Only one miner survived - mining official 2006-01-04 03:56:09
Only one of the 13 US coalminers trapped for 41 hours underground has survived, the company which owns the mine has said - hours after it was announced that 12 men had survived.Full Story...
One miner found alive, company says 2006-01-04 02:28:50
Only one of 13 miners who were in a West Virginia coal mine when it was hit by an explosion was found alive, a company official has told family members - just hours after reports that 12 had survived.Full Story...
Rescuers find trapped miners alive - report 2006-01-04 00:56:51
Twelve missing miners have reportedly been found alive in a West Virginia coal mine nearly two days after they fled an explosion that sent lethal gases through the mine and killed one of their colleagues.Full Story...
Sex, lies and mud 2006-01-03 05:18:37
A man who had an off-the-beaten-path rendezvous with a prostitute is facing numerous charges after he got stuck in waist-deep mud and required a police helicopter to pull him out.Full Story...
US mine blast traps 13 2006-01-03 01:45:03
Rescue workers are battling to reach 13 miners trapped 78 metres below ground by a mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightening - an effort delayed for almost 12 hours because of accumulations of dangerous gases.Full Story...
US teen returns home after Iraqi trip 2006-01-02 02:51:01
A 16-year-old American schoolboy, who made a trip to Iraq without telling his parents, has returned home to a media frenzy and warm greetings from relieved family members.Full Story...
US contractor pays Sunni scholars - report 2006-01-02 01:42:33
The same Pentagon contractor that paid Iraqi newspapers to print positive articles written by US soldiers has also been paying Sunni religious scholars in Iraq for help with propaganda work, The New York Times has reported.Full Story...
Castro welcomes New Year at filling station 2006-01-01 07:09:38
President Fidel Castro has marked the 47th anniversary of his rise to power, welcoming the New Year at a Havana gas station with youth volunteers on duty to deter theft.Full Story...
Calls for peace as fireworks herald new year 2006-01-01 02:49:41
Revellers around the world rang in the New Year with the usual fireworks and fanfare accompanied by calls for peace from the United States and Iraqi presidents.Full Story...
Katrina family die in apparent murder-suicide 2005-12-31 01:26:32
A family of three Hurricane Katrina evacuees facing eviction have been found dead in their Texas apartment in what appears to be a double murder-suicide, authorities say.Full Story...
Somalis in US protest shooting of immigrant 2005-12-31 01:51:41
The Somali community in the US has rallied to protest against the fatal shooting by police of a mentally ill immigrant.Full Story...
Dozens of Cubans land along Florida beaches 2005-12-31 04:57:18
A total of 87 Cuban migrants, including at least nine children, have reached Florida, a US border patrol official has said.Full Story...
US plane turns around after threats 2005-12-31 01:30:47
A flight to El Paso, Texas, has been brought back to Phoenix after two telephoned threats were received, authorities have said.Full Story...
Convicted Abu Ghraib abuser burnt in accident 2005-12-30 05:30:09
Lynndie England, the US soldier convicted for abusing detainees in Iraq, has been badly burnt while working in a prison kitchen, her mother has said.Full Story...
US embassy in Malaysia threatened 2005-12-30 02:05:19
The US Embassy in Malaysia has been shut down due to an unspecified security threat, according to US Embassy spokesperson Kathryn Taylor.Full Story...
Learjet crashes in US, killing two on board 2005-12-29 02:09:06
A private business jet heading from Idaho to California in the United States crashed and burst into flames as it tried to land at an airport north of Lake Tahoe, killing both occupants.Full Story...
Babysitter charged after toddler found drunk 2005-12-29 01:19:34
A 37-year-old US man has been charged with two counts of endangering a child's welfare after one of two toddlers he was baby-sitting was found drunk, officials said.Full Story...
Brushfires kill five in Texas 2005-12-29 01:25:43
Five people have been killed in Texas after a series of wildfires ripped through two US states, destroying 124 homes.Full Story...
Glitter pays girls' families to cut charges 2005-12-28 02:25:19
Disgraced former glam rock king Gary Glitter has paid his alleged victims' families R12 740 each, according to police and his lawyer.Full Story...
US state ravaged by wildfires 2005-12-28 01:13:59
Fires fuelled by dry brush and driven by gusty wind raced across parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least one person, damaging scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of a small town.Full Story...
US sanctions firms for Iran arms deals 2005-12-28 02:41:08
The United States has sanction nine companies for supplying Iran with military equipment and technology based on the Iran Non-Proliferation Act of 2000, which aims at preventing Teheran from developing nuclear weapons.Full Story...
Full steam ahead for swinging Canadians 2005-12-27 02:23:34
Swinging Canadians are thrilled by the Supreme Court's ruling that group sex among consenting adults is neither prostitution nor a threat to society.Full Story...
Mother distraught after driving over daughter 2005-12-27 05:30:27
A mother, on her way to buy candy on Christmas Eve, was unaware that her daughter had followed her when she reversed out of her driveway in the US state of Wisconsin.Full Story...
US nun chooses rags over riches 2005-12-26 04:54:11
A nun has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans for shunning a life of privilege in Beverley Hills where she was born to live amongst murderers, drug runners and human smugglers in a a notorious Mexican jail.Full Story...
Bin Laden niece poses for sexy photo shoot 2005-12-24 06:00:49
In an attempt to distance herself from her massive Saudi family, Osama bin Laden's niece has reportedly posed for a sexy photo shoot in the January edition of the men's fashion magazine GQ.Full Story...
Surfer dies after huge waves hit California 2005-12-23 07:39:40
A surfer has been found dead in waters off California, where storms in the Pacific have generated large swells, authorities have said.Full Story...
New York strikers stop without new contract 2005-12-23 00:35:38
Faced with mounting fines and the rising wrath of millions of New York commuters, the transit union has sent its members back to work without a new contract - ending a crippling, three-day strike that brought subways and buses to a standstill.Full Story...
Transit union agrees to end New York strike 2005-12-22 11:25:37
New York state mediators have said that transport union leaders have agreed to direct their striking members to return to work after a three-day strike.Full Story...
Ruling won't stop evolution row - experts 2005-12-22 04:48:38
Supporters of the concept of "intelligent design" will find new ways to advance their cause to have it taught in US schools despite a major setback this week, experts on both sides of the debate have said.Full Story...
Judge threatens New York strikers with jail 2005-12-22 01:02:11
New York transit union leaders could face jail time if they don't call off their strike and a judge makes good his threat, as New Yorkers brave yet a third day of long, cold walks and traffic jams.Full Story...
Annan assails reporter in rare show of anger 2005-12-22 00:41:45
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan lost his diplomatic cool with a reporter - calling him an "overgrown schoolboy" in a show of anger at questions about his part in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.Full Story...
Strike forces NY commuters to improvise 2005-12-21 10:10:36
New Yorkers begged rides on the Internet and dusted off their bicycles in the battle to beat a mass transit strike that has hit business and raised tempers at the height of the holidays.Full Story...
Crashed Miami seaplane had 'cracked' wing 2005-12-21 11:57:04
A twin-engine seaplane that crashed just off Miami Beach in the United States, killing 19 people, had a "fatigue crack" that might have caused it to lose its right wing, federal investigators said.Full Story...
US pup peddlers accused of selling sick pets 2005-12-21 07:24:08
The Border Puppy Task Force at San Diego's two border crossings believe Mexico is a breeding ground for "unscrupulous" puppy peddlers who often sell canines that are too sick or too young to survive on their own.Full Story...
'Cancer patients treated with weed killer' 2005-12-21 00:59:07
Prosecutors in Atlanta say a doctor treated patients with cancer and other life-threatening diseases with insecticide and weed killer.Full Story...
New York transit union faces R7m fine a day 2005-12-21 00:56:22
Subways and buses in New York have been brought to a halt by the city's first mass transit strike in 25 years by a union that faces a $1-million-a-day fine for every day of the work stoppage.Full Story...
Bin Laden trying to avoid capture - Rumsfeld 2005-12-21 01:03:04
United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden may no longer be able to run the militant network - and has not been heard from for almost a year.Full Story...
Ill-fated Miami seaplane lost wing, says NTSB 2005-12-21 01:36:36
The deadly seaplane crash off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, was caused by the right wing breaking off, a federal safety official has revealed.Full Story...
Transport strike tests New Yorkers' patience 2005-12-20 10:48:14
New Yorkers struggled into work on foot, by bike and in cars shared with strangers after subway and bus workers walked off the job for the first time in 25 years, stranding millions of people.Full Story...
Investigators to raise crashed Miami seaplane 2005-12-20 11:42:06
US federal investigators are hoping to raise the fuselage of a seaplane from the seabed and re-open the Port of Miami to cruise ships a day after the aircraft crashed in flames, killing at least 19.Full Story...
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