Rescue workers find bodies of 6 hikers killed by avalanche in Austrian Alps

September 13th, 2009 ITANAGAR - At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a passenger bus fell into a gorge Sunday in Arunachal Pradesh. A police spokesperson said the accident took place near Zero Point in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh before dawn Sunday.

August 28th, 2009 Yosemite's hotel still closed after rock slideYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Scientists are trying to determine if a boulder avalanche that forced the closure of a historic Yosemite hotel was a one-time event or a precursor of more rockslides to come.

August 11th, 2009 7 found dead after coal mine blast in SlovakiaBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Seven bodies have been recovered from a Slovak coal mine following a fire and explosion, and 13 other people are also believed to have died, authorities said Tuesday. Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said rescue workers initially found six bodies in the Handlova mine in central Slovakia.

August 11th, 2009 9 bodies found after coal mine blast in SlovakiaBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Nine bodies have been recovered from a Slovak coal mine following a fire and explosion, and 11 other people are also believed to have died, authorities said Tuesday. Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said rescue workers initially found six bodies in the Handlova mine in central Slovakia.

August 11th, 2009 6 found dead after coal mine blastBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Six Slovaks have died and another 14 are believed to have been killed by a fire and explosion in a coal mine. Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek says rescue workers have found six bodies of a total of 20 workers who were trapped underground after a fire and explosion hit the coal mine in central Slovakia on Monday.

August 11th, 2009 16 bodies found after coal mine blast in SlovakiaBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Sixteen bodies have been recovered from a Slovak coal mine following a fire and explosion, and four other people are also believed to have died, authorities said Tuesday. Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said rescue workers initially found six bodies in the Handlova mine in central Slovakia.

August 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The toll in a building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 23, TV reports said Monday. Rescue workers have pulled out more bodies from the rubble of the five-storey building that collapsed in the Mithadar area of the city Friday night.

July 31st, 2009 EU to OK Lufthansa bid for Austrian AirlinesBRUSSELS — The European Union's antitrust chief says she will clear Lufthansa's bid for Austrian Airlines. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Friday that EU governments and the European Commission would still have to formally approve the takeover.

July 15th, 2009 VIENNA - A thunderbolt hurt 25 Austrian football players and spectators when it struck during a match Tuesday evening, the rescue service in the town of Leoben said. The local practice game ended abruptly as people were thrown to the ground by the lightning's shock wave or were hurt by the electrical field.

July 15th, 2009 Crews find bodies of 2 missing after Utah mudslideLOGAN, Utah — Searchers have found the bodies of two of three people missing after a weekend mudslide destroyed a northern Utah home, officials said Tuesday. The bodies of 43-year-old Evelia Jacqueline Leavey and her daughter, 12-year-old Abbey Alanis, were recovered Tuesday, said Logan Mayor Randy Watts.

July 15th, 2009 Searchers find bodies of 2 missing after mudslideLOGAN, Utah — The mayor of a town in northern Utah says searchers have found the bodies of two of three people missing after a weekend mudslide destroyed a family home. Logan Mayor Randy Watts said Tuesday afternoon the bodies of 43-year-old Evelia Jacqueline Leavey and her daughter, 12-year-old Abbey Alanis, were recovered.

July 13th, 2009 Pope on vacation in the Italian AlpsLES COMBES, Italy — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has traveled to a village in the Italian Alps for two weeks of vacation. It says the pontiff was flown to Turin on a plane Monday and then traveled on to Les Combes, in a region near the French border, by helicopter.

June 7th, 2009 Body of US climber found after China avalancheBEIJING — The body of an American mountain climber has been found after an avalanche in an isolated part of southwestern China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. Rescue workers were still searching for two other American members of the group who went missing on Mount Gongga in Sichuan province, Li Zhixin, an official with the Chinese Mountaineering Association, told Xinhua.

April 26th, 2009 Swiss heartland voters ban nude hikingAPPENZELL, Switzerland — Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region. By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton (state) of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a 200 Swiss franc ($176) fine on violators.

April 26th, 2009 Swiss heartland voters ban nude hiking in AlpsAPPENZELL, Switzerland — Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region. By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton (state) of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a 200 Swiss franc ($176) fine on violators.