kilometres north-west of the Libyan capital Tripoli. ...

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The tragedy of the USS Indianapolis

Its sinking in shark-infested waters 70 years ago is still regarded as the worst naval disaster in US history. On November 6, 1968, a 70-year-old man was found dead on the lawn of his home in Litchfield,...

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As peace talks advance, Colombia struggles to find its missing

"I know the grave was here," says the ex-combatant, Andres Martinez, wiping his brow as a forensic expert starts in with a shovel near the rural town of Chaguani. Though it's only mid-morning, the...

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