Saturday, October 9, 2010

Rescue drill reaches trapped miners

Rescue drill reaches trapped miners


Rescue drill reaches trapped miners

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:17 PM PDT

Anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers reveled in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine in Chile where 33 men have been trapped since August 5.

N. Korea leader views parade

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:45 PM PDT

North Korea's increasingly reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, put in a rare appearance at Arirang celebrations in Pyongyang Saturday, along with his youngest son, Kim Jong Un.

Laureate's wife leaves Beijing

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Liu Xia, the wife of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, has left Beijing, China, to go to Jinzhou, where her husband is imprisoned, the couple's lawyer told CNN on Saturday.

Aid worker killed by Afghan captors

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

A British aid worker held hostage in eastern Afghanistan since late last month was killed by her captors during a rescue attempt on Friday night, a top British official said Saturday.

Hungarian village evacuated due to sludge damage

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Authorities have found new damage in a Hungarian reservoir that leaked this week, inundating three villages with toxic red sludge, a spokeswoman for the country's emergency services department said Saturday.

Khyber Pass to reopen as attacks surge

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Pakistan could reopen the Khyber Pass in the next 24 hours, though full traffic is not expected until Monday, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Saturday.

Banned group to participate in Egypt's elections

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood announced Saturday that it will participate in Egypt's parliamentary elections next month, according to a statement on the group's website.

Arab League backs Palestinian leader over talks

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:36 AM PDT

Arab nations meeting in Libya said they will support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to refrain from direct peace talks unless Israel stops settlement construction.

Somali rebels shrug off talk of feuding

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:33 AM PDT

Somali militants accused the nation's transitional government of "baseless propaganda" after officials said the rebel group is on the verge of splitting up.

Gates: U.S. assumes son will succeed Kim Jong Il

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:59 AM PDT

The United States anticipates that the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will succeed his ailing father as leader, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

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