Fourth of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine - Yahoo! News

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera embraces Florencio Antonio Avalos Silva, the first miner to be rescued. More photos »By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer Michael Warren, Associated Press Writer – 33 mins ago.
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early Wednesday, 69 days ..

Chile miners: Rescue workers expect to begin lifting trapped miners Tuesday

Officials said that Tuesday, the 69th day underground for 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet down in a northern Chile mine, will see at least the first rescue via metal capsule, with the rest to be lifted to freedom over the next two days.

Racism scandal: Australian cops joke about Indian's electrocution

MELBOURNEL In a shocking incident, top Australian police officers have been caught in a racist e-mail scandal joking about the electrocution of an Indian train passenger and suggesting that it could be "a way to fix the Indian student problem" in Melbourne.

Pope takes biggest step to revive Christianity

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI today outlined his most tangible initiative yet to try to revive Christianity, creating a Vatican office for re-evangelising Europe and other traditionally Christian regions where the faith is falling by the wayside.

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa to be guest of honour at CWG closing

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa is likely to be the guest of honour and will be joined by Prince Edward at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

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KATHMANDU: Despite their differences, Nepal's Maoist party and the dissidents dismissed in unison reports in the media about a collusion between the Indian rebels and their comrades in Nepal, that was alleged to have resulted in "hundreds" of Indian Maoists receiving arms training in Nepal's Terai from the Nepal Maoists' People's Liberation Army (PLA) and operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Propaganda and counter-propaganda in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Despite their differences, Nepal's Maoist party and the dissidents dismissed in unison reports in the media about a collusion between the Indian rebels and their comrades in Nepal, that was alleged to have resulted in "hundreds" of Indian Maoists receiving arms training in Nepal's Terai from the Nepal Maoists' People's Liberation Army (PLA) and operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

NZ radio host apologises for calling Gov Gen Anand Satyanand 'fat Indian'

MELBOURNE: New Zealand radio host Michael Laws today apologised for calling his country's Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand a "fat Indian".

Indian accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend 27 times in Dubai

DUBAI: A 41-year-old Indian computer programmer has denied in court the charge of premeditatedly attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend, who claimed he stabbed her 27 times.

Pak accelerates pace of its nuclear weapons programme: Watchdog

LONDON: Pakistan has been secretly accelerating pace of its nuclear weapons programme and it has assembled 70 to 90 nuclear warheads as against India's 60 to 80, a Washington-based nuclear watchdog has claimed.
The Institute for Science and International Security has obtained satellite images showing that a row of cooling towers at Pakistan's secret Khushab-III reactor has been completed, The Daily Telegraph reported.