Mass Graves

Indonesia earthquake-tsunami toll reaches 1,944; search ops to continue till 11 Oct, govt to declare areas in Palu 'mass graves'

The death toll from the twin disaster on Sulawesi island that erased whole suburbs in Palu has reached 1,944.

Indonesia earthquake: Mass graves to be prepared to curb spread of disease; rescue workers say access 'huge issue' for relief efforts

Mass graves were being readied for hundreds of victims of an Indonesia quake and tsunami on Monday as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach desperate people still trapped under shattered buildings.

Myanmar denies reports of mass Rohingya graves in Rakhine state, says 'terrorists' buried in the area

Myanmar on Saturday denied that there were five mass graves of Rohingya Muslims in a village in crisis-hit Rakhine state

Rohingya crisis: US says 'deeply troubled' over new report of mass graves in Myanmar

The US said it was "deeply troubled" by new reports of mass graves in Myanmar's Rakhine, where the military has been accused of atrocities against Rohingya.

At least 400 mass graves of civilians executed by Islamic State found in Iraq's Kirkuk province

Mass graves containing the remains of civilians executed by the Islamic State terror group have been found in Iraq's province of Kirkuk

J&K govt may open up 1,000 graves across Valley; families hope mystery of missing youth can finally be put to rest

In Kashmir, there are at least 1,000 youth who are reportedly missing since the last 28 years, ever since militancy started in 1989, many of whom were even taken away despite having no links with the militancy

Sierra Leone mudslides: 109 minors killed, toll likely to increase as 600 still missing

At least 109 children were among the more than 300 people who were killed in the deadly floods and mudslides that swept through Sierra Leone

Graves of 42 victims of Islamic State, including three children, found in Syria's Palmyra

Twenty-four of the victims found in the Palmyra graves were civilians, including three children.

Mass graves of suspected migrants found near detention camps in Malaysia run by traffickers

Malaysia said it found mass graves feared to contain the bodies of Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants at the centre of a regional human-trafficking crisis.

Mexico: Body of one of the 43 missing students identified

A spokesman for the families of the missing students, Felipe de la Cruz, had already declared Saturday that relatives would continue looking for the 42 others.