A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, state media said. China’s mines are the world’s most dangerous with more than 3,000 deaths …
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Police find remains near Puerto Rico plane crash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico police say they found the mutilated remains of a woman floating in a seaside cave near the site of a small plane crash. Police spokeswoman Yaira Rivera says investigators believe the woman found Sunday …
Fiery plane crash in upstate NY kills 49 people
A commuter plane coming in for a landing nose-dived into a house in suburban Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion and killing all 48 people on board and one person in the home. It was the first fatal crash of a …
US Airways Airbus A320 crash lands in New York’s Hudson River
A passenger jet with 153 people on board tonight crashed landed into the Hudson River in New York. The US Airways Airbus A320 came down after hitting a flock of birds, disabling both of its engines. It landed intact and …
Investigators hunting clues in Denver jet accident
DENVER (AP) — Investigators took photos and measurements at the charred wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet Monday, searching for clues about why the plane veered off a runway and skidded into a shallow ravine. The twin-engine Boeing 737-500 still …