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The death toll following a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China that killed 42 workers and left 66 miners trapped underground on Saturday was expected to rise, local media reported. The explosion occurred at 2:30 am in...

“I have such a hard time figuring out who is what and what is who. And why is who a what or why is what a who.” Abbot and Costello would have loved House Speaker Prospero Nograles’ text message to...

Talented teenager Tom Scully teamed up with experienced Timaru rider Marc Ryan to win the 40km men's Madison in brilliant fashion. The world silver medal winning women's team pursuit got one back with an impressive display to dominate Great Britain,...

Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least...

A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China left 42 people dead and dozens trapped half a kilometre underground, in an accident which has again turned the spotlight on the safety of China’s mines. More than 528 miners...

Tunisia's Ousamma Mellouli finally found form again on Saturday with two titles at the Singapore leg of the shortcourse World Cup, but a slew of expected world records failed to materialise. Sixteen new world marks were set in Berlin last...

Fans and friends on Saturday expressed shock at the death of a South Korean supermodel who was found hanged in her central Paris apartment earlier this week. Daul Kim's friends remembered her talent and the difficulties she faced, while her...

A much-improved performance from England was not enough to prevent New Zealand pulling away in the second half to win with some ease at Twickenham. Two penalties apiece from Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson made it 6-6 after an even...

This has gone too far. First President Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize “without actually producing any peace,” writes Andrew Malcolm. Now the South Korean president has awarded him a black belt in tae kwon do “after zero long...

All ten ASEAN countries pledged to create a regional database in an effort to catch criminals and terrorists who crossed the border. It was announced at the end of the meeting immigration officials of ASEAN, which lasted for two days...