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Distraught parents lay white roses for Thai nursery massacre victims
Distraught parents lay white roses for Thai nursery massacre victims

One by one, grieving parents came to lay single white roses on the steps of the Thai nursery where nearly two dozen of their children were murdered. As the day wore on and the heat rose under the baking tropical sun, more and more people arrived at the nursery -- the whole of a small rural community united in grief.

Death toll in Indian Himalayas avalanche rises to 19
Death toll in Indian Himalayas avalanche rises to 19

At least 19 people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, authorities said Friday, with bad weather hampering the fourth day of search and rescue efforts. Police, disaster authorities and the Indian air force have been mobilised to help with search efforts, with 32 people successfully rescued from the mountain despite snow and rainfall.