Saturday, October 9, 2010

Breakthrough in Chile mine rescue

Breakthrough in Chile mine rescue


Breakthrough in Chile mine rescue

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Rescuers drill right through to the underground chamber where 33 miners are trapped in Chile, sparking celebrations on the surface.

Pakistan 'to reopen Afghan route'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:31 AM PDT

Pakistan says it will to reopen the main land supply route for Nato forces in Afghanistan - hours after another attack on fuel tankers.

Hungary fears second toxic wave

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Hungarian authorities evacuate the village of Kolontar amid fears of a second wave of red toxic sludge.

UK hostage killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:49 AM PDT

A UK aid worker held hostage after being kidnapped in Afghanistan has been killed during a rescue attempt, the Foreign Office says.

Scores rescued from burning ferry

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 03:52 AM PDT

More than 200 passengers and crew are rescued after a Baltic Sea ferry catches fire near the German island of Fehmarn.

N Korea 'heir' appears in public

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:30 AM PDT

The man expected to be the next leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in front of the world's media for the first time.

Indonesia Playboy editor arrested

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:40 AM PDT

Police have arrested the former editor of Indonesian Playboy, Erwin Arnada, to force him to serve a two-year jail sentence.

China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:52 PM PDT

China issues a strong protest after Norway's Nobel Committee awards its 2010 peace prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

North-south rivals clash in Sudan

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:25 AM PDT

Sudanese northerners and police clash chase away and beat supporters of southern independence in the capital, Khartoum.

Irish unemployment 'has peaked'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:40 AM PDT

Irish employers group IBEC says that joblessness in the Republic has peaked at its current 13.7% level.

Sri Lanka brews record cup of tea

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT

One of the world's leading tea-producing nations, Sri Lanka, becomes the scene for a new world record - the largest cup of tea.

Monument marks John Lennon's birthday

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:48 AM PDT

John Lennon's son Julian and first wife Cynthia unveil a monument to mark the 70th anniversary of the star's birth.

Five-place penalty for Hamilton

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:05 AM PDT

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is penalised five places on the grid for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix for changing his gearbox.

Nadal struggles into Japan final

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:09 AM PDT

World number one Rafael Nadal struggles to a three-set win over Viktor Troicki at the Japan Open and will play Gael Monfiles in the final.

Reds chief fears administration

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton fears the club is at risk of entering administration, leaving it devalued and "wide open to predators".

Australia pool success continues

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Leisel Jones wins her 10th Commonwealth Games gold as Australia dominate the swimming, while Anastasia Rodionova beats India's Sania Mirza in the tennis.

Huhne hints at public cuts shift

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:35 AM PDT

The government's public sector cuts are not "lashed to the mast" and could be scaled back if the economic situation changes, a cabinet minister says.

Caine pleaded for father to die

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 03:22 AM PDT

Sir Michael Caine has revealed how he asked a doctor to help his terminally ill father to die.

UK Euromillions ticket wins £113m

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:07 AM PDT

A ticket-holder in the UK wins a record £113m on the Euromillions lottery, beating the previous best for a single UK lottery success by £29m.

Three remanded over double murder

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:20 AM PDT

Three men are remanded in custody in connection with the murder of two men at a flat in Lancashire.

Nickell family denied Met pay-out

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Rachel Nickell's partner and son will not receive any money from the police despite failings that could have prevented her murder, it emerges.

Five arrests in Leicester demos

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:37 AM PDT

Five men are arrested during two protests in Leicester, which sparked the biggest police operation in the county for 25 years.

Stabbed teenager was Pc's brother

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT

A teenage boy who died after being stabbed near Pollok Park in Glasgow was the brother of a Strathclyde police officer, it emerges.

Officer dies in cycling accident

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:48 AM PDT

A 55-year-old police superintendent with the Strathclyde force dies in a cycling accident near Glasgow.

Man 'beat and smothered partner'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:29 AM PDT

A Belfast man has been remanded in custody charged with attempting to beat and then smother his partner to death.

Nine arrested in 'dissident op'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Nine men are arrested in the Republic of Ireland for questioning about dissident republican activity.

Gillan's 'talks' on passport jobs

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she has spoken to the home secretary about the threatened closure of the passport office in Newport.

Man remanded on wounding charge

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:06 AM PDT

A 53-year-old former soldier from Rhyl is remanded in custody by magistrates on a wounding charge.

Former Nigeria bank CEO jailed

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 05:16 PM PDT

A former Nigerian bank chief is sentenced to six months in prison for fraud and ordered to hand over $1.2bn (£786m) in cash and assets.

Afghan rebels kill Italian troops

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:53 AM PDT

Insurgents have killed four Italian soldiers in an attack in western Afghanistan, raising the number of Italian troops killed in the country to 34

French vote on retirement at 62

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:15 PM PDT

The French Senate votes to raise the country's retirement age from 60 to 62, part of the government's pension reform plans.

US given month for Mid-East talks

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

Arab League ministers give the US the one month to rescue deadlocked direct talks between Israel and Palestinians.

Palestinians hit by settler car

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Two stone-throwing Palestinian boys are injured after being hit by a car driven by a Jewish settler leader in East Jerusalem.

China frees Japanese 'intruder'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:30 AM PDT

China frees the last of four Japanese nationals detained and accused of intruding into a restricted military area.

China stands firm over yuan move

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:11 PM PDT

China will let its currency appreciate, but there will no "shock therapy", says central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan.

Harry Potter 3D release cancelled

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Warner Bros Studios says it is cancelling the 3D conversion of the next Harry Potter film, so as not to delay its November release in standard 2D.

Chile mine rescue: Your reaction

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Rescuers have drilled right through to the underground chamber where 33 miners are trapped in Chile. People in Chile and around the world have been sending their reaction.

10/10/10: Your special day

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:50 AM PDT

BBC News website readers are sending their reasons why 10/10/10 is such an important day to them.

Toxic reservoir wall is 'in very bad shape'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 02:45 AM PDT

The Hungarian authorities have evacuated the village worst affected by Monday's toxic waste spill, after damage was found in another of the reservoir's walls.

'Miners told us when the drill was through'

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:36 AM PDT

Plan B rescue worker Gregory Hall has described the steady progress before the drill broke through to the underground chamber where 33 miners are trapped in Chile.

Fire crews tackle blaze on ferry

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Firefighters are tackling a blaze on a Baltic Sea ferry near the German island of Fehmarn.

Dead Sea could disappear by 2050

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:28 PM PDT

Water levels in the Dead Sea are falling sharply and farms and businesses along its shore are suffering.

Imagine: John Lennon at 70

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Reuven Gershon of the Counterfeit Beatles gives us his impression of what John Lennon might be doing if he were alive to celebrate his 70th birthday.

China dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Jailed China dissident Liu Xiaobo wins the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, in a move Beijing condemns as contrary to the organisation's principles.

Cooking the world's largest omelette

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Eighty chefs cooked the record breaking dish in a 10 meter round frying pan, using 110,000 eggs.

Nobel upset

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:58 AM PDT

How China took the news of dissident's peace prize

Tribal defiance

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:17 AM PDT

Remote tribal area of Pakistan refuses to be cowed by Taliban

Central Asian surprise

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Kyrgyzstan set for region's first election where result is in doubt

Week in pictures

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:22 AM PDT

The best photos from around the world this week

Change in Spain

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 03:58 AM PDT

Immigration and economy fuel Spanish anxiety

Bride-stealing

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Can Chechnya stop women being abducted for marriage?

Law and disorder

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:16 AM PDT

Louis Theroux on who really runs the streets of Lagos

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