Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...

One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk ...

Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...