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2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine (AP)

August 24th, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian third from left, accompanied by miners' relatives and Chile's Mining Minister Lourence Golbourne, right, celebrates after knowing that 33 miners, trapped in a collapsed mine, were found alive in Copiapo, northern  Chile. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Rescuers are lowering capsules containing rehydration tablets, glucose and oxygen down a long hole to 33 miners who surprised the world by staying alive while trapped a half-mile…

Chile miner rescue may take months (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian third from left, accompanied by miners' relatives and Chile's Mining Minister Lourence Golbourne, right, celebrates after knowing that 33 miners, trapped in a collapsed mine, were found alive in Copiapo, northern  Chile. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Engineers reinforced a lifeline Monday to 33 miners entombed deep inside a Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them supplied with food, water, medicine and communications…

Rescuers expand lifeline to trapped Chile miners (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian third from left, accompanied by miners' relatives and Chile's Mining Minister Lourence Golbourne, right, celebrates after knowing that 33 miners, trapped in a collapsed mine, were found alive in Copiapo, northern  Chile. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Engineers reinforced a lifeline Monday to 33 miners entombed deep inside a Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them supplied with food, water, medicine and communications…

33 miners in Chile are alive, but stuck for months (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera holds up a plastic bag containing a message, from miners trapped in a collapsed mine, that reads in Spanish 'We are ok in the refuge, the 33 miners' in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday Aug. 22, 2010. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed on Aug. 5 due to tons of falling rock. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months…

Joy in Chile: 33 miners trapped 17 days are alive (AP)

August 22nd, 2010

**  ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XRC105  ** Chile's President Sebastian Pinera holds up a plastic bag containing a message, from miners trapped in a collapsed mine, that reads in Spanish 'We are ok in the refuge, the 33 miners' in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday Aug. 22, 2010. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed on Aug. 5 due to tons of falling rock. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Chile’s president euphorically waved the note, written deep inside a collapsed mine, that his country waited 17 agonizing days to see: “All 33 of us are fine in…

33 trapped Chile miners found alive after 17 days (AP)

August 22nd, 2010

Relatives of miners trapped in a collapsed mine react after being informed that one of the drill machines being used in the rescue effort has reached the depth where the miners are thought to be located after 17 days in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday Aug. 22, 2010.  At least 33 miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed on Aug. 5 due to tons of falling rock.  (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - All 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 17 days were found alive Sunday, Chile’s president confirmed. A probe sent some 2,257 feet (688 meters) deep into the…

33 trapped Chilean miners are alive after 17 days (AP)

August 22nd, 2010

Relatives of miners trapped in a collapsed mine react after being informed that one of the drill machines being used in the rescue effort has reached the depth where the miners are thought to be located after 17 days in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday Aug. 22, 2010.  At least 33 miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed on Aug. 5 due to tons of falling rock.  (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Chile’s president says all 33 miners trapped in a collapsed mine for 17 days are alive.


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Chile rejects pardons proposed by Catholic Church (AP)

July 25th, 2010

A police officer looks on as people hold portraits of family members who were dissidents killed during the dictatorship of former Gen. Augusto Pinochet outside La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday July 21, 2010. The Roman Catholic Church handed Chile's President Sebastian Pinera a petition for massive pardons that include military officials who committed crimes against humanity during Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-90). (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Chile’s conservative president rejected a proposal by the Roman Catholic Church for sweeping pardons of elderly and sick prisoners that would have freed military officers convicted of human…

Chile police hunt Dutchman sought in Peru killing (AP)

June 3rd, 2010

In this Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005 file photo, eighteen-year-old Joran van der Sloot, center, a resident of Aruba who had been held by police on the Caribbean island in connection with the disappearance of American tourist Natalee Holloway, exits Schiphol airport accompanied by unidentified relatives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Peruvian police confirmed on  June 2, 2010, they are seeking Joran van der Sloot in last Sunday's killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores at a Lima hotel.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Police in neighboring Chile are checking hotels for a young Dutchman long suspected in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway who is now being sought in…

Chile judge frees Pakistani arrested at US Embassy (AP)

May 15th, 2010

Gabriel Carrion, defense lawyer of Pakistan's Mohammed Saif-ur-Rehman Khan, 28, unseen, speaks to reporters in Santiago, Friday, May 14, 2010. Carrion and Khan, attended a hearing after a court was to decide Friday whether to present formal charges or free Khan who was arrested Monday after traces of explosives were detected on his phone and papers while he was at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago because his US visa had been revoked. (AP Photo/ Roberto Candia)AP - A Pakistani man detained with suspicious chemical residues at the U.S. Embassy in Chile was charged with possessing explosives on Saturday, and then set free pending further investigation.


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