Chile Mine Rescue

World News To Be Thankful For (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

With another Thanksgiving upon us, it's important to look beyond extravagant feasts and offer thanks for some of the global events that shape our live...

A Moment For Sacred Metaphors: How The Chilean Miners Helped To Rescue Us

Edward J. Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

Edward J. Murray

What a miracle the emergence of those Chilean miners is. My only hope is that the singularity and power of this months-long event will not simply disappear in a matter of days.

Shh! Chile Miners Keeping Mum

AP | VIVIAN SEQUERA | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Three days after 33 men were sealed deep within a gold mine, Andre Sougarret was summoned by Chile's president. The Chil...

Why Is Chile Better Than China?

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Saad Khan

How is it that China, the world's second largest economy, is unable to rescue its miners and lose thousands of people each year in those accidents?

Mario Sepulveda Becomes Chile Mine Rescue 'Breakout Star'

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

The Chile mine rescue effort looks set to wrap sometime near daylight on Thursday, with all 33 miners expected to be successfully retrieved. As the or...

PHOTOS: Chile Mine Rescue Efforts

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Their day-to-day struggle for survival has captivated the world for more than two months. As each of the men trapped underground in Chile's San Jose M...

Chile Mine Update

AP | MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths...

Miners' Kin Struggle With Jealousy, Rivalries

AP | MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The first of 33 men was rescued Tuesday night after 69 days trapped in a collapsed mine, pulled to fresh air and freedom ...

Tense Final Hours Ahead For Chilean Miners

AP | FRANK BAJAK and VIVIAN SEQUERA | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — A smooth-walled path to daylight awaited 33 trapped miners Sunday as they entered the tense final hours of a two-month od...

Chile Mine Rescue Speeds Up After 2 Months, Cheering Families

AP | VIVIAN SEQUERA | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The families of 33 trapped miners are in high spirits after a surge in the drilling of escape tunnels raised hopes that t...