60 dead at illegal S.African mine: police

Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said Wednesday. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday, after residents voiced fears that over 100 people may have died

60 dead in Israel strikes in east Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry said at least 60 people were killed on Monday in Israeli raids on several areas in the eastern Bekaa Valley, most of them in the Baalbek region. The health ministry said the tolls covered 12 areas in the Bekaa Valley where Hezbollah holds sway. At least two children