Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down June 21 2023 at 07:14PM

The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site entered a new phase of desperation on Thursday morning as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock. The area of the North Atlantic where the Titan vanished Sunday is also prone to fog and stormy conditions, making it an extremely challenging environment to conduct a search-and-rescue mission.

Gas explosion kills 31 in a barbecue restaurant in China June 21 2023 at 04:38PM

"A leak of liquefied petroleum gas... caused an explosion during the operation of a barbecue restaurant," state news agency Xinhua said of the Wednesday evening blast, citing the regional Communist Party committee.

Time running short as search for Titanic sub focuses on undersea sounds June 21 2023 at 01:28PM

Rescuers searching for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic on Wednesday concentrated their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where undersea noises have been detected, though officials cautioned the sounds may not have originated from the vessel.

Paris blast: At least 37 hurt sniffer dogs pick up scent under rubble June 21 2023 at 11:19AM

A blast ripped through a street near Paris' historic Latin Quarter on Wednesday and rescuers were searching for two missing people feared buried under the rubble of a building that partially collapsed in the explosion. The explosion tore through Rue Saint-Jacques, which runs from the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral to the Sorbonne University, in the late afternoon, injuring at least 37 people, four of whom were fighting for their lives in hospital.

Swiss President Berset says will quit government at end of 2023 June 21 2023 at 12:59AM