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Eight killed in Colombia gold mine collapse

Eight killed in Colombia gold mine collapseBogota - At least eight miners died and four others were injured in the collapse of a gold mine in northwest Colombia, officials said Tuesday.

Victor Tamayo, governor of Choco province, said the mine was located in a remote, jungle region about four hours from the nearest city.

In a separate incident in the same province, the Attorney General's office confiscated 24 dredges used in illegal gold-mining operations without permits that caused environmental degradation.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 11 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 11 runsDurban, Apr 21: Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 11 runs in a rain truncated Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field first.

Kings XI, which had earlier lost its opening match to Delhi Daredevils, got a poor start when both opener Karan Goel lost his wickets early.

Irfan Pathan, who was promoted up in the order, hit some beautiful shots. He scored 32 runs off 17 balls.

Feathers fly between South Africa chicken chain and ruling ANC

Feathers fly between South Africa chicken chain and ruling ANCJohannesburg - Feathers were flying between popular South African chicken restaurant chain, Nando's, and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on the eve of the country's fourth democratic general elections Tuesday.

The Youth League of the ANC has vowed "militant action" against Nandos for satirizing its controversial leader, Julius Malema, in a television and radio advertisements.

Nando's, known for its spicy "peri-peri" chicken, has a long history of poking fun at politicians through its ads.

Zuma gunning for "overwhelming majority" in South African vote

Zuma gunning for "overwhelming majority" in South African voteJohannesburg  - South Africa's ruling African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma said Tuesday he was gunning for a whopping majority in Wednesday's elections, despite competition from a new party of ANC dissidents.

"All we are looking for is an overwhelming majority," Zuma told reporters on the eve of the country's fourth national and provincial elections since the end of apartheid.

Mandela arrives at ANC last mass rally

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S.Africa's ANC stages last mass rally three days before elections

African National Congress Johannesburg  - South Africa's ruling African National Congress was holding a last mass campaign rally in a Johannesburg stadium on Sunday ahead of general elections next week that the party is expected easily to win, albeit with a reduced majority.

A little over 23 million South Africans are registered to vote in the country's fourth democratic national and provincial elections on Wednesday.

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