Officials: wall of Hungary sludge lake will fall
By PABLO GORONDI 2010-10-10T13:10:29ZKOLONTAR, Hungary (AP) -- The wall of a reservoir filled with caustic red sludge will inevitably collapse and unleash a new deluge of red sludge that could flow about a half-mile (1 kilometer) to the north, a Hungarian official said Sunday.... hosted.ap.org |
Australia Counts Down to Canonization
Australia will get its first saint when Pope Benedict XVI presides over the canonization of Mary MacKillop, co-founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, an order still at work. online.wsj.com |
Tibetan students protest in China
At least 1,000 Tibetan students in north-west China protest against new curbs on the use of their language, a rights group says. bbc.co.uk |
UN to start Benin floods airlift
The UN refugee agency is to start an emergency airlift of tents to the West African nation of Benin, amid the worst flooding there in decades. bbc.co.uk |
Whoa, Canada, That Was a Heckuva Game
Under the stressful pressure of a hockey-mad nation, Canada's Olympic team topped the U.S. in sudden-death overtime, 3-2, to win gold. online.wsj.com |