A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts has returned to Earth from the International Space Station today in a flawless landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Rescuers in Kazakhstan called off the search for dozens of miners missing after a deadly explosion in a coal mine, saying today there was no chance of finding them alive and putting the official death toll at 30.

Rescuers in Kazakhstan called off the search for dozens of miners missing after a deadly explosion in a coal mine, saying today there was no chance of finding them alive and putting the official death toll at 30.

At least seven miners were killed when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in Kazakhstan today, a regional governor said.

A methane explosion tore through a Kazakh coal mine today, killing 18 miners.