Durban elevator plummets 15m

JOHANNESBURG – Two men were critically injured in Durban yesterday morning, when an elevator they were in plummeted 15m to the ground, paramedics said.

One man has sustained injuries to his pelvis, chest and spine. The other had spinal and internal injuries.Turkey told to end Iraq incursion * ANKARA – Turkey came under renewed US pressure yesterday to wrap up its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, with Washington insisting the operation should not last more than “a week or two”.Missing Chadian politician safe * UNITED NATIONS – One of two Chadian opposition figures reported still missing since the failed coup attempt in Ndjamena has resurfaced and was due to speak to the press yesterday, according to Chad’s foreign minister.Rebel-held hostages going home? * BOGOTA – Venezuelan helicopters have been given the green light to fly into Colombia on a mission to recover four rebel-held hostages after more than six years of captivity, a Red Cross official confirmed on Tuesday.Report says terrorism inevitable * GENEVA – A report commissioned by the United Nations says Palestinian terrorism is the “inevitable consequence” of Israeli occupation – a claim Israel rejected on Tuesday as inflammatory.The other had spinal and internal injuries. Turkey told to end Iraq incursion * ANKARA – Turkey came under renewed US pressure yesterday to wrap up its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, with Washington insisting the operation should not last more than “a week or two”.Missing Chadian politician safe * UNITED NATIONS – One of two Chadian opposition figures reported still missing since the failed coup attempt in Ndjamena has resurfaced and was due to speak to the press yesterday, according to Chad’s foreign minister.Rebel-held hostages going home? * BOGOTA – Venezuelan helicopters have been given the green light to fly into Colombia on a mission to recover four rebel-held hostages after more than six years of captivity, a Red Cross official confirmed on Tuesday.Report says terrorism inevitable * GENEVA – A report commissioned by the United Nations says Palestinian terrorism is the “inevitable consequence” of Israeli occupation – a claim Israel rejected on Tuesday as inflammatory.