Wednesday, 2 September 2015

11 migrants drown, 5 missing when boats sink on way to Greek island from Turkey

September 2

A Turkish media report says at least 11 migrants have died and five others are missing after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized. The private Dogan news agency says a boat carrying...

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Mexico asks Austria lab to test missing students' clothes

September 2

Mexican authorities delivered on Tuesday clothing and objects linked to last year's disappearance and presumed massacre of 43 students to an Austrian laboratory in a new bid to identify the victims. The...

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Mass grave found in northern Mexico

September 2

A mass grave has been found in northern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday, as a rights group indicated it could contain 31,000 bone fragments corresponding to at least 31 bodies. The pit was discovered...

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20 years after Chechen war, families still searching for missing bodies

September 2

Zura Batayeva carefully holds a small black-and-white photograph between her fingers. Creased and faded, it shows an earnest man with curly black hair. The picture is all that remains of her...

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2 more bodies retrieved from Benguet landslide

September 2

The remains of two miners were recovered by a team of volunteers digging through mud and rocks in a landslide-hit area in Mankayan, Benguet province, on Monday, police said. The bodies were recovered...

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