Falling rocks in Australian gold mine kill 1 miner and severely injure another while 29 reach safety

SYDNEY — Falling rocks inside a gold mine in Australia killed one worker and left another with life-threatening injuries, rescuers said. Another 29 workers inside the mine when the collapse happened Wednesday took refuge in a safety pod and later returned to the surface, Victoria state police said. The two miners were trapped by the … Read more

A fire at a bar in Austria kills 1 and severely injures 21 New Year’s party revelers

BERLIN — One person died and 21 people were severely injured when fire broke out at a bar in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz in the early hours of the New Year. Austrian police said that the fire broke out around 4 a.m. at a bar in the city center where people were attending … Read more

Violent sucker-punch caught on camera leaves 68-year-old man severely injured

A brutal attack on an elderly store employee in Riverside County that was captured on surveillance footage last month has left the victim seriously injured and hospitalized. Now, the grieving family wants justice. The violent assault happened on Oct. 27 outside Sun Valley Market and Liquor on Simpson Road in Winchester where the victim, 68-year-old … Read more