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Sunday, 20 October 2013

Dawson coal mine disaster: 100 years later

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The second-deadliest coal mining disaster in U.S. history occurred 100 years ago this week in a northern New Mexico town that no longer e...

Anonymous sources: DNA tests identify 290 Rana Plaza victims

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DNA tests have been able to confirm the identities of around 300 previously unidentified victims of the Rana Plaza disaster, sources said...

39 bodies recovered after Laos plane crash, Korean victims not identified

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A total of 39 bodies have been recovered from the Mekong River following a plane crash in Laos earlier last week, but the three South Kor...

The search for closure: Family makes heartfelt plea for finding lost crew of MV Hope

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The family of Captain Rajib Chandra Karmaker, master of the Bangladeshi cargo ship MV Hope, has launched a public appeal for any informat...

The disappeared: At least 26,000 people have gone missing in Mexico's drugs war

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One by one they gather in front of Saltillo's imposing cathedral in the city's historic Plaza de Armas square, wearing white T-sh...
Saturday, 19 October 2013

Belgian plane crashes with skydivers on board, 11 dead

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Ten skydivers and a pilot have died after the plane they were in crashed shortly after taking off in Belgium. The PC-6 Pilatus Porter ...

14 Laos plane crash victims identified

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Lao Airlines on Saturday said it had identified almost half of the 30 bodies so far recovered after a plane carrying dozens of people, ma...

Mali river disaster toll soars to 72

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The death toll from last week's river boat sinking in Mali, one of the worst ever in the country, has jumped from 39 to 72, an offici...

At least 19 dead in Atimonan pile-up

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Nineteen people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday, October 19, in a pile-up on an unlit highway in Atimonan, Quezon province. Th...

Philippines calls off search for quake survivors

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Philippine authorities on Saturday gave up hope of finding survivors from the worst earthquake to hit the country in two decades, which l...

Japan typhoon death toll rises to 29

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The death toll from a typhoon that triggered massive landslides on a Japanese island rose to 29 on Saturday, as officials advised residen...

Up to 30 missing in cave-in at Colombia gold mine

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A cave-in Friday at an unlicensed gold mine in Colombia left up to 30 workers missing, a rescue official said. Two people were injured...

French, Thai experts, high-tech sonar join search for Lao Airlines plane and black box

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Teams of French and Thai experts plied the vast and muddy Mekong River with high-tech sonar equipment Saturday, ramping up the search fo...

7 Bodies recovered at site of Mexico plane crash

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Seven bodies had been recovered as of Friday from the wreckage of a light plane that crashed four days ago in northwestern Mexico with 14 ...
Friday, 18 October 2013

Venezuela officials say divers still searching for bodies from Missoni plane

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Venezuela's attorney general says divers have been searching since the weekend for the bodies of the CEO of the Italian fashion house...

Laos plane crash: Foreign assistance called in as authorities struggle to find victims' bodies

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The authorities in Laos are struggling to locate the fuselage of a downed plane and more than 20 bodies still unaccounted for following a...

More mobile phones mean fewer deaths from natural disasters

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Fewer people were killed or affected by natural disasters than in any other year in the past decade, according to a report (pdf) release...

More bodies recovered in quake-hit provinces; deaths at 173

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Two more bodies were recovered in the quake-hit provinces of Bohol and Cebu on Friday, increasing the death toll from Tuesday's power...

EULEX to launch examination at the possible mass grave site in Rudnica

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EULEX experts from the Forensic Medicine Department and representative of the Serbian government launched the examination at the site sus...

Ghost ship Nina: Missing for four months in the vastness of the Pacific, with seven crew presumed dead, is this faint satellite image a glimmer of hope?

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Blurry satellite images of what appears to be a ship drifting in the Pacific Ocean have raised faint hopes that seven crew members, miss...