Thursday, 1 May 2014

Coal mine collapse in Afghanistan kills at least 15 workers, 2 others missing

May 1

A coal mine collapse in northern Afghanistan killed at least 15 workers on Wednesday, an official said. Two other miners were missing in the collapse Wednesday morning in the remote district of...

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South Korean ferry disaster: 213 confirmed dead, 89 still missing

May 1

The toll rose Thursday to 213 in the South Korean ferry disaster in which the 6,825-ton passenger ship sank off the country’s southwestern coast. As of Thursday afternoon, 213 people have been confirmed...

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