At
least 34 illegal gold miners are dead, and more are missing after a mine
collapsed a village in Noumbiel province in Burkina Faso. According to
authorities, heavy rain caused the walls of the mine near the village of Boussoukoula
to collapse on Saturday. It is believed around 50 people were working in the
mine, despite a June government ban on mining during the rainy season to avoid
accidents. High gold prices in recent years have attracted large numbers of
impoverished, informal workers to the mines.
Aid corridors for
S.Ossetia.
The
UN refugee agency UNHCR has welcomed news that two humanitarian corridors will
be established in South Ossetia. It is calling
for safe passage for thousands of displaced civilians caught up in the conflict
between Russia and Georgia. In
separate events, US President George W. Bush denounced Moscow's bombing of Georgia,
describing it as a ‘disproportionate response' to Georgian aggression. The
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has begun a mission to promote a
‘controlled' withdrawal of troops. Russia,
which says attacks on Georgia
will end soon, has demanded an unconditional withdrawal of Georgian troops from
South Ossetia.
Aid corridors for
S.Ossetia.
The
UN refugee agency UNHCR has welcomed news that two humanitarian corridors will
be established in South Ossetia. It is calling
for safe passage for thousands of displaced civilians caught up in the conflict
between Russia and Georgia.
In separate events, US President George W. Bush denounced Moscow's bombing of
Georgia, describing it as a ‘disproportionate response' to Georgian aggression.
The French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has begun a mission to promote a
‘controlled' withdrawal of troops. Russia,
which says attacks on Georgia
will end soon, has demanded an unconditional withdrawal of Georgian troops from
South Ossetia.