GHAZNI, Afghanistan, April 11: Two children were killed as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.

BEIJING, Jan 18: Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.

MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, Sept 3: The death of a Tibetan member of an Indian special forces unit in a mine blast near the site of a border flare-up with Chinese troops has offered a rare glimpse into a little-known group of elite, high-altitude warriors.