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 help scores of illegal miners still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles)…
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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 northern France, authorities said. The deaths were confirmed after an…
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 while attempting to map an unexplored branch of the Bueno Fonteno cave,…
Houses swept away in Uganda landslide after heavy rainfall
At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear that the true number of dead is much higher after 40 houses were swept away. The landslides…
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 the Red Sea has described how he found his own nephew among the…
Investigations into Baltic Sea oil tanker blaze to begin Monday
Investigations into the cause of a fire on board a German oil tanker that prompted a major rescue operation are to be delayed until Monday, authorities have confirmed. The 73-metre Annika…
Old photo of collapsed police officer falsely linked to China floods
As deadly floods hit swathes of China, an old photo resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a heroic policeman who collapsed after rescuing more than 50 people. The…