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COPIAPO, CHILE - Tensions heightened over the weekend as family members of the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine shaft for the past month protested that th&...

Madrid - the militant Basque separatist group ETA has announced that it will forsake violence in the interest of putting "in motion a democratic process" in Spain, the BBC reported Sund...

Jakarta PostMore deaths feared in Pakistan as flood waters recedeCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surf...

Prayers, three minutes of silence in Hong KongBy Elizabeth Yuan, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTSPeople around Hong Kong pay respects at community centers, ceremonyBodies of the dead victims, along with four of the seven wounded hostage...

FOXNewsEgg Kingpin Linked to Salmonella Scare Has History of ViolationsFOXNewsBuildings at the egg operations run by Wright County Egg are shown near Galt, Iowa, Aug. 20. (AP Photo) The egg mogul linked to the widespread salmonella outbreak is considered ...

It's unknown who is behind the attacks, but officials have said militants might try to exploit the strain that recent floods have put on government resources. Elsewhere in the region, two U.S. missile strikes kill 12 people.Three bomb blasts killed 34 peo...

Aug 23, 5:39 PM EDT UN to monitor free school meals in DomRep Buy AP P...

New York TimesExplosion at site of massive China riots kills 7Los Angeles TimesA man detonates an explosives-packed electric trike in Xingjiang. Government officials insist the region, where bloody ethnic protests left 200 dead last summer, is stable. By ...

BP Is Given Another 24 Hours for Testing Capped Oil WellNew York TimesHOUSTON — Thad W. Allen, the retired Coast Guard admiral who commands the spill response, on Tuesday gave BP another 24 hours for testing its capped oil well, keeping it shut while BP a...

Sydney Morning HeraldUS Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep FoundBusinessWeek(Adds engineer's comments, details of US demands beginning in eighth paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {SPILL }.) July 18 (Bloomberg) -- US gover...