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Miners trapped in Chile since August 5
33 miners in Chile were found alive surviving inside a shelter some 2,300 feet underground. They got trapped inside the copper and gold mine in San Jose since August 5, 2010. According to the news report, it is estimated that it would take three to four months to reach or rescue the miners.
Read the full story with video, Chile turns to space, sea experts for advice in mine disaster, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Chile president tells trapped miners rescue will come, at the BBC site.
Read the full story, Miners’ spirits high as drill construction begins, at the Independent.ie site.
Updated on August 26, 2010.
Read the full story with video, Chile’s trapped miners told rescue could take months, at the BBC site.
Hong Kong put up black signal warning to avoid traveling to the Philippines
Hong Kong leaders expressed their “disappointment” to the way the Philippine authorities handled the hostage-taking in Manila. A lot of people were furious and angry at the action of the Philippine police. Hong Kong has put up a warning to avoid all travel to Philippines. So far, all the other tours to the Philippines have been cancelled.
Read the full story with video, Hong Kong angry, sad at handling of Manila siege, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Philippine envoys to tackle Hong Kong bus deaths anger, at the BBC site.
Hostage-taking in Manila, Philippines
25 people, including 22 Hong Kong tourists, were taken hostage inside a tourist bus near the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The hostage-taker was a bemedalled former police officer Rolando Mendoza. Earlier, Rolando Mendoza has released 9 people. He also claimed that he was unjustly accused and would like to have his job back.
The hostage-taking is ongoing, please tune in at CNN or BBC television channel.
Read the full story, Hostages at Rizal Park, at the Manila Bulletin site.
Read the full story, 9th hostage freed, 17 others left onboard bus, at the Inquirer site.
Read the full story with video, Philippines hostage-taker threatens ‘drastic action’, at the CNN site.
Read the full story with video, Police surround hijacked bus in Philippine capital, at the BBC site.
Updated at 2:58pm :
The hostage-taking has ended and some hostages are alive.
Israeli soldier with handcuffed Palestinian prisoners photo condemned
An Israeli woman soldier’s behavior posing with handcuffed Palestinian soldiers was condemned by army officials of Israel. The woman already left the military as she only served the military for a year. It is not clear if the military will be able to take action against her.
Read the full story, On Facebook: Israeli soldier posed with bound Arab, at the Yahoo News site.
Read the full story, Anger over Israel soldier’s prisoner Facebook images, at the BBC site.
Read the full story, Israeli military blasts ex-soldier’s photos with Palestinian prisoners, at the CNN site.
German Singer Nadja Benaissa was accused of inflicting harm
HIV-positive Nadja Benaissa was one of the singers of the all-female pop band No Angels in Germany. She was accused of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm for not telling her sexual partners that she was HIV-positive. She knew about her condition since 1999. She joined the pop band No Angels when it was formed in 2000.
Read the full story, German singer pleads guilty in HIV assault case, at the Deutsche Welle site.
Read the full story, Girl band singer accused of infecting partner with HIV, at the CNN site.
Read the full story with video, German singer Nadja Benaissa apologises at HIV trial, at the BBC site.
Updated on August 17, 2010, added a video.
Updated on August 26, 2010, added a video. HIV-infected German singer convicted.
Myanmar sets election 20 years after
Myanmar, also knowns as Burma, which has been under military rule since 1962 sets election in November 07, 2010, 20 years after the last election in 1990. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi who was under house arrest since 1989 won in that 1990 election but the military-junta refused to recognize the results. The ongoing detention of Aung San Suu Kyi was extended up to November 2010 and she was barred from participating in the upcoming national elections.
Read the full story with video, Myanmar junta sets election date of Nov. 7, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Timeline: Key events in recent Myanmar history, at the CNN site.
Floods in Pakistan affected 15 million people
According to CNN.com today’s news, “Although the death toll is lower, the 15 million people affected are more than those affected in the 2005 Pakistan earthquakes, the 2004 Indonesia tsunami and the January earthquake in Haiti combined.”
Read the full story with videos, Pakistani president finally visits flood-affected areas, at the CNN site.
Read the full story with video, Pakistani president visits flood relief camp in Sindh, at the BBC site.
Death toll soars in Moscow due to heat and smog
People in Moscow have been suffering for several weeks now because of heat and smog cause by wildfires. According to news reports, the death rate has doubled and the level of air pollution will remain high in the coming days in Moscow, Russia.
Read the full story, Moscow death toll soars as heat wave persists, at the Los Angeles Times site.
Read the full story with video, Heat and smog double death rate in Moscow, at the CNN site.
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