BOGOTA -- At least seven miners were missing after an explosion in a coal mine in the Colombian municipality of Cucunuba in the department of Cundinamarca, governor Nicolas Garcia confirmed Thursday.

"We have a report from the rescue team stating that they pulled out alive four trapped miners, who are being taken to the hospital, while we continue the search and rescue for seven other miners," Garcia said in a video posted on Twitter. (Colombia-Mine explosion)

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LUSAKA -- The death toll in Zambia's boat accident has climbed to 15 following the retrieval of seven more bodies, the police said on Thursday.

Zambia Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said two bodies were retrieved around 6:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, while five were retrieved in the early hours of Thursday, bringing the total number of retrieved bodies to 15. (Zambia-Boat accident)

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ANKARA -- Türkiye's tourism industry is recovering from a major setback caused by devastating earthquakes that hit the southern part of the country in February, business insiders said.

The number of tourism bookings rose by nearly 40 percent in mid-March compared with that of last year, after a one-and-a-half months slowdown following the earthquakes, said Hamit Kuk, a consultant of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies. (Türkiye-Tourism-Rebound)

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COPENHAGEN -- The ministers of defense of Denmark and the Netherlands released a joint statement on Thursday announcing the donation of 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine.

The two countries intend to jointly acquire, refurbish and deliver, at an estimated cost of 165 million euros (181 million U.S. dollars) "equally divided between the two nations," the tanks from early 2024. (Denmark-Ukraine) Enditem

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