Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP)

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• Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP)
• No word from China's imprisoned Nobel winner (AP)
• Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan (AP)
• A way out, at last, for Chile's 33 trapped miners (AP)
• Afghan president meets with tribal elders in south (AP)
• In Iraq's Old Battlefields: Two Kinds of Americans (Time.com)
• Hungary village evacuated amid fears of new toxic spill (AFP)
• Gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers kill 3 guards (AP)
• 5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Costa Rica (AP)
• N.Zealand W.Cup squad reunites for Honduras friendly (AFP)
• US offers condolences after deadly Vietnam floods (AFP)
• Harper says economy headed in right direction (Reuters)
• Arab League expected to demand settlement freeze before peace talks continue (The Christian Science Monitor)
• An Ex-U.S. Soldier Visits Iraq's Old Battlefields (Time.com)
• As Chile mine rescue nears, families pressure government to reform industry (The Christian Science Monitor)

Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:45 AM PDT AP - The Hungarian town of Kolontar near the toxic red sludge reservoir that flooded the area and killed at least seven people was evacuated Saturday over fears of a new leak of the dangerous heavy metal waste, officials said.

No word from China's imprisoned Nobel winner (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remained unreachable in a Chinese prison Saturday, while his wife's mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to censor reports about democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo's honor.

Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:08 PM PDT AP - Gunmen armed with a rocket torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwestern Pakistan before dawn Saturday, the latest attack on the supply line for international troops in Afghanistan since Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing amid a dispute with the United States.

A way out, at last, for Chile's 33 trapped miners (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:10 PM PDT AP - Sixty-six agonizing days after their gold and copper mine collapsed above them, 33 miners anxiously awaited a way out early Saturday as a drill carved into the last layers of rock above their underground purgatory.

Afghan president meets with tribal elders in south (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:55 AM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai is in southern Afghanistan meeting with tribal elders from across Kandahar province where troops are conducting operations to rout insurgents from areas they have long controlled.

In Iraq's Old Battlefields: Two Kinds of Americans (Time.com) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:40 PM PDT Time.com - The people of Anbar province may not have liked Americans but they learned to hate al-Qaeda more. But they also learned to prefer one kind of U.S. soldier to another

Hungary village evacuated amid fears of new toxic spill (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:59 AM PDT AFP - Hungarian authorities evacuated the village of Kolontar at dawn Saturday, fearing a new toxic flood from a storage reservoir at an aluminium processing plant after one that killed seven people.

Gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers kill 3 guards (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:53 AM PDT AP - Iraqi police officials say a hit squad disguised in military uniforms has killed three brothers who worked as bodyguards for the government.

5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Costa Rica (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:29 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Costa Rica. There are no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.

N.Zealand W.Cup squad reunites for Honduras friendly (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:24 PM PDT AFP - New Zealand's World Cup squad will reunite for a friendly against Honduras in Auckland this Saturday, giving home fans their first a chance to celebrate the team's achievements in South Africa.

US offers condolences after deadly Vietnam floods (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:58 AM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered condolences to the victims of heavy floods in central Vietnam which have killed at least 49 people.

Harper says economy headed in right direction (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday said he is confident the global economy, while fragile, is headed in the right direction and he sees no need for further fiscal stimulus to bolster domestic growth.

Arab League expected to demand settlement freeze before peace talks continue (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:05 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Despite efforts to resolve a dispute on West Bank settlements before the Arab League meeting today and Saturday in Libya, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process inaugurated last month by President Barack Obama appears stalled.

An Ex-U.S. Soldier Visits Iraq's Old Battlefields (Time.com) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:40 PM PDT Time.com - Continuing his tour of Iraq, a former American soldier visits the area around Ramadi to see how a kind of normal life is taking hold after years of violence

As Chile mine rescue nears, families pressure government to reform industry (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:35 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As 33 miners trapped in a copper and gold mine here wait for drills to free them after more than two months of captivity, most of their families are suing to send the mine owners to jail for as many days as the miners spend underground.

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