A Hockey Player India Could Use
Field-hockey player Dhyan Chand is still the most revered figure in India, more than 30 years after his death. His country, which has fallen on hard time in the sport it once excelled at, could use him right now. online.wsj.com |
Seventeenth Chilean Miner Is Rescued
About 12 hours into the rescue of miners that had been trapped deep underground for 69 days, more than half the miners had been pulled out of the pit. online.wsj.com |
France gets EU reprieve on Roma
The European Commission drops its threat of legal action against France over expulsions of Roma (Gypsies). bbc.co.uk |
China Courts Sudan Secessionists
Beijing is courting the secessionist government of oil-rich southern Sudan, an apparent departure from Beijing's decades-long opposition to independence movements abroad. online.wsj.com |
Afghan 'policeman' kills troops
A gunman in an Afghan police uniform kills six US service members during a training mission in eastern Afghanistan. bbc.co.uk |