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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

HARBIN -- Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine jumped to 87. [Full Story]

  • 3 men blow themselves up in Pakistani Kashmir

    3 men blow themselves up in Pakistani Kashmir

    ISLAMABAD -- Three suspected militants blew themselves up as police gave chase Saturday in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, authorities said.


  • Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital

    Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital

    KABUL -- A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said.


  • Iraqi parliament seeks to end election crisis

    Iraqi parliament seeks to end election crisis

    BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday sought a compromise in a dispute over an election law that was vetoed by a vice president, throwing national polls slated for January into question.


  • Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

    Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

    MANIK FARM, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.


  • Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case

    Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case

    PERUGIA, Italy -- Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game -- charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy."


  • German auction house pulls disputed painting

    German auction house pulls disputed painting

    BERLIN -- A German auction house says it has withdrawn from sale a painting that the Max Stern estate claims was one of hundreds the Jewish art dealer was forced to sell off by the Nazis.


  • Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

    Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

    ST.PETERSBURG, Russia -- President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia chided officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party with unprecedented bluntness on Saturday, saying they should stop trying to manipulate elections and learn to win fairly.


  • Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

    Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

    TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.


  • Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive

    Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive

    CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters.


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