WASHINGTON — Astronaut Jerry Linenger and architect Eduardo Strauch know the remarkable quality that keeps the trapped Chilean miners going: the immense power of hope.
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Second bore hole drilled
COPIAPO, Chile — Rescuers are lowering capsules containing rehydration tablets, glucose and oxygen down a long hole to 33 miners who surprised th...
Drills are in place Monday outside the collapsed gold and copper mine in Copiapo, Chile. Engineers reinforced a lifeline to the 33 miners entombed deep inside the mine, ...
BAGHDAD — The number of U.S. troops in Iraq fell below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by ...
WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter was preparing to leave for North Korea today to try to gain the freedom of an American imprisoned for illegally entering the c...
BEIJING — A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't b...
But rescue could take 4 months
COPIAPO, Chile — For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now might be preservin...
LONDON — A video game that allows players to adopt the role of the Taliban is a "tasteless product," Britain's defense secretary said Sunday, calling retailers to show t...
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police in helmets and flak jackets crouched beside a bus with 15 Chinese tourists held hostages inside today after firing shots at the t...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's electoral commission said Friday that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of this Caribbean nation, ending his outsider's...
