Five of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed shaft are suffering depression, officials say, as engineers prepare to start drilling an escape tunnel.
Jama Idle Ibrahim admitted in federal court Friday that he was one of several men who attempted on April 10 to commandeer what they believed was a merchant ship. It was actually a US warship, the USS Ashland. Ibrahim has agreed to testify against five other defendants.
The Democratic National Committee posted a YouTube video Friday that showcases the 'tea party' connections of some GOP candidates and suggests that they are far to the right of the ‘sensible center.’
AP - The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world's largest airline.
AP - Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army intelligence office Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, setting off a gunbattle that paralyzed parts of the city.
AP - Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks on a pair of NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, but were beaten back after inflicting little damage, the coalition and Afghan police said.
The State Department told U.S. government employees in Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday to send their children elsewhere by September 10 because of heightened security concerns stemming from drug-related violence.
The 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine have been told for the first time that they will be stranded up to four months. But a proposed "Plan B" may hasten their rescue.
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