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• 9 rescued after 179 hours in flooded Chinese mine (AP)
• Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks (AP)
• Magazine interview: Reputed druglord fears jail (AP)
• Vatican's Easter Mass infused with defense of pope (AP)
• Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK kissing couple (AP)
• The Dark Side of Brazil's Economic Miracle (Time.com)
• Britain's Brown says bank levy accord close: report (Reuters)
• World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens (AP)
• Mexican parents suspected in girl's death freed (AP)
• Fighters kill U.N. peacekeeper in north Congo attack (Reuters)
• Elderly Swiss-born man kidnapped in Philippines: police (AFP)
• Australia warns stranded Chinese ship could break up (Reuters)
• Suicide bombings target Baghdad embassies, killing more than 30 (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Europe's Education Crisis: College Costs Soar (Time.com)

9 rescued after 179 hours in flooded Chinese mine (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - Nine miners were pulled to safety early Monday after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, a rescue that had seemed beyond hope for days before crews heard someone tapping from deep underground.

Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:17 PM PDT 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 state leader said on Monday.

Magazine interview: Reputed druglord fears jail (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:27 PM PDT AP - One of Mexico's most famous reputed drug lords said in a rare interview published Sunday that he lives in fear of getting caught and believes the military has closed in on him four times.

Vatican's Easter Mass infused with defense of pope (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:11 PM PDT AP - It was the Catholic calendar's holiest moment -- the Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ. But with Pope Benedict XVI accused of failing to protect children from abusive priests, Easter Sunday also was a high-profile opportunity to play defense.

Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK kissing couple (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT AP - A Dubai appeals court on Sunday upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant.

The Dark Side of Brazil's Economic Miracle (Time.com) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - An assassination in one of the country's most resource-rich states raises questions about how far along Brazil is in terms of development

Britain's Brown says bank levy accord close: report (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:37 PM PDT Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the world's large economies were close to agreeing a global tax on banks to help prevent another financial crisis, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT AP - The observation deck of the world's tallest skyscraper reopened Sunday in Dubai, two months after an elevator malfunction left visitors trapped more than 120 stories above the ground and forced it to close.

Mexican parents suspected in girl's death freed (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:47 AM PDT AP - Mexican parents suspected in the death of their 4-year-old daughter were freed from detention Sunday but authorities said they remain under investigation.

Fighters kill U.N. peacekeeper in north Congo attack (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - Dozens of unidentified fighters attacked a provincial capital in northern Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday in a battle that has so far left one U.N. peacekeeper dead, U.N. officials said.

Elderly Swiss-born man kidnapped in Philippines: police (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:29 PM PDT AFP - Gunmen have kidnapped an elderly Swiss-born man from a city in the restive southern Philippines where he had lived for decades, police said on Monday.

Australia warns stranded Chinese ship could break up (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - A stranded Chinese bulk coal carrier leaking oil into the sea around Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in danger of breaking up and damaging the reef, government officials said on Sunday.

Suicide bombings target Baghdad embassies, killing more than 30 (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:03 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A wave of suicide bombings struck foreign diplomatic missions in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 224 others, Iraqi authorities said.

Europe's Education Crisis: College Costs Soar (Time.com) Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT Time.com - European countries are renowned for their low-cost higher education systems. But following deep budget cuts during the recession, this may be a thing of the past

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