BEIJING - China said 38 citizens had been arrested and deported after being caught allegedly mining gold illegally in Ghana. A statement on the website of the Chinese embassy in the West African country said 40 Chinese nationals were recently detained in Obuasi district, in southern Ghana. One person was found not guilty, while another was released on bail. The others had no residence, work permit or licence to mine. AP
KABUL - Two Americans were killed in the latest attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, as US military deaths reached 2,000 since the start of the war in Afghanistan in 2001. An International Security Assistance Force spokesman could not confirm whether the Afghan casualties had been killed by the insider or in return fire by ISAF troops in the incident on Saturday night. AFP