Makkah accident dead laid to rest

The morgue in Mina has begun releasing the bodies of the victims of Friday’s crane crash tragedy, with those conclusively identified by their relatives and consulates buried at a local graveyard on...

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At least 22 migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

At least 22 migrants, including four children, have drowned while 211 migrants have been rescued after a Kos-bound boat capsized in the Aegean Sea. The 20-meter wooden boat, which was also used...

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Dozens of migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

The Greek Coast Guard recovered the bodies of 34 migrants, including 15 children, on Sunday in the Aegean Sea after their wooden boat flipped over in strong winds as it attempted the short but often...

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Anthropology in action: Identifying missing migrants

A hairbrush. A bus ticket. A stuffed purple dinosaur. A container of Vaseline. These are among the many items left in the desert by immigrants who attempt to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. And...

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13 more Trigana Air victims identified

Using DNA testing, Indonesia’s Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team has identified the bodies of 13 more victims from the Aug. 16 Trigana Air plane crash in Oksibil, Papua, Papua Police chief...

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Death toll rises to 7 in rain disaster, 15 missing

The bodies of three men were found in inundated areas in Ibaraki and neighboring Tochigi prefectures on Sunday, bringing the total death toll from recent heavy rain and flooding to seven in the two...

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