Chilean miners face harrowing trip to surface

Chilean miners face harrowing trip to surface CBC.ca The rescue capsule, known as the Phoenix, is set to begin transporting the 33 stranded Chilean miners to the surface at midnight Tuesday. (CBC) The Chilean miners trapped more than 600 metres underground will face one more horror as they are pulled ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Liu Xiaobo's wife fears China may prevent Nobel prize collection The Guardian The wife of the imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo fears the Chinese government will prevent her from collecting the peace prize on her husband's behalf amid rising anger in Beijing at the announcement. In a telephone interview with the Guardian, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Israel puts more obstacles in way of peace process: PLO official Xinhua RAMALLAH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel is hampering the Middle East peace process by putting more obstacles in the way of talks, a senior Palestinian official said Tuesday, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand for recognition of Israel ... See all stories on this topic »

French Refineries, Reactors, Ports Hit by Strikes Bloomberg By Tara Patel - Tue Oct 12 12:19:48 GMT 2010 A nationwide strike by French refinery, power and gas workers lowered crude processing rates and cut power output while the possibility of fuel shortages loomed as Marseille oil terminals remained blocked. ... See all stories on this topic »

Hurricane Paula forms in Caribbean MiamiHerald.com BY CURTIS MORGAN crline cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com Hurricane Paula formed early Tuesday morning near the Yucatan Peninsula and will likely remain on South Florida's radar screen for the rest of the week. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said ... See all stories on this topic »

US and China Soften Tone Over Disputed Seas New York Times By THOM SHANKER HANOI, Vietnam — The United States and China sought to defuse tensions over disputed territorial seas on Tuesday, with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urging nations to honor historic rights of free transit through international ... See all stories on this topic »

Ukraine train and bus collision kills 40 BBC News At least 40 people have been killed and 10 hurt in a collision between a train and a small bus in eastern Ukraine, officials say. The incident happened near the town of Marhanets, south of the main regional city of Dnipropetrovsk. ... See all stories on this topic »