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Malaysia

Search launched for three missing European divers off Malaysian island

Authorities have rescued the group's diving instructor and say there is a "strong chance" they will find those missing alive.

USA

Two people still missing after massive Colorado fire

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Utility officials found no downed power lines around where the fire broke out.

Russia

At least 51 dead after accident in Siberia mine

Rescue operations have been halted and the missing are thought to be dead at the mine in the Kemerovo region, local authorities said.

Sport

Tennis stars express concern for whereabouts of Chinese player

Concerns have grown about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, not seen since she accused a former China Vice-Premier of sexual assault.

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Australia

'Our family is whole again': Joy as missing girl, 4, found alive

Her disappearance both horrified and captivated Australia.

Italy

Man arrested over disappearance of woman who refused arranged marriage

Paris police have detained a man wanted in Italy over the disappearance of an 18-year-old woman, who had refused an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

Croatia

Croatian police identify mysterious woman found in remote island area

Croatian police say they have identified a mysterious woman found on a remote part of an island as a 57-year-old Slovakian citizen.

Germany

One dead, one missing after flood sweeps away bridge in Germany

Rescuers are still searching for a missing person after a sudden flood swept away a bridge into a river in Bavaria's Valley of Hell, killing one woman.

Italy

Grandfather picks up wrong child from nursery

Italian authorities have launched disciplinary proceedings against a nursery school after a grandfather mistakenly picked up the wrong child.

Poland

Police hunt sparked after grandfather picks up wrong boy from nursery

The 80-year-old man only realised he had not collected his grandson when the police arrived at his house.

Malaysia

Malaysia says no one else involved in French-Irish teen's death

The 15-year-old's parents insist their daughter could not have been alone because of her mental and physical disabilities. They maintain she was kidnapped from the cottage.

World

Woman, 24, reunited with parents 20 years since disappearing on train

A woman from Belarus has been reunited with her parents, more than 20 years since losing them on a train when she was a girl.

Malaysia

Nora Quoirin: France opens criminal probe into teenager's death

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation into the death of an Irish-French teenager found dead in a Malaysian jungle, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Wednesday.

Malaysia

Body found in Malaysia confirmed as missing teenager Nora Quoirin

The Lucie Blackman Trust confirmed "with great sadness that the body found today is that of missing teenager Nora Quoirin."

Greece

Hunt for astrophysicist missing on Greek island after morning jog

The 34-year-old British-Cypriot was reported missing by her husband after she failed to return from a morning run on the Greek island of Ikaria.

Vatican

Empty tombs add twist to Vatican missing girl mystery

Two tombs were reopened in Rome after a family of a 15-year-old who has been missing since 1983 petitioned the family. They didn't find anything inside.

World

Syrian families search for over 140,000 detained or missing

Eight years into the Syrian Civil War, families are trying to find those detained or missing.

USA

Teenager tells police he is boy who went missing at age 6 in 2011

"I just prayed that when he was old enough that he would remember us and contact us," Timmothy's grandmother said.

United Kingdom

Body recovered from plane carrying Emiliano Sala 'brought ashore'

It's unclear at this stage whether the body is that of Sala or the pilot of the aircraft.

Argentina

Submarine which disappeared with 44 crew is found one year later

The ARA San Juan which went missing last year with 44 people onboard has been located off Argentina's Patagonia coast, their Navy announced Saturday.