Drill nears escape shaft breakthrough for Chile’s 33 miners as a world awaits their rescue

A way out, at last, for Chile’s 33 trapped miners

Excitement and anxiety in Chile as escape shaft drill nears 33 trapped miners

Escape shaft nearly reaches Chile’s trapped miners

Chile anticipates ‘great day’ as escape shaft nears 33 miners trapped underground since August

Chile sees ‘great day’ with escape shaft near done

Chile list suggests which miners should be rescued first and last based on health, character

Chile list says which miners should go first, last

Engineers debate risks involved in pulling Chile’s miners up through “live rock” or steel pipe

Chile mine engineers weigh risks of encasing shaft

Chile’s president: ‘We are very close to rescuing’ the 33 trapped miners

Chile president sees miners rescued before Oct. 15

Peru police say plane carrying British tourists crashes near famed Nazca Lines, 6 dead

Peru: Tourist plane crashes near famed Nazca Lines

Huge mudslide smashes into Mexican mountain town, but only 11 missing after disaster

Mexico: Mudslide proves less deadly than feared

Mexican authorities backtrack on landslide, say no deaths are confirmed and only 11 missing

Mexico: No confirmed landslide deaths, 11 missing

Chile mine drilling advances rapidly, cheering families as officials hope for earlier rescue

Chile rescue speeds up, cheering miner families

Rain hampers rescue work after mudslide kills several, destroys homes in southern Mexico

Rain hampers rescue efforts in Mexican mudslide

Colombians officials: recovering 30 bodies from mudslide will take a week

Colombian officials put mudslide death toll at 30

Cuban state TV airs purported confession by Salvadoran charged in 1990s Havana bomb attacks

Cuba TV airs hotel bombing suspect confessing

Mudslide sweeps over Colombians changing buses on mountain road, at least 20 people missing

At least 20 missing in Colombian mountain mudslide

Three hots and a cot for Chile’s miners, but music players and videogames seen as anti-social

Chile: trapped miners get Brad Pitt, censored news

First rescue capsule arrives at Chilean mine where 33 men have been trapped since early August

First rescue capsule arrives at Chilean mine

Chavez woos Venezuelan voters by pitching credit cards, cheap refrigerators ahead of elections

Chavez fights to keep control in legislative vote

Roaring fire hits Sao Paulo slum, destroying 300 shacks; 10 people hurt

Roaring fire hits Sao Paulo slum

SAO PAULO — A fire has raged through a Brazilian slum, destroying more than 300 homes.

Colombia says killing of No. 2 commander worst blow ever to FARC rebels

Colombia: death of feared No. 2 rebel a watershed

Colombia says No. 2 rebel commander killed in raid; major setback for insurgents

Colombia: No. 2 rebel commander killed in raid

Colombian officials say No. 2 rebel commander killed in raid; major setback for insurgents

Colombia: No. 2 rebel commander killed

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s military killed the field marshal and No. 2 leader of the country’s main leftist rebel group in bombing raids and combat at a major guerrilla encampment at the edge of the country’s eastern plains, authorities announced Thursday.

India’s Commonwealth Games woes raise concern about major sports events in developing nations

2 teams delay leaving for troubled games in India

5.9-magnitude earthquake reported near central Peru’s coast

5.9 earthquake reported near Peru’s coast

LIMA, Peru — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 was reported near central Peru’s coast.

Optimism grows in Chile as drills advance and capsule is prepared for October miner rescue

Chileans optimistic for early October miner rescue

Facing problems from blackouts to subway shutdown, Venezuelan leaders cry sabotage before vote

Chavez allies play on sabotage claims before vote

Pinera says he’s done all possible to rescue Chile’s miners as 3 drills carve separate tunnels

Pinera: We’ve done all to rescue Chile’s miners

Chileans search souls as trapped miners, hunger-striking Indians crash bicentennial party

Trapped miners force Chileans to re-examine image

Big step completed in drilling Chile miners’ escape route; gov’t says it’s ahead of schedule

Big step completed in Chile miners’ escape route

Venezuela state airline suspends flights for 2 weeks to review procedures after plane crash

Venezuela airline suspends flights after crash

Bore hole for rescue reaches trapped Chilean miners; weeks of widening still ahead

Bore hole for rescue reaches trapped Chile miners

Chavez says Venezuela should ask US to extradite man convicted in bombings

Chavez: Man seeking US asylum should be extradited

Chilean govt web site generates 1,000-plus job offers for trapped miners and their co-workers

Chile’s trapped miners have a thousand job offers

Death toll rises to 17 in Venezuela plane crash; 34 others survive

Death toll rises to 17 in Venezuela plane crash

Death toll rises to 16 in Venezuela plane crash; 35 others survive

Death toll rises to 16 in Venezuela plane crash

Hope is born: Trapped Chilean miner’s wife has baby whose name is inspired by his survival

Nurse: Trapped Chilean miner’s Hope born healthy

Rescue official says Venezuelan military helicopter crashed into navy boat, 2 missing

Venezuelan military helicopter crashes into boat

Plane crashes in Venezuela with 51 aboard; 36 survive, officials say

Plane carrying 51 crashes in Venezuela; 36 survive

Chile mine rescue might restart if broken drill bit can’t be removed; Hope to arrive Tuesday

Setback in Chile rescue, but Hope comes Tuesday

Plane crashes in Venezuela with 51 aboard; 33 survive, officials say

Plane crashes with 51 aboard in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — A plane carrying 51 people crashed Monday in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived while at least 14 were killed.

Plane with 51 aboard crashes in Venezuela, and killing at least 14; Officials say 33 survive

At least 33 survive after Venezuela plane crash

Plane crashes with 51 aboard in Venezuela; at least 21 survive, officials say

Plane crashed with 51 aboard in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — A plane carrying 51 people from a Caribbean island crashed Monday in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived, while the rest were killed or missing.

Plane crashes with 47 aboard in Venezuela; at least 23 survive, official says

Ven official: at least 23 survive plane crash

Venezuelan official says plane has crashed with 47 people on board; no word on victims

Venezuelan official: plane crashed with 47 aboard

Chile mine crews may have to start rescue tunnel over if broken drill bit can’t be removed

Setback in Chile mine rescue, but no delay seen

Fire breaks out at oil refinery pier in Venezuela, government says production unaffected

Fire breaks out at refinery pier in Venezuela

Chile brings 3rd drill to rescue trapped miners; New US bit to fix smashed 2nd drill

3rd drill to the rescue for Chile’s trapped miners

6.1 earthquake hits area where Chile suffered February catastrophe; no new damage reported

Strong earthquake strikes Chile’s disaster area

Lightning fire halts operations at Venezuelan-run fuel terminal on Caribbean isle of Bonaire

Huge fire at Venezuelan fuel terminal in Bonaire

Skin infections pose risk to Chilean miners as rescuers work to cool the sweltering conditions

Skin infections pose risk to Chilean miners

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT

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