08/02/2011 | Argentina

Bus crash in Santa Fe province, fifteen injured

At least fifteen people have been injured this morning in a bus crash along motorway 9 in Santa Fe province, close to the town of Arroyo Seco. The General Urquiza passenger bus was making its way from Rosario to Buenos Aires.

19/08/2012 | Argentina

Over 700 rescued from human trafficking in 2012

Over 700 victims where rescued from human trafficking in Argentina in the first seven months of 2012, according to a Justice Ministry report.Most of the people were rescued from sexual slavery and sweatshops.

31/01/2012 | World

Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies

Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies on the submerged sections of the capsized Costa Concordia, more than two weeks after the giant cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, officials said today.

10/06/2012 | World

Sceptical Spaniards pour scorn on Rajoy over financial rescue

Confused and anxious Spaniards heaped scorn on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for portraying a 100 billion euro European rescue of the country's zombie lenders as a triumph, expressing scepticism about whether the plan will work.

12/01/2013 | World

France believes hostage killed during rescue bid in Somalia

France sent commandos into Somalia to rescue a secret agent who had been held by insurgents since 2009, but said on Saturday it believed he had been killed by his captors along with a French soldier during the raid.

19/01/2012 | World

Search resumes for missing on capsized Italy liner

Recovery teams working on the capsized Italian liner are racing against the clock to complete the search for victims of the disaster before the weather turns and salvage crews need to start pumping fuel from the wreck.

20/01/2012 | World

Crews face test on Italy cruise ship as weather worsens

24/01/2012 | World

Rescue crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Concordia

Salvage crews began preparations today to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued for bodies, 11 days after the giant Italian cruise liner struck a rock off the Tuscan coast and capsized.

21/11/2011 | World

Spain new premier refuses to reveal plans

Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy resisted pressure to disclose his plans for rescuing Spain from economic disaster, keeping anxious Spaniards and impatient investors on edge following his election triumph.

17/01/2012 | World

Divers uncover 5 more dead on Costa Concordia liner

18/01/2012 | World

Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner

Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on today after the vast wreck shifted slightly but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as possible.

13/03/2011 | World

Euro zone ministers set detail of new rescue fund

Euro zone finance ministers will discuss the details of how to strengthen Europe's financial safety net, after their leaders decided on Friday the emergency fund should have more firepower and flexibility.

10/09/2011 | World

Papandreou says to save Greece, stay in euro

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said today he would do whatever it takes to rescue his country from bankruptcy and stay in the euro zone, as doubts in Europe grew over its membership in the bloc.

12/10/2011 | World

Slovak parties reach deal on euro rescue fund

Parties in Slovakia's fallen government struck a deal with the leftist opposition today to ratify a plan to bolster the euro zone's rescue fund by Friday, effectively ending a crisis that had threatened the currency's main safety net.

04/05/2011 | Latin America

Coal mine accident in Mexico: 5 bodies found

Rescue teams found five bodies inside of a mine in the municipality of Sabinas, Northern Mexico. Fourteen workers were trapped and feared dead after an explosion at the coal mine.

10/04/2012 | Latin America

Peru says rescue of 9 trapped miners imminent

Rescuers were closing in on nine workers trapped inside a wildcat mine in southern Peru and officials said they could be pulled to the surface within hours after spending five days underground.

03/08/2012 | Latin America

Six killed in Mexico coal mine explosion

Six miners were killed in a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, an emergency rescue team source said.