South Africa's top prosecutor says she is withdrawing controversial murder charges against 270 miners for the killings of 34 striking co-workers shot by police.

Sunday's announcement follows a barrag

Some 270 miners were charged on Thursday with the murders of 34 striking colleagues who were shot and killed by South African police officers, authorities said, a development that could further infuri

A group that represents Yanomami communities charged on Wednesday that illegal Brazilian miners killed as many as 80 Yanomamis in the Venezuelan jungle in July.

"On July 5, garimpeiros (illegal miner

At least 15 miners are trapped in a private coal pit in remote South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya since Friday and a rescue operation has been launched by National Disaster and Rescue Force on Thu

The 33 Chilean miners rescued last October after spending 69 days trapped underground are to have their astonishing story of survival made into a Hollywood film.

The men have sold the film rights t

Fourteen miners were trapped and at least one was hurt after a gas explosion shook a coal mine in Coahuila state, near the US border in northern Mexico, local authorities said on Tuesday.

‘There are

The trapped Chilean miners contemplated suicide and were days away from cannibalism before rescuers made contact with them, according to a new book.

Orlando, Florida: The Chilean miners who were rescued after 69 days underground last year are getting a promised trip to Disney World.

Thirty-one of the 33 miners will arrive on Thursday for a seven-

Santiago: The Chilean miners whose dramatic rescue won them worldwide fame have accused President Sebastian Pinera of reneging on a promise of at least six months of free medical care, a court source

London: It seems rescued Chilean miners are finding it tough to live a normal life, with many of them still grappling with mental and physical problems.

One of them rescued after more than two month