Death toll in China mine blast rise to 26

Last Updated: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 13:50

Rescuers in central China are fighting tons of coal dust to try to reach the trapped workers.

Shift leader helped Chilean miners stay calm, live

Last Updated: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 10:22

Urzua was the shift commander at the time of the Chilean mine collapse.

Underground odyssey: Chile miners defied the odds

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 12:37

The miners who began emerging Wednesday have surprised the world with their unlikely survival.

Bihar boat tragedy toll rises to 36

Last Updated: Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:12

As many as 36 people have died after a boat capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar`s Buxar district.

Chileans hope to begin rescue of miners Wednesday

Last Updated: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 17:55

Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile`s mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole`s walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday.

Months-long rescue begins for Chile miners

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:39

Thirty-three Chilean miners found alive and in good spirits after more than two weeks trapped underground began receiving glucose and medications but were not told it could take up to four months to free them.

Oil spill: Situation under control, says Chavan

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 15:57

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Tuesday said the situation arising out of the oil spill following collision of two cargo vessels is completely under control.

1,100 missing in China amid widespread Asia floods

Last Updated: Monday, August 9, 2010, 22:59

Rescuers lifted muddy bodies into trucks, and aid convoys choked the road into the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides.

Over 800 people killed in flash floods in Pak

Last Updated: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 00:07

More than 800 people have died in flash floods triggered in the worst monsoon rains in Pakistan.

Army team at Sainthia to help in rescue efforts

Last Updated: Monday, July 19, 2010, 12:09

The Army on Monday sent a 167-member team of doctors, engineers and technical specialists to help rescue operations at Sainthia where two express trains collided leaving 50 dead.