Katrina's unclaimed dead conjure memories of her ravages

A decade after one of the most deadly storms in U.S history, Hurricane Katrina's forgotten victims lie in 83 caskets entombed in black granite mausoleums behind the gothic gates of a New Orleans...

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Cyprus begins recovery of wreckage of military plane and human remains 41 years after its crash

Cypriot authorities have started recovering the debris of a Greek military transport plane 41 years after it crashed, an official said on Monday. Crews started an excavation of a man-made...

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Death toll in China's Tianjin blast rises to 129

The death toll from a series of explosions nearly two weeks ago that rocked the northern port city of Tianjin has risen to 129. There are still 44 people missing and 610 are in hospital, 39 of them...

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Search resumes for 12 missing Philippine miners

Rescue teams on Monday resumed their search for the 12 miners reported missing after landslides cascaded down their shanties in Benguet province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the Northern...

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No new victims found when plane that crashed at UK airshow lifted

No new victims were located Monday after the wreckage of a vintage jet plane that crashed on a highway was lifted, police in England said. Up to 200 people have raised concerns over missing friends...

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