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Today's World News: 100-plus trapped miners freed in China 'miracle' Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spill Mexico stunned: Missing child found dead at home Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states SKorean navy pursuing hijacked tanker off Somalia Europe's Education Crisis: College Costs Soar PM says global bank tax near: report Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK kissing couple Small gains for Bolivia's Morales in state votes Ritual sacrifice of children on rise in Uganda Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capital Canada police apologize for Polish immigrant's death Stranded Chinese ship threatens Great Barrier Reef U.S.-Afghan tensions threaten to undermine war against Taliban Suicide bombings target Baghdad embassies, killing more than 30 The Dark Side of Brazil's Economic Miracle A Blueprint for Haiti's Redevelopment 100-plus trapped miners freed in China 'miracle' Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:20 pm PDT AP - More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for more than a week in a flooded coal mine, sparking cheers among the hundreds of rescue workers who had raced to save them and almost given up hope. Full Story Top Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spill Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:36 pm PDT AP - Workers rushed to contain an oil spill Monday from a coal-carrying ship grounded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, sending a tugboat to stabilize the vessel so that it would not break apart and further damage the fragile coral beneath. Full Story Top Mexico stunned: Missing child found dead at home Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:36 pm PDT AP - From the billboards lining Mexico City's choked highways, the wisp of a girl is larger than life. One hand holds her face in a shy pose; the other lightly brushes over a pink-and-blue princess dress. Beneath, black block letters make a desperate plea: "Help us find her." Full Story Top Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:18 pm PDT AP - A powerful earthquake swayed buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities, forcing the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes, and prompting an Arizona border town to shut down its downtown area. Full Story Top SKorean navy pursuing hijacked tanker off Somalia Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:01 pm PDT AP - A South Korean navy destroyer is pursuing a South Korean-owned oil supertanker believed to have been hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, officials said. Full Story Top Europe's Education Crisis: College Costs Soar Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:00 pm PDT Time.com - European countries are renowned for their low-cost higher education systems. But following deep budget cuts during the recession, this may be a thing of the past Full Story Top PM says global bank tax near: report Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:29 pm PDT AFP - Large economies are nearing agreement on a global bank tax, said Prime Minister Gordon Brown in an interview Monday, but he played down expectations a deal could be struck as soon as June. Full Story Top Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK kissing couple Sun, 4 Apr 2010 03:19 pm PDT AP - A Dubai appeals court on Sunday upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant. Full Story Top Small gains for Bolivia's Morales in state votes Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:23 pm PDT AP - Allies of leftist President Evo Morales made modest advances in state and local elections on Sunday, according to independent exit polls. Full Story Top Ritual sacrifice of children on rise in Uganda Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:29 pm PDT AP - Caroline Aya was playing in front of her house in January when a neighbor put a cloth over her mouth and fled with her. Full Story Top Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capital Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:53 pm PDT AP - Thousands of defiant anti-government demonstrators fanned out to other parts of Thailand's capital and threatened businesses with ties to the government Monday after ignoring police orders to leave Bangkok's paralyzed commercial district. Full Story Top Canada police apologize for Polish immigrant's death Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:56 pm PDT Reuters - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police apologized on Thursday for the death of a Polish man in a stun-gun incident that drew world attention and shook public confidence in the iconic police force. Full Story Top Stranded Chinese ship threatens Great Barrier Reef Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:33 pm PDT AFP - Australian authorities were Monday battling to prevent a badly damaged Chinese coal carrier stranded on the Great Barrier Reef from spilling tonnes of oil into pristine waters teeming with marine life. Full Story Top U.S.-Afghan tensions threaten to undermine war against Taliban Fri, 2 Apr 2010 04:01 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan _ As Afghan President Hamid Karzai was poised to begin his second term after a fraud-scarred re-election campaign last fall, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led an American delegation to Kabul where she hailed Karzai for opening "a window of opportunity" for a new cooperative era at a critical time. Full Story Top Suicide bombings target Baghdad embassies, killing more than 30 Sun, 4 Apr 2010 02:03 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A wave of suicide bombings struck foreign diplomatic missions in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 224 others, Iraqi authorities said. Full Story Top The Dark Side of Brazil's Economic Miracle Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:00 pm PDT Time.com - An assassination in one of the country's most resource-rich states raises questions about how far along Brazil is in terms of development Full Story Top A Blueprint for Haiti's Redevelopment Fri, 2 Apr 2010 03:00 am PDT OneWorld.net - NEW YORK, Apr 1 (IRIN) - With $5.3 billion pledged over the next two years to Haiti - far exceeding expectations - and a further $9 billion for longer-term needs, the means exist for what UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes will be a "sweeping exercise in nation-building on a scale and scope not seen in generations". Full Story Top

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