Capsule to rescue Chile miners arrives

Capsule to rescue Chile miners arrives

Capsule to rescue Chile miners arrives

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:13 PM PDT

A cage specially built to help rescue 33 men trapped underground in a mine in Chile has arrived at the mine head.


Ethiopians want more from sacred Nile waters (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church are seen near spring water that forms the Blue Nile, in northern Ethiopia, a sparkling stream at Gish Abay that spills first into Lake Tana then makes its way toward Sudan.(AFP/File/Aaron Maasho)AFP - Here in the shadow of Mount Gish, the spring water that forms the Blue Nile is believed to have healing powers, but Ethiopians say that is the only benefit they get from the mighty river.

5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:04 PM PDT

AP - Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them.


India stars fume at Delhi Games chaos (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

A member of the Indian weightlifting team practises at the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on September 25. The chaos that has engulfed the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and seen many top athletes pull out due to security and health concerns has left India's own sports stars fuming.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AFP - The chaos that has engulfed the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and seen many top athletes pull out due to security and health concerns has left India's own sports stars fuming.

Protests close Australia coal port

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Environmental activists attach themselves to machinery inside the world's largest coal port to protest global warming.


Chavez set to retain parliament in Venezuelan vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday with President Hugo Chavez expected to keep control of the National Assembly in a poll testing his support ahead of a presidential ballot in 2012.

Add This To Your List Of What China Is Buying More Of: Horses

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:12 PM PDT

Australian lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Gaby Massoud traveled to Shanghai for an international horse i


NATO: Bomb blast kills 2 troops (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:04 PM PDT

File picture from 2009 shows a vehicle from the US Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in Afghanistan. The US Army holds its first hearing Monday in a y war crimes case that charges five soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, from the 2nd Infantry Division's Stryker brigade with killing Afghan civilians for sport and plotting a cover-up(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AP - Two NATO service members were killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the military alliance said.

China repeats demand for Japan apology (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:33 PM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese fishing boat captain Zhan Qixiong reacts as he leaves Ishigaki airport, Okinawa, Japan early Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 on a charter flight sent by China. Japan on Saturday morning released the captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Jianli) ** NO SALES **AP - China has reiterated its demand for an apology from Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest plunged relations between the Asian neighbors to their lowest level in years.

UN chief urges Asia nations to pressure Myanmar (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:11 PM PDT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, pictured, has warned Asian nations that their credibility could suffer if they do not take a tougher line with the Myanmar junta ahead of a national election in November.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned Asian nations that their credibility could suffer if they do not take a tougher line with the Myanmar junta ahead of a national election in November.

China offers hope of easing one-child policy

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China marked the 30th anniversary of its controversial one-child policy with talk of relaxing rules, at least in some provinces, that have reined in population growth but caused heartache for millions of couples.

Pub inflation indicator: Up!

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:38 PM PDT

I?d heard coming in that Sydney now was one of the world?s most expensive cities, and I


US seizes chance as China rattles Asia (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:45 PM PDT

A Hong Kong activist with a Chinese flag sets sail from the southern Chinese territory to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. After China piled pressure on Japan to free the captain of a Chinese trawler captured near the disputed islands - known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese - the US has said it considered the chain to be under Tokyo's control.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - For years, US policymakers have watched uneasily as China grew more assertive, fearing that the emerging power would cut into Washington's clout in one of the world's most dynamic regions.

Storm shreds aging tents in Haiti earthquake camps (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:43 PM PDT

A girl ties her hair next to her tent after it fell down due to heavy rain at a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. A storm blasted through Haiti's capital on Friday, killing at least five people as it tore down trees, billboards and tent homes, authorities said.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - The sudden, powerful storm that ripped through Haiti's battered capital destroyed thousands of tents in the homeless camps where more than 1.3 million people live eight months after the earthquake destroyed their homes, shelter officials said Saturday.

China rises and rises, yet still gets foreign aid (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:02 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2010, a security guard stands guard outside a luxury shopping center in downtown Beijing. China, now the world's second largest economy, spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling Beijing Olympics in 2008 and has sent astronauts into space. Yet it also remains a major recipient of foreign aid, a fact that a growing number of taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are questioning. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling 2008 Olympics. It has sent astronauts into space. It recently became the world's second largest economy. Yet it gets more than $2.5 billion a year in foreign government aid — and taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are increasingly asking why.

The Sydney sessions

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:06 PM PDT

I?m in Sydney, Australia for the Forbes Global CEO Conference, which begins Tuesday. Unlike th


'50-50 chance of Israel settlement deal'

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:08 PM PDT

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, who has been leading Israel's negotiating team, says there is a "better than even chance" of the peace process continuing despite concerns over settlements.


Ed Miliband elected Labour Party leader (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Former climate change minister Ed Miliband addresses Labour supporters after being elected new leader of the Labour Party in Manchester. Miliband beat his older brother David in a knife-edge race.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The Labour Party has elected Ed Miliband as its new leader, choosing him by a knife-edge margin over his better-known older brother, former foreign secretary David Miliband.

U.S. officials defend state secrets claim in Aulaqi suit

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT

When senior Obama administration officials invoked the state secrets privilege Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit brought on behalf of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, they declared in federal court that the case threatened to expose secret military and intelligence operations against al Qaeda's over...


Italy abuse victims in crime plea

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Victims of paedophile clerics hold meeting calling for widespread sexual abuse to be declared a crime against humanity.


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