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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country's deepest mines...
Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Alaska's largest city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city were still without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought hurricane-force winds that downed power lines, damaged trees, forced more than a dozen planes to divert, and caused a pedestrian bridge over a...
A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent media on Monday. They said about 50 houses were buried or damaged. The accident...
Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's striking university students protested outside the Balkan country's top court on Sunday to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist authorities, including pressure from the secret service. ...
A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo
ISTANBUL (AP) — A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from...
Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday...
A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany leaves 2 dead
BERLIN (AP) — A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany on Saturday left two people dead and another four seriously injured, police said. The accident happened on an exit from the A11 highway that leads to a parking lot close to an interchange near Prenzlau, northeast of...
Family of former Leicester owner files $2.6 billion fatal accident claim after helicopter crash
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The family of former Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has filed the largest fatal accident claim in English history after the Thai billionaire died in a helicopter crash in 2018, representatives said Friday. The High Court claim...
Key motorway in Serbian capital blocked during student-led protest over train station crash
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people blocked traffic on Friday at a key motorway intersection in Serbia's capital during ongoing student-led street protests over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people last November. Chanting “we want justice," the crowd...
Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security
What is going on with aviation security? People have been found dead hiding in the wheel wells of planes twice in the past month. Two stowaways were arrested on different flights in November and December. Then a passenger opened an emergency door while a plane was taxiing in Boston...
