First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...

Producers of metals and other raw materials rose amid deal activity. Roofing materials distributor Beacon Roofing Supply rallied after it rejected an $11 billion buyout offer from rival ...

In Mozambique,new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in the capital, Maputo. In his first presidential address, he pledged to promote unity in a nation scarred by post-election violence.

South African authorities sought to end illegal gold mining in a derelict gold mine in Stilfontein. Their strategy was to cut off the supplies that were being sent down to the miners to keep them ...

Civic groups believe more than 100 people trapped in the mine over several months have died of dehydration or starvation.

South African police said Wednesday that rescuers had recovered 78 bodies and 246 living miners this week from an abandoned ...