It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned ...

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

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned ...

A standoff at an illegal South African gold mine has resulted in at least 87 fatalities, highlighting tensions between police and miners. Authorities face criticism for their tough stance, while a ...

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, speaks to journalist outside an abandoned gold mine, where miners are rescued ...