The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and ...

“Coming over a wave, I saw it from my jetski, a big black-greyish fin 50 metres away ... might have been a tiger shark rather than a great white. “Most unusual at this time of the year even ...

Deep in Pakistan's Salt Range, coal miners chip away in dim, sweltering tunnels where temperatures can soar to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius). It’s a life fraught with danger ...

This cultivated rice came in a range of colors, including red, brown, white, and black due to natural changes in the rice grain's outer layer. Wild rice was only one color: red. Over time ...

In the photo, posted to Instagram as an online holiday card, the four are beaming with their arms around each other as they pose against a backdrop of palm trees. TV Personality Vanna White ...

An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners.

Here we take a look back at this year in pictures. Image ... Household Cavalry horses Vida (grey) and Trojan (black) bolt loose in London's Aldwych. Pic: PA Image: 24 April: Palestinians on ...

Drew Harris, MD (left), visits retired coal miner Paul White at his home in Evarts, Kentucky. White, 62, has progressive massive fibrosis. (Photo courtesy of Drew Harris) The incidence of so-called ...

WATCH: Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham are beach-ready in Fiji Rhea took to Instagram on Christmas day, and shared a photo of the Wahlberg family's holiday card this year. The front of it is a photo ...

Rescue efforts were launched immediately. Listen to Story 3-year-old Chetna stuck in borewell for over 48 hours in Rajasthan Rat-hole miners involved in planning rescue strategy Chetna fell into ...

Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times “I read a comment that said my award show photos ‘look like they were taken by someone being dragged away by security.’ I do feel an urgency while ...