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Commonwealth Games at risk with under 2 weeks left (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

An Indian man looks at the collapsed bridge near Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. A footbridge under construction near the Commonwealth Games main stadium collapsed on Tuesday, injuring people, police said. The games are scheduled to be held from Oct. 3-14. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world’s biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, a filthy athletes’…

Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)

September 8th, 2010

People use make-shift boats to cross a flooded avenue in Villahermosa in Mexico's Tabasco state, Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010.  Weeks of torrential rains have unleashed flooding in huge swaths of southern Mexico, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. (AP Photo/America Rocio)AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.


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2 days of food stretched more than 2 weeks in mine (AP)

August 25th, 2010

Alberto Segovia shows a photograph of his brother Dario Segovia, 48, one of 33 miners trapped in the collapsed San Jose mine, outside the mine in Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Aug. 24, 2010.  The miners, who have been trapped since the shaft they were working in collapsed on Aug. 5, were confirmed to be alive Sunday when they were reached by rescue teams via a small hole through which they could pass messages and see the miners with a camera. The T-shirt reads in Spanish 'We're okay in the shelter all 33,' referring to a hand written message retrieved from the miners on Sunday.  (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Their self-imposed rations were meager: Two spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk, a bite of cracker and a morsel of peach every other day.


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China’s massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)

August 24th, 2010

In this photo taken on Monday Aug. 23, 2010 and shot through a fence, trucks can be seen lining up on a highway in Wanquan county in north China's Hebei province  The traffic jam that has stretched as long as 60 miles (100 kilometers) in northern China and continues into its tenth day on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.  (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - China has just been declared the world’s second biggest economy, and now it has a monster traffic jam to match.


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Australian PM, 3 weeks on job, calls Aug elections (AP)

July 17th, 2010

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. Gillard, who has led the country for three weeks, on Saturday called a general election on Aug. 21 and urged voters to show trust in her by returning her party for a second three-year term. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who called elections Saturday just three weeks after taking power, was once considered too far left to win a national vote. But polls and…

Weeks after violence, Kyrgyzstan constitution OK’d (AP)

June 28th, 2010

Ethnic Kyrgyz refugee women cast  ballot paper inside a tent in refugee camp outskirts the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Sunday, June 27, 2010 during a referendum on a new constitution. The people of violence-wracked Kyrgyzstan voted Sunday on a new constitution that the interim government hopes will legitimize the power it seized after a deadly uprising. The Central Asian nation was on high security alert for the vote, deploying almost 8,000 police officers and an equal number of defense volunteers to keep the peace after ethnic violence that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Election officials in Kyrgyzstan say the Central Asian nation’s public has overwhelmingly backed a new constitution.


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Kyrgyzstan holds vote only weeks after riots (AP)

June 27th, 2010

A young Kyrgyz couple walk in front of a billboard reading as 'Constitution: Change our selves - change our life! June 27, Referendum' in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, June 26, 2010.  The referendum on upcoming Sunday will ask the people of this country, which is on the brink of further ethnic strife, to approve a new constitution.   (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - The people of violence-wracked Kyrgyzstan voted Sunday on a new constitution just weeks after deadly ethnic purges — a vote that the interim government hopes will legitimize the…

Big demand for World Cup tickets with 2 weeks left (AP)

May 28th, 2010

People stand outside a FIFA ticket sale center in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 28, 2010. About 700 people pushed and shoved and organizers threatened to shut down a World Cup ticket center as fans scrambled for a last chance to watch the tournament's biggest games — only to discover that FIFA's systems had crashed.  (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)AP - The man in the yellow and green uniform raised his arms in jubilation, as if he had just scored a goal for his beloved South African national team.


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Baghdad recount will take an estimated 2-3 weeks (AP)

April 29th, 2010

Iraqi election officials count votes at a polling station in Karbala. Iraq's general election winner Iyad Allawi has said new parliamentary polls run by binternational/b monitors might be needed to end concerted efforts from rivals who want to reverse his victory.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)AP - Recounting all the ballots from the key Baghdad province will take around two to three weeks, Iraq’s election commission said Thursday, further delaying the formation of a long…

Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks (AP)

April 4th, 2010

In this image provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Chinese carrier Shen Neng 1 is hard aground on the Great Barrier Reef near Great Keppel Island tourist resort, Australia, Sunday, April 4, 2010. The 230 meter (755 foot) bulk carrier was carrying about 65,000 metric tons (72,000 U.S. tons) of coal to China when it ran aground Saturday. (AP Photo/Australian Maritime Safety Authority) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY**AP - A salvage team could take weeks to remove a grounded coal-carrying ship from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where it is leaking oil in a pristine marine environment, a…