Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation ...
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‘Mammoth task’ to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this ...
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally ...
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Rescuers pull six more bodies from South Africa mine
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to ...
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A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain’s Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by ...
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3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from ...
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Injured spelunker carried to safety in northern Italy after being trapped for 75 hours
MILAN (AP) — An injured cave explorer in northern Italy was carried to safety Wednesday, 75 hours after she fell ...
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Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat
An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in ...
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