In Iraq, a mass grave excavation reveals the challenges of identifying remains and returning them to their families. Forensic experts in Iraq meticulously work to identify the remains from mass graves, uncovering the fates of thousands who disappeared during decades of conflict. With rare access to excavation sites, the unfolding story reveals the tireless efforts … Read more
Victims of crash were aged between four and 18 years old, US authorities say. Four people, including children, were killed when a car drove into an after-school camp in a village outside Chicago, the United States, authorities have said. The deceased, who were aged between four and 18 years, were killed after the vehicle drove … Read more
AFP via Getty Images A cockfight in Ecuador. File photo Police in Ecuador say they have arrested four people in connection with an attack by gunmen at a cockfighting ring in which 12 people died. Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manabí province on Friday – … Read more
Four people have died after a mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground near Naples in southern Italy, emergency services say. Another person was “extremely seriously injured” in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said. Italian media outlets reported that one of the cables supporting a cabin higher … Read more
The body of the fourth U.S. Army soldier who went missing during a training exercise in Lithuania last week was found Tuesday afternoon, military officials announced. The soldier, whose name was not released pending family notification, was the last to be found after the bodies of three other soldiers were found Monday. The four … Read more
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and began grappling with a monumental disaster in a nation already racked by civil war. The powerful earthquake struck on Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest … Read more
UN migration agency says two bodies recovered off Djibouti while dozens of migrants and five Yemeni crew remain missing. Four boats carrying migrants from Africa have capsized in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving at least two people dead and 186 missing, according to the United Nations migration agency. A spokesperson for the International Organization … Read more
Three American women were found dead over the weekend in a beach resort in Belize, police said Monday, and officials were investigating the deaths as possible drug overdoses. Belize police identified the women as 23-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, 24-year-old Imane Mallah and 26-year-old Wafae El-Arar, who were staying at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort. They didn’t … Read more
A man went on a stabbing rampage in a small city in France on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several more in what President Emmanuel Macron called “an Islamist terrorist attack.” “It was a terrorist attack, there’s no doubt — an Islamist terrorist attack,” he said, adding that the government was determined “to root … Read more
Dead include mother and seven-year-old daughter swept away in rains in Kentucky. At least nine people have died after harsh winter weather struck the United States, including eight people in Kentucky as a result of heavy rains. The state’s governor, Andy Beshear, said on Sunday that hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be … Read more