4 dead, 25 rescued in building collapse in Nigeria
Rescue workers carry a survivor from the rubble of a building under construction which collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Nov, 4. 2013. Emergency officials said casualty figures from the incident…
Industrial accidents
Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
By MATTHEW BROWN RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT NAME OF REFINERY – FILE – In this July,10, 2011 file photo, oil-fouled islands and a sheen on the water are seen downstream of…
UK COMMITS TO NUCLEAR POWER DESPITE FUKUSHIMA
By DANICA KIRKA From left: Britain’s Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, Britian’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive of EDF (Electricite de France) and Henri Proglio, CEO and…
TYPHOON, MUDSLIDES KILL 17 IN JAPAN; 50 MISSING
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Oshima on Izu Oshima island,…
OVERFLOWING TANK CA– USE OF NEW LEAK AT FUKUSHIMA
By MARI YAMAGUCHI This aerial photo shows the storage tank, fifth from left at left plot, which workers detected the water dripping from the top, at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear…
EX-US REGULATOR: FUKUSHIMA CLEANUP COMPLICATED
By MARI YAMAGUCHI FILE – This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows the No. 4 reactor, left, and the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co’s Ohi nuclear power…
VENEZUELA GOVT CLAIMS SABOTAGE IN DEADLY BLAST
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Venezuela’s oil minister said Monday that…
FREEH: POSSIBLE CORRUPTION IN BP CLAIMS HANDLING
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHEVEL JOHNSON FILE – In this July 2, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Louis Freeh leaves Federal Court after meeting with U.S. District Judge Carl…