Russia mine blasts kill 36 people Fourth powerful explosion hits mine, fire continues A SERIES of explosions at the Severnaya coal mine in Vorkuta, northern Russia, has killed 36 people, both miners and rescuers, with a fourth explosion happening late…
Russian Coal Mine to Extinguish Fire, Clear Rocks With Flooding A coal company in Russia's far northern Komi region was scheduled to begin pumping water early Friday into a mine where a recent series of explosions had killed 36 people,…
A fundamental overhaul of global aviation security is required in the wake of the Russian passenger plane crash, senior industry experts said, amid fears that safety is being compromised at many international airports. Egyptian airport and security officials have launched…
Evidence suggests an explosion -- and not a mechanical malfunction -- brought down the Russian passenger jet over Egypt, two sources told FD on Wednesday. One congressional source put the chance of an explosion at 80 percent. That source says…
Russia - Rosneft Fire at Yugansk Reservoir Not Out Oil output at Yuganskneftegaz, Rosneft's largest oil producing unit, has not been affected by a fire at a reservoir, the company said in written comments on Wednesday. It said the fire…
A Russian nuclear submarine is on fire at an Arctic naval shipyard and firefighters are tackling the blaze, Russian media report. The Oryol-class submarine's reactor is not at risk at the Severodvinsk base, Lenta.ru website reports. The fire broke out…
Three people have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the Ural Mountains, in a blast that investigators believe was caused by an accidental detonation of mining explosives. Two other miners were hospitalized with injuries following the explosion…
The August 2008 Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline explosion at Refahiye in eastern Turkey was said at the time to have been caused by a technical failure, although anti-Turkish PKK militants also claimed responsibility. This too was considered plausible, because of…
A fire triggered a number of blasts at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been determined…
