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Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Roof Collapse That Killed 221
The collapse of the roof at Jet Set, one of Santo Domingo’s most popular nightclubs, killed many prominent Dominicans, including baseball players and politicians. By Hogla Enecia Pérez and Frances Robles Hogla Enecia Pérez reported from the site of the collapse and the Santo Domingo morgue. Kelvin Espinal spent three days this week at the…
Myanmar earthquake: death toll passes 1,600 as search for survivors continues
Aid agencies warn of ‘extremely difficult’ response amid Myanmar’s continuing civil war with true scale of disaster yet to emerge The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has passed 1,600, as rescuers continue a desperate search for survivors and aid agencies warn of an “extremely difficult” response amid the country’s continuing conflict.…
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates. Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster…
Second body identified in Canada landfill amid search for serial killer’s victims
Marcedes Myran’s remains found in search mission after Jeremy Skibicki preyed on Indigenous women in 2022 Canadian police have confirmed the identity of a second woman whose body was dumped at a private landfill near Winnipeg by a serial killer who preyed on Indigenous women and left their bodies hidden in trash. The Manitoba Royal…
What we know about the search for a U.S. student missing in the Dominican Republic
By Ayana Archie A person of interest has been named in the investigation of a missing 20-year-old U.S. college student who disappeared last week in the Dominican Republic while on spring break with friends. The missing woman, Sudiksha Konanki, traveled to Punta Cana with five other people last Monday, according to the Dominican Republic’s national…
Police search for woman who escaped Panama hotel where US deportees are being held
Zheng Lijuan fled Panama City hotel as 170 of deported migrants were transported to dense, lawless region Police are searching for a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown Panama City hotel where she was being held following her deportation from the US under Donald Trump’s intensified campaign against immigrants. Zheng Lijuan was one of…
As sports betting has soared, more people search online for help with gambling addiction
By Katia Riddle More and more people are looking for help managing gambling addiction. That’s a finding from a new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday. The study looks at the impact of a Supreme Court decision in 2018 that loosened restrictions around online sports betting. Before 2018’s Murphy v National Collegiate Athletic…
Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims
They are the missing, torn from their families a decade ago by ISIS militants. Many are likely dead. Some may have been sold into sexual slavery. Others have been trapped in detention camps. The world has moved on, save for a band of searchers who refuse to give up. No international body is searching for…
Search for missing Aberdeen sisters widens to coast
The search for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen has been extended to the coast, police said. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti – who are part of a set of triplets – were last seen in Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 02:12 on Tuesday. A land search will also be carried out on Saturday…
Police search for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen crossing a bridge in the city centre on Tuesday morning Police are searching for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen, who were last seen three days ago. Police Scotland has asked for the public’s help to trace Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, who were last…
Sisters seemed fine before going missing, says brother as police launch search
Two 32-year-old sisters missing in Aberdeen seemed “fine” in the days running up to their disappearance, according to their brother. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti – who are part of a set of triplets – were last seen in Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 02:12 GMT on Tuesday. Police have launched a major land,…
Body found in search for British climbers missing in Italy
Discovery comes almost a week after Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris went missing in Dolomites A body has been found in the search for Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris, two British hikers who have been missing in the Dolomites for nearly a week, Italy’s alpine rescue service said. The body, which has not yet been…
Body found in search for two British men missing in Italian mountains
A body believed to be one of two British men has been found after they went missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the Trentino region in northern Italy. They did…
Search begins for British hikers missing in northern Italy since New Year’s Day
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, were ‘planning on going off-grid’ during holiday in the Dolomites A search is under way for a pair of British hikers in the Dolomites in northern Italy who have been missing since New Year’s Day. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, last sent messages home on 1…
Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites
A search and rescue operation is under way in the Dolomites in northern Italy for two British men who have gone missing on a hiking trip. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the Trentino region. They did not check into…
Hadi Nazari’s camera and campfire found as search continues for hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park
NSW police ‘hopeful’ of finding 23-year-old Hadi Nazari alive in remote national park as they track movements since he was last seen on Boxing Day Police are hopeful a 23-year-old hiker missing since Boxing Day could still be alive in the remote Kosciuszko national park after a camera and campfire were found. The extensive search…
Fears for hiker in ‘bloody tough country’ as Kosciuszko search enters day 11
Hot and humid conditions increase difficulty of finding Hadi Nazari, 23, after he failed to show up at campsite More specialist rescue crews have joined the search for a bushwalker missing in dense and challenging terrain for 11 days. As many as 50 specialist search operators from across New South Wales have been deployed to…
Police search for motive in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel
Matthew Livelsberger died in an apparent suicide after reportedly breaking up with wife six days before explosion Police in the US were still investigating the possible motivations and background of Matthew Livelsberger, the decorated special forces soldier who died in an apparent suicide and vehicle bombing of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New…
South Korea plane crash investigators turn to black boxes in search for vital clues
Experts hope flight recorders will provide answers to key questions surrounding crash in which 179 died As investigators set to work unpicking the cause of Sunday’s devastating plane crash in South Korea, the black boxes carried on the plane will be of prime importance. One hundred and 79 people out of the 181 onboard died…
‘I pray to God he comes back’: sister concerned as search for missing hiker in Kosciuszko national park enters sixth day
Friends last saw missing man Hadi Nazari, 24, descending the Hannels Spur Trail on Thursday The search for a 24-year-old hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day has entered its sixth day, with the man’s sister expressing fears about potential threats to his safety. Hadi Nazari, an experienced hiker whose birthday was on…