One of Five Gold Miners Is Rescued From Laos Cave After More Than a Week
An international effort to free the trapped men brought attention to the country’s informal mines, where panning for gold can pay more than minimum wage.
Accidents and Safety
Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building
Romanian officials said a Russian attack drone hit an apartment building in the city of Galati on Friday, injuring two people.
Rescuers Reach Five Miners Trapped in Laos Cave
Rescuers on Wednesday reached five of the seven miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos. The search is still ongoing for two missing miners.
A City in the Kill Zone
Little is left of Kostiantynivka, a city on the front lines. Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.
Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 82 in China
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “hold those responsible to account.”
New NTSB Report Into Deadly China Eastern Crash Suggests Struggle in Cockpit
A report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board offers new details about the China Eastern Airlines crash in 2022, which killed all 132 people on board.
Deadly Explosion Destroys Fireworks Factory in China
An explosion on Monday in a fireworks factory in southern China killed at least 26 people. State media footage showed several damaged buildings.
Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 26
Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years.
40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl
Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Former Matador Is Gored to Death Before Annual Bullfight in Spain
The accident happened before the Corrida Picassiana, an annual event in Malaga that honors the painter Pablo Picasso.