The Long Read: In Ukraine, land mines left by Russian forces pose a deadly threat
GERRY DOYLE, HAN HUANG and JACKIE GU, of Reuters, investigate…
Gunmen kill at least 10 Afghans working for mine-clearing agency
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Gunmen shot dead 10 Afghans working for the international demining organisation the Halo Trust in an attack on their camp in the north of the country, Halo said on Wednesday. Halo did not attribute blame for Tuesday’s attack, saying only that an “unknown armed group” carried it out. Afghan officials blamed it on […]
Prince Harry to visit Diana’s Angola landmine project
LondonReuters Britain’s Prince Harry will make a poignant visit to Angola this month to visit the landmine clearance project that featured in some of the most famous photographs of his late mother Princess Diana. The pictures of Diana wearing protective gear as she walked among red skull-and-crossbone signs in 1997 won vital publicity for the […]
Prince Harry backs mine clearance in Angola, following in Diana’s footsteps
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s Prince Harry on Monday threw his weight behind mine clearance efforts in Angola, a cause championed by his mother more than two decades ago when she made global headlines by walking through a minefield in the country. The prince welcomed an announcement that Angola will invest $US60 million in clearing mines […]
De-mining started around churches near traditional site of Jesus’ baptism
De-mining work has begun to rid a series of churches of mines near the traditional site of Jesus’ baptism on the west bank of the River Jordan. The site, known as Qaser al-Yahud, is generally described as the “third holiest site in Christianity” after the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of the […]
Afghan province declared landmine-free after 10-year clearance drive
Thomson Reuters Foundation Afghanistan’s deadliest province for landmines has been declared free of the explosive devices after a decade-long clearance effort, the demining group HALO Trust said on Thursday. The organisation said it had cleared more than 600 minefields in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, opening up 40 million square metres, or 15.5 square miles, […]