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| Rescue shaft drilling begins at collapsed Chile mine Sydney Morning Herald A powerful mechanical digger began digging a rescue shaft on Monday at a collapsed Chile mine where 33 men are trapped some 700 meters (2300 feet) below ground, a government source said. The drill will first bore a 33-centimeter (13-inch) wide pilot ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Sanctions Aim at N. Korean Elite New York Times By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — The latest target for the United States, as it tries to tighten the screws on North Korea, is a shadowy party organization, known as Office 39, which raises hard currency to buy fine liquor, exotic food and luxury cars for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 lessons to learn from past Mideast peace talks USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — When seeking peace in the Middle East, it pays to learn from your mistakes. That's what veterans of previous peace talks advise as the Obama administration begins its first effort this week to bridge decades of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Abbott ramps up pressure on Gillard The Australian Tony Abbott addresses a shadow cabinet meeting at Parliament House. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Australian TONY Abbott has moved to spoil Julia Gillard's pitch to form government, declaring today that the Coalition is no longer in opposition. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Germany: Bank Board Member Will Not Quit Over Remarks About Minorities New York Times By JUDY DEMPSEY A member of Germany's central bank board, whose disparaging remarks about Jews and Muslims have created a public outcry, on Monday brushed aside calls for his dismissal from the bank and the Social Democratic Party. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nine dead in Russian nursing home blaze Herald Sun A DEADLY blaze which killed nine people in a Russian nursing home yesterday was caused by a resident setting himself on fire. A police source told Radio Free Europe that the investigators found a canister of flammable liquid in the room where the fire ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Hong Kong police inspect Manila hostage bus The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — Hong Kong forensic experts inspected the bullet-peppered bus in which a hijacker killed eight tourists in Manila last week, as the Philippines worked to calm China's outrage over the bloodshed. Anger has been rising in Hong Kong ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Historic city in south Pakistan saved from floods The Associated Press THATTA, Pakistan — Thousands of people streamed back to this historic southern city where new levees hastily built from clay and stone held back floodwaters that have inundated much of Pakistan. But thousands who fled the waters that inundated ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NATO chief hopes for Nov Afghanistan handover deal: report Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The head of NATO said on Monday he hoped alliance states would agree at a Lisbon summit to start handing over security responsibility in Afghanistan to local authorities next year. Allied military and civilian deaths have hit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US announces export control restrictions review The Hindu After many months of official silence on the matter, the United States has finally revealed some of its plans for overhauling its export control regime, which Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao described earlier this year as "anachronistic. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Spiderman' arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper The Associated Press SYDNEY — A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings without ropes or other ... See all stories on this topic » |
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