) Ukraine’s Emergencies Ministry says the death total has reached 18 from Friday’s explosion at a mine in the country’s east. President Viktor Yanukovych flew to the mine in Luhansk region to meet with families late Friday. Mr. Yanukovych has called for a government commission to investigate the blast that initially killed 16, injured three […]
16 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said three other miners were injured in the blast early Friday morning and hospitalized, while nine were missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Luhansk region. News reports quote regional officials as […]
16 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said two other miners were injured in Friday’s blast and hospitalized, while 10 remained missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Lugansk region. Ukraine’s coal mines are among the world’s most dangerous […]
Norwegian Blamed for Deadly Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The normally peaceful Nordic nation of Norway was rocked Friday by twin attacks that left a number of people dead. A mid-afternoon bombing that targeted the country’s government headquarters in Oslo, Norway’s capital, killed seven people. Hours later, a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp on an island off […]
Norwegian Blamed for Deadly Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
The normally peaceful Nordic nation of Norway was rocked Friday by twin attacks that left a number of people dead. A mid-afternoon bombing that targeted the country’s government headquarters in Oslo, Norway’s capital, killed seven people. Hours later a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp on an island off […]
Several People Die in Norway during Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The normally peaceful Nordic nation of Norway was rocked Friday by twin attacks that left a number of people dead. A mid-afternoon bombing that targeted the country’s government headquarters in Oslo, Norway’s capital, killed seven people. Hours later a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp on an island off […]
Bomb Rocks Norway Government Headquarters, Killing Two, Injuring 15
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Violent attacks savaged normally peaceful Norway on Friday, with an Oslo bomb blast killing at least seven people and then a gunman disguised as a police officer opening fire on a youth camp. The twin assaults occurred within hours of each other, although it was not immediately clear they were linked. The mid-afternoon bomb blast […]
Bomb Rocks Norway Government Headquarters, Killing Two, Injuring 15
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful bomb rocked Norway’s government headquarters in the capital of Oslo on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. The powerful blast also set the nearby oil ministry building on fire. Hundreds of windows in the 17-story government headquarters were shattered, as were others in buildings as far as 400 meters […]
Homemade Bomb Kills Man at Indonesian School
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
One person is dead after a homemade bomb exploded at an Islamic boarding school in central Indonesia. Police say the man killed in the blast in West Nusatenggara province was a senior official at the school. Hundreds of students and school officials surrounded the building after the blast occurred Monday, preventing investigators from entering. The […]
Huge Explosion Rocks Cyprus Naval Base, 12 Dead
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
A massive explosion at a naval base on Cyprus Monday killed 12 people, wounded 62 others, and knocked out power to half the Mediterranean island. The commander of the Cypriot navy, Andreas Ioannides, was among those killed. Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias has declared three days of official mourning, with the nation’s flags to be flown […]
