• 
Chile criticizes army chief who said gays, poor people, Jehovah’s Witnesses are morally unfit
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s government is criticizing one of its top generals for discriminating against gays and religious groups in his orders to military recruiters.
Continue reading …
FYI – Chile. Mysterious Whale Graveyard in Chilean Desert
More than 2 million years ago, scores of whales congregating off the Pacific Coast of South America mysteriously met their end.
Continue reading …
Chilean miner runs and runs and runs.
Edison Pena has prepared for Sunday’s New York Marathon like no other competitor – by running twice a day in steel-tipped electrician’s boots, 2,300ft underground.
Story here. . .
After 69 days trapped underground, rescued Chilean miner ready for NYC marathon.
“We thought we were going to die,” said Pena, who nevertheless insisted that he never lost hope. “I always had faith to keep fighting, to stand up to things, to do what could be done. I never lost faith in my Lord Jehovah.”
“Pensamos que íbamos a morir”, dijo Peña, quien no obstante insistió en que nunca perdió la esperanza. “Siempre tuve fe para seguir luchando, para hacer frente a las cosas, para hacer lo que se podía hacer. Nunca perdí la fe en mi Señor Jehová.”
Videos: Five touching moments from the Chilean miner rescue.
Click on image to read the story. - - - Chasque encendido la imagen para leer la historia.
Chile news, all the latest and breaking Chile news.
Chilean mine sealed as trapped men taste freedom
Chile miners: the WAGs
Here is a timeline of their ordeal
As Chile celebrates, mine’s future in question.
Mining accounts for 40 percent of the Chilean state’s earnings and the rescue’s details were run by its operations manager, Andre Sougarett.
The Aug. 5 collapse brought the 125-year-old San Jose mine’s checkered safety record into focus and put Chile’s top industry under close scrutiny. Many believe the collapse occurred because the mine was overworked and violated safety codes.
Story here. . .
Who are the Chile miners. Profiles of the 33.
Clockwise from top left: Alex Vega Salazaar, Ariel Ticona Yanez, Carlos Bugueno Alfaro, Carlos Barrios Contreras, Jorge Galleguillos, Jimmy Sanchez Lagues, Franklin Lobos Ramirez, Florencio Avalos Silva Photo: AP
Story here. . .
Live coverage, Chilean miner rescue.
Hookup takes a while.
Tell us what you think about this story.
Watch here. . .
Chilean miners.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says…
Rescue Only Hours Away For Chilean Miners
Trapped Chilean Miners Will Unearth a Cauldron of Emotions After Rescue
Wives, girlfriends of trapped miners visit beauty salons ahead of rescue.
19-year-old Jimmy Sánchez speaks volumes.
Miners face challenges when finally rescued
Chilean miners: Rival churches claim credit for the miracle.
Evangelical, Adventist and Catholic clerics are vying to stamp their own faith on the expected rescue of the trapped men.
The three Christian denominations have each claimed credit for what they say is divine intervention in the survival – and expected imminent rescue – of the 33 men who have spent 67 days beneath the earth.
Trapped Chilean miners: countdown to the party of a lifetime.
Sixty-five days after the San José mine collapsed in Chile’s northern desert, trapping 33 miners, the site above resembles a peculiar carnival. A clown entertained children in Spider-Man costumes. A van served burgers and sausages. Tents sprouted from the rocks. Reporters in fleeces spoke into TV cameras.
Story here. . .
Story here. . .
Story here. . .
Story here. . .
Drill Breaks Through to Trapped Chilean Miners.
(Oct. 9) — Rescuers have successfully drilled down into the deep chamber where 33 Chilean miners have spent more than two months trapped half a mile underground, but officials say the miners won’t see the light of day until at least Tuesday.
Story here. . .
Chilean mine rescue, escape shaft expected to break through on Saturday.
The 33 miners have been trapped in the San Jose Mine, near the town of Copiapo in northern Chile, for over two months now.
Speaking last night, mining minister Lawrence Golborne said the rescue tunnel could break through in the next 24 hours, with the men potentially being freed as early as Tuesday.
Rescuers are planning on sending a video camera down the shaft once the drilling reaches the men to determine if the operation can take place without the hole caving in.
A metal capsule, dubbed the Phoenix, will then be used to pluck the miners out one by one.
A 16 person specialist rescue team, including a doctor, have already arrived at the site ahead of the difficult mission.
Story here. . .
Chilean Miners’ Rescue May Happen Within Weeks, President Says.
SANTIAGO, Chile — The 33 miners trapped nearly half a mile underground in northern Chile may be rescued by Oct. 17, weeks before the government’s original predictions, President Sebastián Piñera announced in a nationally broadcast radio interview Monday.
Story here
Chile miners could be rescued this month.
COPIAPO, Chile, Oct. 2, 2010 (Reuters) — The 33 Chilean miners trapped for almost two months could be freed in the second half of this month as rescuers drill closer to their refuge deep below the Atacama desert, Chile’s mining minister said on Friday.
Story here. . .
Video – ‘I dream about the kiss,’ says trapped Chilean miner’s wife.
“I’m exhausted,” she says. Ramirez has been living in a tent for almost two months waiting for her husband, Mario Gomez, to emerge. At 63 years old, he is the oldest of the trapped miners.
“I dream about the kiss and embrace I am going to give him.” She says that’s what keeps her going.
Story here. . .
Chilean miners ‘could be out a month ahead of schedule’ as special drill doubles progress
But the officials also urged caution, warning that unforeseen problems could slow the work. There could be setbacks in the drilling especially as the drills pass through collapsed sections of the mine or rock layers that aren’t well mapped.
Chile Miner Rescue Speeds Up.
They promised the families that preparations for the rescue effort on the surface would be ready by Oct. 12, and said they are planning for the possibility the miners could be pulled up nearly a month ahead of the official schedule.
Story here. . .
Trapped Chilean Miners Still in Good Spirits
Trapped Chilean miner grateful to Jehovah.
“I finish to speak with Mrs. Ruth (Guzmán), wife of Samuel Ávalos and I had luck and privilege to see his letter, first, that is very well of health, second, that is thankful him to God, to Jehovah my God, says that they are all with life, hug, greeting to all my family that not worries, that we are going to leave and a special little kiss Carolina, that is its niñita of nine years”, related
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world.
What happened in:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Egypt
Eritrea
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Pakistan
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Jwitness News 