World
“Danger! Mines! Do not leave the road!”, warns a billboard painted with an ominous skull and crossbones on a blood-red background that stands on...
Hi, what are you looking for?
Digital Journal
All posts tagged "mines"
World
Sri Lanka’s government Thursday announced it would ban landmines and promised to destroy its stockpiles of the explosive devices, nearly seven years after its...
World
Clearing the landmines from the half-century conflict in Colombia, which has the most mines of any country outside Afghanistan, will take a generation, Defense...
World
Pro-Russian rebel Konstantin carefully carried an unexploded shell to a hole in the earth under a tree. Laying a charge of TNT, he then...
World
Half a world from home, Cambodian experts toil under a beating sun to demine the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, using skills they honed to...
World
The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have begun working together on clearing the country’s landmines, officials said Friday, but their peace talks remain fragile...
World
Colombian authorities said Monday nearly 60 people were arrested in raids last week targeting illegal mining operations used to finance the FARC guerrilla group....
World
Eight-year-old Angie was running to catch up with her cousins on their way home from church when she stepped on a landmine that exploded...
World
As a tenuous ceasefire brings a lull to Ukraine’s yearlong conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops, the lurking danger of landmines threatens lives...
World
A week since pro-Russian rebels forced Ukrainian soldiers from the key transport hub of Debaltseve, the sound of explosions still reverberates around the eastern...