US warship reaches Georgian port

"A US warship has arrived in the Georgian port of Batumi carrying the first delivery of aid supplies by sea. Russian forces are still in control of the military port of Poti, to the north of Batumi, after Moscow withdrew most of its combat troops from the country. French...

Georgia Official: Train on Fire After Hitting Mine

I think that this will raise oil prices in Asia in few hours. Rising oil prices will benefit Russia, which's economics have shown some weakening signals.  "A train carrying oil products hit a landmine on Sunday, causing at least two tanker cars to burst into flames and...

Unease over Guatemalan gold rush

"With gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal.   Tema sits across from me, a Mayan with a mission. We are in the town of Sipacapa in the Western Highlands of...

Mistakes doomed Utah mine, reports say

One the more unfortunate accidents of 2007, the Crandall Canyon Coal mine collapsed. When the mine collapsed, it trapped six miners and killed three rescue workers that tried to rescue the miners. Most of the reports since the disaster have cited mistakes by the mining...

Another mining tragedy in China

On the morning of July 1st, a mine shaft collapsed in the Shaanxi province of China, leaving eighteen miners dead. The accident, the cause of which is yet to be determined, happened while twenty eight workers were underground working in the state-owned coal mine. Twelve men...

French hostages released in Niger

Red Cross have been able to secure release of 4 French hostages. French workers have been abducted from a Uranium mine in Niger."Rebels in Niger have freed four French workers they kidnapped from a uranium mine, handing them to the Red Cross. The aid organisation said it...