Hundreds of people have reportedly been underground since a crackdown on illegal mining began last year.
Category: World
Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables
The announcement comes following a number of incidents in which infrastructure has been damaged.
Ukraine launches largest attack of war so far, Kyiv claims
Officials in several Russian regions, some hundreds of kilometres from the border, reported strikes overnight.
The tricky questions facing Trump’s nominees for top jobs
Allies of the president-elect can expect intense questioning when Senate confirmation hearings begin this week.
Trapped in the dark for 35 hours – Red Sea dive-boat survivors tell of terrifying escapes
Eleven survivors describe what happened and raise safety questions about the dive boat Sea Story.
Queen kept in dark over Palace traitor for years, MI5 papers reveal
Anthony Blunt confessed in 1964 to being a Soviet agent, but Elizabeth II was not informed.
S Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president
Yoon will be removed from office if at least six of the eight-member bench votes for his impeachment.
Marble-sized balls force Sydney beaches to close
Months after mysterious black balls forced popular beaches to shut, debris has begun washing up again.
Millions perform bathing ritual on day two of India’s Mahakumbh Mela
The BBC’s Samira Hussain describes what she saw at the world’s largest religious gathering.
‘Your husband’s being tortured, and it’s your fault’
The wife of a Ukrainian prisoner of war explains how Russia attempted to recruit her for sabotage.