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Rescuers are sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped for months in an abandoned shaft

Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped for months in an abandoned shaft

Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally in an abandoned shaft who have been trapped for months

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people overnight, including women and children

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people overnight, including women and children

New French prime minister François Bayrou is facing his first major test at parliament

France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64

Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth