BEIJING – The death toll in a mine explosion in northern China this week has risen to 23, with six others missing and presumed dead, state media said Friday. The official Xinhua News Agency said rescuers found 20 more bodies Friday afternoon at the Yaotou mine in Shaanxi province. Thirty-six miners were in the pit at the time of the gas explosion Wednesday, and only seven managed to escape, the report said. Full Story