BBC News 9 October 2010 Last updated at 21:34 ET

Miners' rescue to start WednesdayChilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne (centre) speaks during a news conference at the San Jose mine

The evacuation of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile is likely to start on Wednesday, the country's mining minister says.


Kim Jong-un at the Arirang Games in Pyongyang (9 October 2010)N Korea 'heir' appears in public

The man expected to be the next leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in front of the world's media for the first time.

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