Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee - SONK. Also known as: Ahlbackâs disease. A condition of unknown aetiology characterized by the development of an area of osteonecrosis on the weight-bearing surface of the medial femoral condyle.
Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST First published on Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST. When 33 Chilean miners were hauled to the surface after 69 days trapped in a collapsed copper mine in 2010, more than a billion people around the world tuned in to watch as the rescue was broadcast live on television.
Chile's Calbuco Volcano erupted Wednesday, April 22, sending a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Military and police forces helped evacuate more than 4,400 residents then, the Interior Ministry said.