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215 bodies found in Mexico mass graves
Most of the graves were located on fenced land or abandoned farms in the towns of Zapopan, Tlajomulco, Juanacatlan, and El Salto
Myanmar says holding court martial after Rohingya atrocities probe
The report describes grisly violence at the hands of soldiers and Buddhist vigilantes, who allegedly attacked villagers with guns, knives, rocket launchers and grenades before dumping bodies into pits and dousing them with acid
36 human remains laid to rest in mass burial in Marawi
This is the third batch of remains buried in the area. They were recovered from the main battle area in Marawi City.
Two wartime mass graves discovered in Bosnia
Since the beginning of the exhumation at Koricanske Stijene on September 7 about 30 clusters of human bones have been exhumed essentially incomplete skeletons says Lejla Cengic a spokeswoman for the Missing Persons Institute
The week in photos: September 2-8, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
UN identifies 38 new probable mass graves in DR Congo
At least 80 mass graves have now been identified in the region that has seen a major spike in violence between security forces and a tribal militia since September
32 bodies, 9 human heads found in Mexico mass graves
UPDATED The bodies were found in 17 of 20 pits that were dug up by investigators No other remains were found but soldiers are scouring the region for any other hidden graves
Fetus, two children among 117 bodies in Mexico mass grave
The case has caused outrage in Mexico where more than 28 000 people have disappeared in a decade of drug violence
Mexico begins exhumation of more than 100 bodies
The bodies are buried in a mass grave in Morelos one of the Mexican states most affected by drug violence
Mass graves? Indonesian gov't forms team to probe sites
The decision came after activists handed authorities a list of sites where they say some of those killed during the 1965 massacres were buried
Ancient mass graves discovered in Greece
The graves contain the skeletons of 80 men who could have been followers of nobleman Cylon
Mass grave of victims of ISIS found in Syria's Palmyra
Syrian troops have found bodies of 42 people in the mass grave The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says ISIS executed at least 280 people during their nearly 10 month occupation of Palmyra
Malaysia probes 12 police for mass grave links
They launched a crackdown that disrupted the flow of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar down through Thailand and across the land border into Malaysia
Malaysia PM 'deeply concerned' by mass graves
Mass graves are found near jungle camps along the border with Thailand further evidence of the lethal nature of a human trafficking trade that has blown up in to a regional crisis
Mass graves of suspected migrants found in Malaysia
UPDATED According to reports the graves may contain the bodies of hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar
DR Congo authorities seek to explain discovery of mass grave
A judicial enquiry into the mass grave has been opened at the request of the United Nations Joint Office for Human Rights BCNUDH in the country
Pope Francis to pray before Yolanda mass grave
The 78 year old Pope will also take a 30 minute siesta as part of his activities in Yolanda hit Leyte the Catholic Church says
Yolanda survivors say sorry, pray for closure
Tacloban residents end All Saints Day and All Souls Day which Filipinos devote to remembering the dead as the first year after Yolanda approaches
Yolanda mass grave: From playground to 'holy ground'
On All Saints Day Yolanda survivors visit a mass grave that holds their dearest memories Their parish priest says this holy ground used to be a playground
'Undas' in Yolanda mass grave: 'Pick your cross'
Because of perceived delays in identifying the bodies of Yolanda victims their relatives have to pick and label random crosses in the Tacloban City mass grave
Yolanda survivors pray before nameless graves
I don t even know where to light a candle a man says on the eve of All Saints Day as he visits a mass grave for 2 200 Yolanda victims in Tacloban City
CA denies Sajid Ampatuan's bid to stop indictment
The appellate court says his arguments are mere rehash of the allegations in his petition which had already been extensively deliberated on
Mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of UN rights meet
The latest discovery comes ahead of a UN Human Rights Council UNHRC session starting Monday in Geneva where Sri Lanka faces the third US led resolution in as many years criticizing Colombo for its alleged failure to probe war crimes
When will Haiyan victims be laid to rest?
Under fire for failing to bury the remaining dead bodies in Tacloban City 2 months after Yolanda struck authorities speed up the processing of cadavers
Mass grave found near Mexico City
The mass grave was discovered at the Rancho La Mesa ecological park in the municipality of Tlalmanalco
60 dead in standoff - Malaysian police
UPDATED The number includes 52 Filipinos while Malaysian security forces are still hunting down the rest of the sultan s men
Kirams declare ceasefire in Sabah
2nd UPDATE The Kiram family says its followers will not take any more armed action from today
Fighter jets seen again over Sabah
Fighter jets were seen again over Lahud Datu where the Sulu sultan s followers are holed up
13 bodies found in Sabah - report
UPDATED 12 of the corpses were buried in shallow graves and the 13th was another Filipino killed in a shootout on Wednesday
Farmer stumbles across mass grave in Quezon
The military believes the remains belong to victims of the NPA s kangaroo courts in the 1980s
