Slim chances of survival for miners The chances of survival of 181 miners trapped in two separate flooded coal mines in east China are slim, though the search operation is on.
Iranian shells hit Kurds hard Iraqi Kurdish officials expressed deepening concern on Sunday at an upsurge in fierce clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and Iranian forces in the remote border area of north-east Iraq, where Tehran has recently deployed thousands of Revolutionary Guards.
Taiwan jet explodes in Japan Holidaymakers slid down emergency chutes with moments to spare before their Taiwanese airliner exploded and caught fire on Monday, a few minutes after the jet landed on Japans southern resort island of Okinawa.
Endeavour to land today Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour packed gear and checked their spaceships landing systems on Monday in preparation for a touchdown on Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 explodes into flames at Naha Airport, Okinawa Prefecture (state), in southern Japan, after arriving from Taiwan on Monday. All 165 people aboard escaped alive. AP/Kyodo
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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