Rescued miners were presumed dead

Military spokesman: Foggy at time of helicopter crash 01:28Story highlights
"There is still an intense amount of fog," military spokeswoman says
Four aircrew members, seven Marines were on board the helicopter when it went down
A second Black Hawk on the training mission returned to base
(CNN)Eleven U.S. military members were presumed dead Wednesday morning, according to a U.S. Defense official, after their Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into water off the Florida Panhandle during a...

Five Tanzanian miners rescued alive after 41 days underground
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ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Five miners have miraculously been found alive after being buried for over 40 days following a pit collapse at mine site in Tanzania's Lake zone region of Shinyanga, senior government official confirmed on Monday. Tanzania ...
Miraculous survival for five trapped small-scale minersDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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The bodies of five illegal miners are found near a disused gold mine in South Africa west of Johannesburg, emergency workers say.

Long road to recovery for rescued Boko Haram captives

Italy's navy rescues 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea, but a further 50 people are missing.

Italy's navy rescues 1,123 people from inflatable boats south-east of Lampedusa in one day, while seven migrants die trying to reach Spain.

EU naval vessels rescue more than 700 migrants off Sicily, as Africans continue to attempt the perilous crossing from Libya.

Zambia Daily Mail
4 more girls rescued from Tanzanian businessmen
Zambia Daily Mail
FOUR more girls out of the 11 who were allegedly sold to Tanzanian businessmen by their parents in the border town of Nakonde have been reunited with their families. This brings to nine the number of girls that have been rescued by Zambian security wings ...

Nearly 3,700 migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian coastguard says.