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Body of murdered politician returned to Pakistan (AFP)

November 6th, 2010

Supporters of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) follow an ambulance carrying the coffin of slain Pakistani politician Imran Farooq's body during a funeral ceremony in Karachi on November 6. Farooq's body was flown into the port city of Karachi from Britain amid heavy security almost two months after he was killed outside his London home.(AFP/RIZWAN TABASSUM)AFP - The body of a slain Pakistani politician was flown into the port city of Karachi from Britain on Saturday amid heavy security almost two months after he was…

Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan (AP)

July 29th, 2010

This photo, displayed on a leaflet that was distributed by the U.S. military to civilians in Logar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2010 shows a missing U.S. Navy sailor. The Navy identified the missing sailor as Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area. The Pentagon lists Newlove as 'whereabouts unknown,' and did not confirm he was captured. Another service member who went missing with Newlove was identified as Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley — a 30-year-old father of two from Wheatridge, Colorado. NATO recovered his body Sunday. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men’s disappearance nearly 60 miles from…

2nd US Navy sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)

July 29th, 2010

This photo, displayed on a leaflet that was distributed by the U.S. military to civilians in Logar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2010 shows a missing U.S. Navy sailor. The Navy identified the missing sailor as Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area. The Pentagon lists Newlove as 'whereabouts unknown,' and did not confirm he was captured. Another service member who went missing with Newlove was identified as Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley — a 30-year-old father of two from Wheatridge, Colorado. NATO recovered his body Sunday. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and…

2nd US sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)

July 29th, 2010

This photo, displayed on a leaflet that was distributed by the U.S. military to civilians in Logar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2010 shows a missing U.S. Navy sailor. The Navy identified the missing sailor as Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area. The Pentagon lists Newlove as 'whereabouts unknown,' and did not confirm he was captured. Another service member who went missing with Newlove was identified as Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley — a 30-year-old father of two from Wheatridge, Colorado. NATO recovered his body Sunday. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and…

Chess icon Fischer’s body exhumed over paternity (AP)

July 5th, 2010

AP - Authorities in Iceland have exhumed the body of American chess champion Bobby Fischer to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines.

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Peru police recover body of freeskier Backstrom (AP)

June 5th, 2010

AP - Peruvian mountain rescue police brought the body of acclaimed freeskier Arne Backstrom down off 5,752-meter (18,780-foot) Pisco mountain on Saturday, two days after he died in a high-altitude…

UN body probes possible Koreas truce violation (AP)

May 22nd, 2010

South Korean farmers work on the field in Ganghwa Island, located inside of the civilian passage restriction line that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. The top U.S. diplomat said Friday that North Korea should face binternational/b consequences over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, while the South said the U.N. would investigate whether the attack violated the Korean War truce. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War truce…

Tears as body of Poland’s first lady returns home (AP)

April 13th, 2010

People mourn as the as the coffin of Maria Kaczynska, wife of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, arrives at the Presidential palace in Warsaw, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - The body of Poland’s first lady was flown home from Russia to an emotional welcome Tuesday and Parliament held a special observance in memory of the president and…

Body of Poland’s First Lady returns home (AP)

April 13th, 2010

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, twin brother of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski attends a repatriation ceremony for the body of Polish First Lady Maria Kaczynska at an airport in Warsaw April 13, 2010. Russian investigators found the body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's wife Maria after the president's coffin was returned home on Sunday to a Warsaw awash with flowers, candles and red-white national flags, but had identified the remains of only a quarter of the 96 victims of the crash. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS DISASTER OBITUARY)AP - The body of Polish First Lady Maria Kaczynska was returned from Russia on Tuesday as Parliament prepared to hold a special observance in memory of the president and…

Body of Poland’s First Lady returned home (AP)

April 13th, 2010

Jaroslaw Kaczynski (L) and Marta (R), daughter of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, arrive for a repatriation ceremony for Polish First Lady Maria Kaczynska at the airport in Warsaw April 13, 2010. Russian investigators found the body of Kaczynski's wife Maria after the president's coffin was returned home on Sunday to a Warsaw awash with flowers, candles and red-white national flags, but had identified the remains of only a quarter of the 96 victims of the crash. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS DISASTER OBITUARY)AP - The body of Polish First Lady Maria Kaczynska is being flown back from Russia as members of parliament prepare to hold a special observance in memory of their…

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