Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Trapped miners building shrine

Trapped miners building shrine


Trapped miners building shrine

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:30 PM PDT

Supplies were flowing to 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for what could be months, authorities said Wednesday. The miners are asking for certain objects to make their wait easier.

China mudslides death toll at 38

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:40 AM PDT

The death toll from the devastating mudslides in China's Yunnan province now stands at 38, with 54 people still missing, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing a local police chief.

Report: Kim Jong Il making China visit

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:27 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il "appears to be traveling to China," a senior South Korean government official said Thursday, according to the official Yonhap News Agency.

Pakistan flood victims give USAID chief an earful

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:43 PM PDT

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development traveled Wednesday to relief camps in Pakistan's southern Sindh province to get a personal look at what is being done for the flood victims and what they still need.

Tropical Storm Earl forms in Atlantic Ocean

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:22 PM PDT

Tropical Depression 7 has intensified into Tropical Storm Earl in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.

Khmer Rouge warden appeals conviction

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:06 AM PDT

Presently serving a 30-year prison sentence, the man who ran the notorious S-21 torture prison in Cambodia where more than 14,000 people died during the Khmer Rouge regime is appealing his conviction.

Criminal probe targets hospital where 5 newborns died in fire

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Romanian authorities have launched a criminal inquiry into a Bucharest maternity hospital where five newborns died and six others were injured in a fire last week, the chief prosecutor in charge of the investigation said Wednesday.

Oman to invest $20B in rugged beauty

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:11 AM PDT

As temperatures soar across the Persian Gulf, one oasis is blossoming with greenery.

British police investigate death of alleged spy

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT

British police are investigating the death of a man reported by the British press to have worked for the country's secret service.

U.S. may commit more military assets to Yemen fight

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:30 PM PDT

In what would mark a major shift in counter-terrorism strategy, the Obama administration is considering adding military assets to the fight against al Qaeda in Yemen, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

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