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28 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Government of Chile, miner Daniel Herrera Campos embraces his mother after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Herrera was the sixteenth of 33 miners rescued from the mine after more than 2 months trapped underground. (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Government of Chile)AP - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — miner after miner climbed into a cramped cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of rock…

25 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (AP)

October 13th, 2010

** CORRRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME FROM ENRIQUEZ TO HENRIQUEZ ** In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Jose Henriquez, left, greats an unidentified woman after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.   (AP Photo/Alex Ibanez, Chilean Presidential Press Office)AP - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — one miner after another climbed into a slender cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of…

23 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Sepulveda, right, is hugged by an unidentified relative after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — one miner after another climbed into a slender cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of…

Hungarian factory sorry for those killed by sludge (AP)

October 10th, 2010

Hungarian soldiers wearing protective gear are washed by water jets in Devecser, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Saturday Oct. 9,  2010. Five days ago more than 750,000 cubic meters of toxic sludge spilled out of a nearby reservoir flooding seven villages.  (AP Photos/MTI, Lajos Nagy)AP - The owners of the metals plant whose reservoir burst, flooding several towns in western Hungary with caustic red sludge, expressed their condolences Sunday to the families of the…

Spaniards who banned bullfights OK flaming horns (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

AP - Run with the bulls, let them tumble into the sea during the chase, even stick fireworks or flaming wax to their horns — but don’t kill them. That’s…

Spanish miners in Day 9 of underground protest (AP)

September 10th, 2010

Miners read newspapers and magazines inside Las Cuevas mine near the town of Velilla del Rio Carrion, northern Spain, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Fifty Spanish coal miners 1,640 feet (500 meters) underground are staging the ninth day of a strike over unpaid wages and government aid to the coal industry. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Far, far away from a Chilean mine where 33 trapped men struggle to cope as they await rescue, 50 Spanish miners are also deep in the earth’s bowels…

8 coalition troops killed in south Afghanistan (AP)

August 31st, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a trilateral regional summit in Tehran, August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiAP - Roadside bombs killed eight members of the international force in Afghanistan — including seven U.S. troops — raising to more than a dozen the number who have died in…

7 US troops die in bombings in violent south (AP)

August 30th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a trilateral regional summit in Tehran, August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiAP - Roadside bombs killed seven American troopers on Monday — including five in a single blast in Kandahar — raising to more than a dozen the number who have…

3 bombs kill 36 in northwest Pakistan (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

AP - Three bomb attacks in northwest Pakistan — two in tribal regions near the Afghan border and a third near the region’s main city of Peshawar — killed at…

With ban looming, some Saudis sell off BlackBerrys (AP)

August 6th, 2010

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, a BlackBerry user displays a text message sent by his service provider notifying him of the suspension of services, at a mobile shop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Officials from several nations, including the United Arab Emirates, India, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, have announced or are contemplating bans on BlackBerry features. (AP Photo)AP - Some Saudis are trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead of a ban on the smart phone’s messenger service in the kingdom — but with few willing to buy,…