International Briefs

Nine SA mineworkers die in accident
* JOHANNESBURG – A company says nine of its workers died when the roof of the mine shaft they were working in collapsed and trapped them about one kilometre underground in South Africa. Impala Platinum says the accident occurred on Monday at 14 Shaft in Rustenburg, a platinum-rich town northwest of Johannesburg.

Honduras’ int govt sends lobbying team to US * TEGUCIGALPA – The soldiers, politicians and businessmen who ousted left-leaning President Manuel Zelaya are taking their battle from Honduras to the US political arena, waging a lobbying campaign to paint themselves as a bulwark against ‘dictatorship’ and ‘communism.Indonesia detains 17 suspects in Freeport killings * JAKARTA – Police detained 17 suspects believed involved in a series of deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine earlier this month, an official said yesterday.Mexican police nab alleged trafficker with $3.6M* TIJUANA – Mexican soldiers have arrested a suspected drug trafficker in the border city of Tijuana who was carrying jewellery, narcotics and $3.6 million in cash.