new video loaded: Rescuers Reach Five Miners Trapped in Laos Cave 0:50 Rescuers on Wednesday reached five of the seven miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos. The search is still ongoing for two missing miners. By Monika Cvorak May 27, 2026 Weeklong Effort to Rescue 7 People From Flooded Cave Continues 0:56 Conservationists…
At least 90 miners have died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China. The blast occurred on Friday at 19:29 local time (11:39 GMT) at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to Chinese state media. There were 247 workers underground at the time of the explosion.The cause of the accident remains…
President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident. Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026 A gas explosion at a coal mine in China has killed at least 90 people. State media Xinhua said 247 workers had been on duty underground when the blast ripped through the Liushenyu mine in…
By Amel Emric and Daria Sito-Sucic VARES, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 6 (Reuters) – A new silver, lead and barite mine offered hope to the small town of Vares, in mountainous central Bosnia, when it opened in 2024. After decades of economic decline, new roads and houses were built, cafes and restaurants filled up, and the…
KINSHASA, April 28 (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it is not funding any security units tasked with policing or guarding mines in Democratic Republic of Congo after Kinshasa announced plans to launch a paramilitary force to secure mining sites. Congo’s General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM) said in a statement on Monday that…
BAMAKO, April 26 (Reuters) – Sustained gunfire rang out in a garrison town near Mali’s capital on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, a day after an al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels carried out one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years. The gunfire in the town of Kati suggested that…
LAGOS, April 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests or broadcasting divisive political content, warning of sanctions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls in January following past election cycles marred by misinformation and sporadic violence. In a…
DAKAR, April 17 (Reuters) – The first migrants deported from the United States under a recent bilateral agreement arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday, according to one of the migrants, a lawyer in contact with the group and two airport sources. The plane carrying the deportees — from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador…
ALMATY, April 10 (Reuters) – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Friday that a parliamentary election in the resource-rich Central Asian country would take place in August, but stopped short of naming an exact date. Kazakhs in March voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting a new constitution to streamline the country’s parliament and…
Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, opened a briefcase with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing next to him. Inside were a set of glistening minerals. Their display was part of Pakistan’s latest offer to the Trump administration: The…