TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history ...

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. – After waiting almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear, rescuers yesterday entered a coal mine where 13 miners were trapped underground after an explosion that may ...

MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine repeatedly cited for improperly venting methane gas exploded, killing 25 people in ...

BEIJING (AP) — Safety regulators in China say they've found several violations at a coal mine where 33 people died this week after being trapped underground in a gas explosion. Only two miners ...

Miners leave the Cerredo coal mine in Asturias in northern Spain, where a blast claimed five lives - Copyright AFP CESAR MANSO Miners leave the Cerredo coal mine in ...

Massey Energy Co. on Friday rejected nearly every part of the federal government's theory on what caused the deadly explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia in the spring, killing 29 ...