A rescue operation at South Africa's Stilfontein mine has come to an end after 248 living miners and 78 bodies were retrieved ...

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

By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

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

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

Mine rescue workers work on a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have ...

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...