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Plan C for Chile mine rescue: Oil drill
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:41:08 EDT
Hedging their bets, officials in Chile said they will set up an oil drill as a third option to rescue the 33 miners trapped underground since August 5.
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More troops eyed for Afghanistan
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:12:50 EDT
As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN has learned.
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Unknown missing after Congo boat fire
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:31:22 EDT
A cargo vessel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving an unknown number of people missing, a government spokesman said Sunday.
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Bangladesh tackles anthrax outbreak
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:51:47 EDT
Officials in Bangladesh are working to control an anthrax outbreak that has infected nearly 300 people since its first detection two weeks ago.
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Trial set for Philippine massacre
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:33:24 EDT
An alleged ringleader in what is considered the worst politically motivated killings in recent Philippine history is expected to go on trial in Manila on Wednesday.
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Pakistan suicide blast targets police
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:58:13 EDT
At least 17 people were killed and 40 wounded in northwest Pakistan Monday -- the latest in a series of suspected suicide attacks in less than a week in the country.
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New Zealand region tallies quake losses
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:31:57 EDT
New Zealand's Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region on Monday tallied the effects of a powerful earthquake that left buildings in ruins.
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Blair defends Iraq decision on U.S. TV
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:21:44 EDT
As the United States ended its combat mission in Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's biggest ally at the outset of the war, said the decision to invade Iraq was a necessary one.
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U.S. forces repel Iraq suicide attack
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:52:23 EDT
At least seven people were killed and 21 others were injured Sunday when suicide bombers struck an Iraqi military base, Iraq's interior ministry said.
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Basque separatists announce cease-fire
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:32:17 EDT
The Basque separatist group ETA released a cease-fire statement to various media, including the Basque newspaper Gara, where it typically releases information.
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