Ukraine mourns 81 killed in coal mine blast
Ukraine on Monday began two days of national mourning for 81 coal miners killed in an underground explosion. Of the 277 miners underground at the time of the blast Saturday, 80 were killed
Ukraine on Monday began two days of national mourning for 81 coal miners killed in an underground explosion. Of the 277 miners underground at the time of the blast Saturday, 80 were killed
A massive campaign in Egypt to eradicate a blood parasite went disastrously wrong, causing an epidemic of hepatitis C that infected up to a fifth of the country's population, according to research
Conservationists have succeeded in habituating another group of rare mountain gorillas in a national park in southwestern Uganda, opening up opportunities to view the endangered primates, a newspaper
The flooding in Mozambique is believed to have swept hundreds of land mines from positions that humanitarian group had painstakingly plotted on maps over the past few years. As a result, portions of
Downstream 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles0, where the Murry River flows into the sea near Adelaide, capital of the state of South Australia, it's a different picture as summer in the southern
As part of an effort to create the nation's first official definition of "organic," the Clinton administration has decided to propose a ban on genetically engineered grains in any food labeled
A predominantly white South African rescue team is winning praise--especially from the U.S. military-- for its prompt and efficient effort to aid flood victims in Mozambique. It is feared the
Smog from forest fires in Sumatra has exceeded hazardous levels, and officials said Monday that a government agency was urging that a state of emergency be declared in and around the provincial
A flood wave roaring down the Limpopo River from South Africa hit the Mozambican province of Gaza on Sunday, wreaking more devastation following the worst floods in 50 years, officials said. At least
Bill Bradley has vowed to take on the timber, agribusiness and water industries that he said threaten the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. He pledged Saturday to stop offshore drilling and