RESCUERS battled araging fire and deadly gases deep in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine yesterday looking for survivors from a methane gas explosion that killed at least 31 miners.

Rescuers battled a raging fire and deadly gases deep in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine today, looking for survivors from a methane gas explosion that killed at least 25 miners.

Ammunition explosions ripped through a military depot in southeastern Ukraine for a second day today, sending flames leaping dozens of feet into the air and showering surrounding villages with shells and shrapnel.

Two powerful explosions rocked a court building in the Ukrainian capital Kiev today causing casualties, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.