2010年10月13日星期三

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Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 3 out (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:40 PM PDT

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 and saw precious sunlight Wednesday after the longest underground entrapment in history.

EPA: Hope for progress with China despite friction (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:55 PM PDT

AP - China and the U.S. are working together on cutting greenhouse gas emissions despite the deadlock over a broader global agreement on fighting climate change, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday.

Whale of a Trip: Humpback makes record migration (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT

This 2001 photo released by F. Johansen and taken in Madagascar, shows a female humpback whale's tail fin, commonly known as a 'fluke.' This photo was used to identify a whale that traveled some 6,200 miles from coastal Brazil to waters off the African island of Madagascar. (AP Photo/F. Johansen) NO SALESAP - It wasn't love. It could have been adventure. Or maybe she just got lost.

Hurricane Paula weakens as it nears western Cuba (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT

People play volleyball at the beach in Cancun, Mexico, a few hours before the estimated arrival of hurricane Paula to Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. Paula formed Monday off the coast of Honduras and quickly intensified into a hurricane early Tuesday. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami it was moving toward the northwest at nearly 10 mph (17 kph), bringing it near the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday night and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Paula weakened Wednesday afternoon on a rain-drenching crawl toward the lush tobacco-growing farmlands of western Cuba, threatening to inundate an area still seeking to recover from three major hurricanes in 2008.

With rescue, miners' private lives come to light (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

** CORRECTS SPELLING OF MINER'S NAME TO JOHNNY ** In this photo released by the Government of Chile, miner Johnny Barrios Rojas, left, embraces his girlfriend Susana Valenzuela after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Barrios was the twenty first of 33 miners to be rescued from the mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.(AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Government of Chile).AP - One is a great-grandfather four times over, another a 19-year-old dad. A third — the oldest — is 63, and has spent a half-century working the mines. A fourth had a wife and a mistress, too, waiting above ground.

U.S. Troops Find Noncombat Pretty Violent (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 01:50 PM PDT

Time.com - The majority of the action for U.S. troops stationed at Saddam Hussein's old Ministry of Defense complex has come after the Aug. 31 decree that brought U.S. combat operations to an official end

Liverpool owners block sale with US court order (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:39 PM PDT

Liverpool Football Club's managing director, Christian Purslow (L), chairman, Martin Broughton (C), and director, Ian Ayre leave the High Court in central London. Liverpool's American owners have blocked the sale of the English football giants to the owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox with a temporary restraining order granted by a US court, their lawyers said.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Liverpool's American owners have blocked the sale of the English football giants to the owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox with a temporary restraining order granted by a US court, their lawyers said.

Ahmadinejad makes a show of strength in Lebanon (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 01:30 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowds from the sunroof of his SUV, upon his arrival in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Thousands of cheering Lebanese welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon on Wednesday, throwing rose petals and sweets at his motorcade at the start of a visit that underscores deep divisions within this tiny Arab nation. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)AP - Iran's president made a bold show of strength in Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing before thousands of Hezbollah supporters that U.S. and Israeli power in the Middle East will soon be eclipsed.

Rescue order men pulled from Chilean mine (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:40 PM PDT

This undated photo released by Chilean newspaper Diario Atacama shows miner Florencio Avalos, who was chosen to be the first rescued of the 33 miners after being trapped since Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Diario Atacama) NO SALESAP - In order, the men pulled from the San Jose mine in Chile, with some details on each:

Nigerian military deploys to northern city (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

A water dealer in front of the old Emir palace in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria in 2006. Troops deployed into a northern Nigerian city Wednesday after a wave of attacks blamed on an Islamist sect behind an uprising that led to the deaths of hundreds of people last year.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Goujon)AP - Soldiers armed with machine guns on Wednesday began securing a northern Nigeria city, a day after a radical Islamic sect set a police station ablaze in what appeared to be an attempt to spark more violence in the troubled region.

Chinese drywall maker, others to fix 300 homes (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:35 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese drywall manufacturer facing thousands of homeowners' court claims and several other companies have agreed to pay to repair 300 homes in four states in a pilot program, an attorney involved in the deal said Wednesday.

Conservatives open lead over rivals (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives have opened up a narrow lead over their main rivals, but would most likely see their grip on power weakened if an election were held now, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

Australia, Indonesia agree more talks on Timor asylum centre (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Indonesian Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar (R) shakes hands with Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen (L) during their meeting in Jakarta. Australia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to further discuss plans for a refugee centre in East Timor to stem the flow of asylum seekers through Southeast Asia on their way to Australia.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Australia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to further discuss plans for a refugee centre in East Timor to stem the flow of asylum seekers through Southeast Asia on their way to Australia.

Thousands fled India-controlled Kashmir. Are they better off in Pakistan? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 11:39 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - While an insurgency raged against Indian authorities in the early 1990s, thousands of young men, including Rana Altaf’s father and uncle, were arrested by authorities, beaten, and tortured.

Return to Baghdad: Sunnis Warn of a Revived Insurgency (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 01:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A TIME reporter meets two old Sunni contacts and discovers the bitterness that remains

In Italy, local politics appears to drive latest round of Roma Gypsy expulsions (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 11:28 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - On the heels of controversial Roma Gypsy expulsions in France, which may lead to European Union sanctions, cities across Italy have increased pressure on Romas, recently tearing down more camps and driving them out of town.

Chilean Miners Rescue May Mark a Watershed in Workplace Safety (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - SANTIAGO, Oct 13 (IPS) - "This country has to understand that changes must be made," said Mario Sepúlveda, the second Chilean miner -- of the group of 33 trapped 700 metres underground for over two months -- rescued in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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