All 43 dead in Pakistan mine blast, no survivors

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 14:43

All 43 miners in a colliery in southwest Pakistan that was hit by a blast at the weekend have been confirmed dead, as rescuers ended their search operation.

Two survivors found nine days after Japan quake: police

Last Updated: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 18:17

Two survivors, including an elderly woman, were rescued from the wreckage of a home in Japan`s northeast on Sunday, nine days after a massive earthquake and tsunami, authorities said.

NZ ends search for survivors; focuses on recovery of bodies

Last Updated: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 16:15

New Zealand has called off search for survivors of the Christchurch quake as there is no chance of finding any more of them, Prime Minister John Key said on Thursday.

New Zealand quake death toll rises to 98

Last Updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 14:37

New Zealand said that only a "miracle" could save people trapped in rubble.

Small commercial plane crash kills 14 in Honduras

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 13:00

A small Honduran commercial airliner crashed on Monday near the capital, killing all 14 people aboard.

Survivors pray for 30 lost in Australia refugee wreck

Last Updated: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 14:06

Debate has raged over Canberra`s policy on boat people arriving from Asia.

Bhopal gas survivors want to meet Obama

Last Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 16:56

Even before US President Barack Obama landed in Mumbai, about a hundred survivors from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy staged a demonstration outside the Union Carbide factory here, demanding to meet him in Delhi Nov 8.

Indonesia battles to aid tsunami survivors

Last Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010, 09:44

Indonesia battled to deliver aid to remote islands where a tsunami has killed at least 394 people.

Last two Manila bus hijacking survivors return home

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 21:57

The last two survivors of the Manila bus hijacking have returned home to Hong Kong, a day after the bodies of eight victims were flown back to the southern Chinese city, a report said on Thursday.