Chile sees 'great day' with escape shaft near done
By VIVIAN SEQUERA and MICHAEL WARREN 2010-10-08T17:12:05ZSAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- Excitement grew Friday outside the mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months, as a drill carving an escape shaft pushed through the final section of rock above their underground chamber.... hosted.ap.org |
Opposition Mounts Against Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing mounting dissent from within his own party, including a challenge from a bloc of influential leaders. online.wsj.com |
S Lanka rejects 'atrocity' photos
Sri Lanka's foreign minister casts doubt on newly released photos that are said to show a massacre of Tamils during the country's civil war. bbc.co.uk |
Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050
By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-22T16:48:42ZATLANTA (AP) -- As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by the year 2050, federal officials announced Friday, in a dramatic revision of earlier projections.... hosted.ap.org |
Owls confirm Mandaric agreement
Sheffield Wednesday confirm that an agreement has been reached to sell the club to Milan Mandaric's UK Football Investments for £1. news.bbc.co.uk |