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The 29 miners of New Zealand have been declared dead earlier after a second explosion ripped through the shaft where they were trapped, sources said. A memorial service was held in the town of Greymouth, and Prime Minister John Key said it was a "national tragedy". Some devastated relatives said the men, trapped since last Friday, could have been saved if rescuers had been faster. Queen Elizabeth, who is New Zealand's head of state, said she was deeply saddened by the disaster. "I send my thanks and deep appreciation to everyone who has worked so hard to attempt a rescue, and also to those who will have a part to play in the task of healing the pain that is being felt throughout New Zealand and around the world," she said. Rescuers did not manage to make contact with the miners - who included 24 New Zealanders, two Australians, two Britons and a South African. Some grieving relatives accused the authorities of being too cautious in the efforts to sa

The United States of America has dropped out from the "top 20" in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday. Somalia was judged the most corrupt country, followed by Myanmar and Afghanistan at joint second-worst and then by Iraq, in the Berlin-based watchdog TI's annual corruption perceptions index (CPI). The USA has fallen down to 22nd from 19th last year, with its CPI score dropping to 7.1 from 7.5 in the 178-nation index, which is based on independent surveys on corruption. This was the lowest score awarded to the USA in the index's 15-year history and also the first time it had fallen out of the top 20. In the Americas, this put the USA behind Canada in sixth place, Barbados at 17th and Chile in 21st place. Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are jointly heading the index with 9.3 point.They were also at the top of the table last year. The t

The world cricket lovers saw the emergence of a new and performing Bangladesh   in the final match  held on Thursday. Congratulations to the dynamic captain Shakib Al Hasan who stood tall to rewrite the record books with a colossal all-round effort in the Tigers' historic series triumph over New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Cricket Team celebrates their first 3-days  ODI series victory over New Zealand in their own country on October 14, 2010 The players erupted in joy, in front of an electrifying crowd who braved the scorching heat and humid condition, once Rokibul Hasan held the catch of Kane Williamson, who stood in the way of Bangladesh and victory with a resolute 108, at deep midwicket off paceman Shafiul Islam. This ensured the Tigers' nine-run victory in the nerve-wrecking fourth one-dayer of the five-match series and gave them a 3-0 lead against New Zealand, whose chase eventually ended at 232 in 49.3