Zambian miners kill Chinese supervisor over pay

Miners working at Collum coal mine in Zambia, yesterday killed a Chinese supervisor and seriously wounded another over a pay dispute.

According to Zambian labor minister Fackson Shamenda, miners at the Collum coal mine in southern Sinazongwe province, killed their Chinese supervisor and badly wounded another, protesting the level of pay received in the mine... read more.

Israeli return strike on Gaza kills 6-year-old boy

Following rocket fire from Gaza that wounded an Israeli man, Israel launched air raids on Gaza on Saturday, killing a 6-year-old boy.

The air raid was launched on Palestinian territory on Saturday, following rocket fire from Gaza which wounded an Israeli man. On Monday, in a skirmish between Israeli forces and three alleged militants, who attacked workers on the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two militants were killed, while one managed to escape.

Israel confirms that its aircraft had struck two militant targets in Gaza overnight in a retaliatory raid, but deny involvement in the death of the six-year-old child... read more.

18 Afghan civilians killed at a wedding in Logar province?

Among conflicting reports, government officials are saying that 18 Afghani civilians have been killed, while NATO is insisting they took out 8 military commanders in the strike

After a NATO airstrike apparently hit a wedding in the Baraki Barak district, the dead Afghani civilians are said to include seven children, five women and six men. An AP photographer saw villagers pile the corpses into vans and officials offer this as proof of the killing. Villagers are planning to drive the bodies to the capital of Logar province in protest against the attack... read more.