The Yanaquihua mining company said 175 workers had been safely evacuated after the accident. It said the 27 dead worked for a contractor that specializes in mining.
Read more ...Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada National News
A provincewide state of emergency was declared in Alberta as more than 110 wildfires burned across the province, while two out-of-control wildfires burned in British Columbia.
Read more ...8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city National News
A motorist drove into a crowd that was waiting at a bus stop near a migrant shelter in Brownsville, according to authorities. "It is looking more and more like an intentional act," police said.
Read more ...String of horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport National News
Seven horses died in the lead-up to the final race of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs, home to the Derby, is launching an investigation into the fatalities.
Read more ...Authorities identify the shooter who opened fire at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday National News
Witnesses and video footage on social media have begun to paint a picture of the horror that transpired at the shopping center in Allen, a suburb of Dallas.
Read more ...After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League National News
Syria's membership was suspended 12 years ago early on in the uprising-turned-conflict, which has killed nearly a half million people and displaced half of the country's pre-war population.
Read more ...'It's not for the faint-hearted' — the story of India's intrepid women seaweed divers National News
In goggles and flipflops, they dive to harvest seaweed. It's risky work. They'll earn $3 to $6 a day. Now climate change and environmental rules make it harder to pursue the traditional profession.
Read more ...Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles National News
The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.
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