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A smoking volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java has forced an airport to close
07:43 29.11.2010 |
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Mount Bromo, one of Java's most popular tourist attractions, came back to life last week after a year-long lull, unleashing a powerful blast of volcanic debris but causing no injuries or serious damage. Volcanologists warned, however, that a bigger eruption may be on the way.
New Zealand mourns 29 men killed in nation's worst mining disaster in decades
06:22 25.11.2010 |
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Flags hung at half-staff, churchgoers gathered at special services and lawmakers broke into a solemn hymn in Parliament on Thursday, as New Zealanders mourned 29 men killed in the nation's worst mining disaster in decades.
Gun battles between police and drug traffickers leave 14 killed in Rio
05:50 25.11.2010 |
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Prolonged gun battles between police and drug traffickers left at least 14 people dead yesterday in Rio, including a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly shot through the chest while she surfed the internet. The deaths came during a series of major police assaults on the city's slums, including one favela that serves as the HQ of the city's largest...
At least 347 killed in stampede during water festival in Cambodia
03:09 23.11.2010 |
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Cambodia has set up an inquiry to determine the cause of a stampede on a bridge last night that killed at least 347 people during an annual water festival which draws more than a million rural residents to the capital.
Rescuers drill into shaft of New Zealand's coal mine, explosions possible
10:03 22.11.2010 |
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Officials at a coal mine on New Zealand’s West Coast where 29 men are missing after an explosion last week are preparing for possible loss of life as rescuers drill into the shaft to test for toxic gases. Teams are close to completing the bore hole at the Pike River Coal Co. mine near Greymouth on the nation’s South Island and plan to send a robot...
NY-Moscow Delta flight returns to JFK airport over engine malfunction
04:37 22.11.2010 |
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A Delta Air Lines Inc. plane bound for Moscow from New York City returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport after one of its engines had an automatic shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Delta Flight 30 landed safely at 5:49 p.m. local time and taxied to the ramp without further incident, FAA spokeswoman Holly Baker said.
Pirates attack Russian tanker off Nigeria's coat, one injured
04:23 22.11.2010 |
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The NS Spirit tanker owned by Novoship, part of Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday, injuring one Russian crew member, the company said.
