Chile president sees miners rescued before Oct. 15 (AP)
AP - Chile's president says his government is "very close" to rescuing the 33 trapped miners.
Pakistan, US tensions spike after border closure (AP)
AP - Hundreds of U.S. and NATO trucks carrying fuel and other supplies for troops in Afghanistan lie idle. Dramatic images of Taliban attacks on these convoys are splashed across front pages in this anti-American country with a U.S.-allied government.
Somali ambulance workers risk death in city of war (AP)
AP - A lull during fierce fighting gave Hassan Mohamud Mohamed time to hire a boy to wash the blood from his vehicle.
In Brazil, No Victory Yet for Lula's Anointed Successor (Time.com)
Time.com - Will Dilma be able to sell her policies to win over the electorate in a run-off? Or will an influence peddling scandal hamstring her campaign?
Canada extends review of Potash takeover bid (AFP)
AFP - Canadian authorities Monday extended their review of a huge takeover offer for Potash Corp. by Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton, a bid watched closely in China.
Huge drug cash seizure in Colombia, official says (AP)
AP - Colombia's defense minister says authorities have seized $29 million and 17 million euros in cash in a home in a poor district south of the capital, Bogota.
UN Security Council heads to Sudan to boost referendum (AFP)
AFP - Envoys from the main world powers go to Sudan on Wednesday aiming to maintain international pressure to hold a referendum that could lead to the breakup of the country, diplomats said.
NATO chief apologizes, Pakistani Taliban vow revenge (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO's chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers last week and said he hoped Pakistan's border would reopen for NATO supplies to Afghanistan as soon as possible.
EU delays green barrier to Canada oil sands: draft (Reuters)
Reuters - Europe has yielded to Canadian pressure by delaying possible green trade barriers to Canada's highly polluting oil sands, but only for one year, a leaked document shows.
Australia set for 'rare earths' boom (AFP)
AFP - Rare earths, the little-known elements behind everything from iPods to hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs, are set to boom in Australia thanks to an export clampdown by China, experts say.
Germany finishes paying WWI reparations, ending century of 'guilt' (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - To some historians, World War I ended Sunday.
Revealed: Vichy Leader PÉtain Helped Persecute -- Not Protect -- Jews (Time.com)
Time.com - Many French have long held that Vichy leader PÉtain tried to spare Jews in Nazi occupied France. But a newly revealed 1940 documents exposes him as central to their persecution, and facilitating their eventual deportation to concentration camps
How Colombia's President Santos aims to tackle decades of violent land disputes (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Colombia has tried this before.
Nepal Peace Process Delayed, Says UN (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (IRIN) - The peace process is incomplete in Nepal nearly four years after the Maoist rebels signed a peace agreement with the government, ending a decade-long armed insurgency, says the UN.
Pietersen seeks pre-Ashes runs in South Africa (AFP)
AFP - Kevin Pietersen said Monday he is looking forward to batting on South African pitches as he seeks a return to his best form ahead of England's Ashes tour of Australia starting later this month.