Rescue Effort Presses On At Pasta de Conchos Mine
Rescue workers struggle in northern Mexico as they search for 65 miners trapped after a gas explosion at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine. Crews inch through debris 1,800 feet inside the tunnel using picks and shovels while relatives press for word on the missing.
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San Juan DE Sabinas
Mexico
Pasta de Conchos
Eagle Pass
Texas
Rescue efforts continue as Guinsaugon landslide searches school site
Emergency teams in Guinsaugon Leyte struggle to locate a buried elementary school amid shifting mud. Officials report 107 dead and fear the toll may exceed 1,000 as high tech gear detects sounds yet no survivors found.
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Joel Son
Leyte
U.S
Malaysia
Taiwan
Jack Farley
Abbas appoints Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as prime minister
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas names Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh as next prime minister amid international concerns. Haniyeh has five weeks to form a government while Israel’s acting leader Ehud Olmert signals openness to future talks despite Hamas victory.
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Ismail Haniyeh
Haniyeh
Ehud Olmert
War crimes arrest sought as Ratko Mladic location reported
Reports say Ratko Mladic, indicted for genocide over Srebrenica and Sarajevo sieges, is hiding in Serbia near Belgrade with authorities negotiating his surrender. Beta news agency claimed Cer Mountain location. U.N. prosecutor says he is within reach of authorities. International pressure from EU and the United States mounts.
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Bosnia
U.N
Carla del Ponte
European Union
U.S
War Crimes Tribunal
Srebrenica
Sarajevo
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