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Rescuers search for victims after a gas explosion at the Xinxing mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo)

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42 dead, 66 trapped in China coal mine explosion

An explosion at a state-run coal mine in northern China killed 42 people and trapped 66 others on Saturday, in yet another mishap for the country's beleaguered mining industry. Full Story

Private security personnel search hotel guests as they arrive at the bunker in the basement of the Serena Hotel after two explosions in the reception area in Kabul in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo)

Rocket hits near luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul

A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in the Afghan capital of Kabul late Saturday, wounding at least two, the Interior Ministry said.

U.S. Senator John McCain fields a question as Rick Hillier, former chief of defence staff, looks on, during the Halifax International security Forum, on Saturda,y Nov. 21, 2009. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

'Success' is the only way out of Afghanistan: McCain

U.S. Senator John McCain told a security forum in Halifax Saturday there should be no talk of exit dates and exit strategies from Afghanistan until security in the war-torn country improves.

Smoke emerges from behind a dome on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India, after an attack on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. (AP / Gautam Singh)

Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Italian police have arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.

Internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamil civilians peep from over a fence at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official says.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, welcomes head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP / Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour)

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities

Iranian state TV is reporting that the country will begin large-scale air defence war games Sunday aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack.

South Korean Navy patrol boats anchor at a naval base in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP / Ahn Young-joon)

Buddhists from 2 Koreas hold joint ceremony

Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, right, and Vatican official in charge of relations with Anglicans, Cardinal Walter Kasper attend a vesper service at the Caravita International Catholic Community in Rome, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope meets with Anglican leader, pledges closer relations

The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans, with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations.

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is seen during a break in the trial for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher, in Perugia's court, Italy, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. (AP / Alessandra Tarantino)

Italian prosecutors request life for American suspect

Prosecutors on Saturday asked an Italian court to hand down life sentences to an American student and her ex-boyfriend for their alleged roles in the fatal stabbing of a young British woman during a drug-fueled sex game.

Afghan mission

Canadian soldiers push deeper into insurgent territory

Canadian soldiers are pushing deeper into insurgent-controlled areas southwest of Kandahar city as their commander awaits an expected NATO request that Canada take on greater responsibilities.

People hold a flag of Pakistan and shout freedom slogans on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. (AP Photo / Dar Yasin)

Suicide bombers attack Pakistani-controlled Kashmir

Three suspected militants blew themselves up as police gave chase Saturday in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, authorities said Saturday.

In this June 24, 2004 file photo, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, right, and Vice Chairman Anil Ambani, left, listen to a share holder at the 30th annual general meeting in Mumbai, India. Anil and his brother Mukesh -- ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's 34th and 7th richest individuals -- are locked in an increasingly bitter fight over India's biggest natural gas deposit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Nirgude, File)

India's 100 richest top their Chinese counterparts

India is now home to 52 billionaires, up from 27 last year and only two short of what India had at the peak of its stock market boom in 2007, reports Forbes magazine.

Neufeld's parents Bev and Phil said they are proud their daughter touched so many lives in her young life.

N.D. drowning victims weren't trespassing: police

Police say three college softball players who drowned when their vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota were not trespassing on private property.

Gorbachev criticizes Kremlin, hints at comeback

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.

Henry embarrassed by hand ball, seeks Ireland-France rematch

Thierry Henry says the "fairest solution" is to replay the France-Ireland World Cup soccer playoff after he set up the deciding goal with a hand ball.

Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica.

British air force rescues 200 people from floodwaters

Scores of people were rescued by British emergency service workers Friday as floods swamped homes and roads in the northern Lake District.

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