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Rain, landslides kill 37 in Guatemala
September 6, 2010The death toll in a mudslide that buried a bus and five cars on a Guatemalan highway rose to 37 today but could reach 100, the nation's emergency services agency said.
Attack on Iraqi military base kills 12
September 6, 2010At least seven people were killed and 21 others were injured Sunday when suicide bombers struck an Iraqi military base, Iraq's interior ministry said.
Plan C for Chile mine rescue: Use oil drill
September 6, 2010Hedging their bets, officials in Chile said on Sunday they will set up an oil drill as a third option to rescue the 33 miners trapped underground since August 5.
'Don't give up,' plane crash survivors tell trapped miners
September 6, 2010For months, the men waited in isolation, struggling to survive. They forced themselves to eat the flesh of dead friends to sustain themselves.
Unknown number of missing after boat capsizes in Congo
September 6, 2010A cargo vessel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving an unknown number of people missing, a government spokesman said Sunday.
Iran continues back-and-forth barbs with Palestinians over peace talks
September 6, 2010Iranian officials continued Sunday to trade barbs with the Palestinian Authority over its president's decision to renew direct peace talks with Israel.
Pope monitoring Iranian woman sentenced to stoning death
September 6, 2010Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday.
Paper: Cricket player confirms corruption
September 6, 2010A British newspaper said Sunday that a top Pakistani cricket player confirmed its allegations of corruption on the Pakistani national team. Yasir Hameed said he was offered a bribe but turned it down, the paper reported.
Suspected Taliban bomb maker among captured insurgents
September 6, 2010A bomb maker was among several Taliban captured during a joint Afghan and coalition force operation in east-central Afghanistan Sunday, officials said.
Israel's Netanyahu offers regular talks with Abbas
September 6, 2010Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas one-on-one every two weeks to discuss "the agenda for a peace agreement," he said Sunday.
