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WW2: Dig begins for German troops killed by French Resistance fighters
Local authorities said in July that a potential "mass grave" had been found near Meymac in the Correze department after a 98-year-old former Resistance fighter went public with claims of the killings.
How mass graves like Pico Reja haunt present-day Spain
Historians estimate that about 114,000 people lie in mass graves scattered across Spain massacred by supporters of Franco during or after the civil war.
Kherson: remains of six people discovered in mass grave
Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges spoke to two residents in the town of Pravdyne, after a common grave was discovered outside a destroyed house last week containing the remains of six people, allegedly killed by Russian troops.
Ukraine: near Izyum, the war dead buried in a forest
Ukraine said Friday it had identified about 450 graves at a site near Izyum after retaking the strategic eastern town from the Russians.
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Nearly all bodies at Izium mass graves show 'signs of violent deaths'
Investigators say some of the people buried in the mass graves were shot. Others died from artillery fire, mines or airstrikes. Many of the bodies have not been identified yet, according to the authorities.
Spain's parliament backs law to entrench memory of Franco's victims
The new bill will make it a "state responsibility" to identify the thousands of missing victims of Spain's Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.
Ashes of 8,000 WWII victims found in mass grave in northern Poland
The human ashes were unearthed near the former Nazi concentration camp of Soldau.
French army accuses Russian mercenaries of staging burials in Mali
Satellite images purport to show soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi military base.
Pope apologises for 'deplorable' abuse of Canadian indigenous people
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s.
Bodies of COVID victims could be polluting water, scientists say
During decomposition the human body leaches heavy metals into the soil, potentially contaminating water supplies.
Mass grave in Peru uncovers remains of those who lived before Columbus
Chan Chan was a citadel of the Chimu culture which prospered between the years 900 and 1450 before falling to the Incas.
Spain discovers two mass graves of Civil War victims in Belchite
Archaeologists and historians estimate that as many as 150 people could have been buried in the mass graves after their execution.
Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II statues defaced during Canada Day protest
It follows the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former schools for indigenous children.
Bodies of culled mink resurface at a mass grave in western Denmark
The bodies of dead and buried mink in western Denmark have naturally resurfaced at a mass grave due to putrefaction gases.
Mass grave of Kurd remains shown to relatives in Iraq's Anfal anniversary
A mass grave discovered in a desert was shown to Iraq's president Barham Salih. Remains were shown to relatives. The president said that Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes.
Mass grave found in Belarus
Building workers in Belarus have uncovered the remains of almost 800 bodies in a mass grave at a site of a former Jewish ghetto