http://www.13wham.com/news/world/ 13WHAM: World News en-us Copyright 2009 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:01 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:42:37 GMT World News http://www.13wham.com/sites/wham/images/13whamcom_rss.jpg http://www.13wham.com/news/world/ 144 52 15 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/China-says-42-dead-66-trapped-in-mine-explosion/E-D4SbYp4UuXUPz9T1KShQ.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/China-says-42-dead-66-trapped-in-mine-explosion/E-D4SbYp4UuXUPz9T1KShQ.cspx?rss=105 Officials say a gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China today, killing 42 people and trapping 66 others nearly a third of a mile under ground. CCTVI AP International APTV Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:11:17 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iraqi-lawmakers-seek-to-end-election-crisis/VsgEmmXGTU6AQ2le0GEGqQ.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iraqi-lawmakers-seek-to-end-election-crisis/VsgEmmXGTU6AQ2le0GEGqQ.cspx?rss=105 Iraq's parliament is discussing ways to end a dispute over an election law after a vice president vetoed the bill, throwing national polls slated for January into question. CCTVI AP International APTV Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:08:42 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Pope-and-Anglican-leader-agree-on-closer-relations/PZPjLKrW5U-Xop0BLSbPJQ.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Pope-and-Anglican-leader-agree-on-closer-relations/PZPjLKrW5U-Xop0BLSbPJQ.cspx?rss=105 The Vatican says the pope and the archbishop of Canterbury have agreed to press for closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans despite the jolt from the Vatican's unprecedented invitation to... CCTVI AP International APTV Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:07:03 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iran-to-hold-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites/10-rVm1kw0iKlut0V8AUJQ.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iran-to-hold-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites/10-rVm1kw0iKlut0V8AUJQ.cspx?rss=105 Iranian state TV is reporting that the country will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack. CCTVI AP International APTV Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:05:47 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Yemen-Somali-pirates-hijack-Panamanian-cargo-ship/Z2zOigbXj06epdlg8bsGEA.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Yemen-Somali-pirates-hijack-Panamanian-cargo-ship/Z2zOigbXj06epdlg8bsGEA.cspx?rss=105 Yemen's coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:15 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/WHO-investigating-Norway-swine-flu-mutations/pVwfOxm2y02_x_MhjSVdQA.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/WHO-investigating-Norway-swine-flu-mutations/pVwfOxm2y02_x_MhjSVdQA.cspx?rss=105 The World Health Organization says it is investigating samples of mutated swine flu found in two Norwegians who died of the virus and one person who suffered severe illness. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:41 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Russias-Gorbachev-considers-political-comeback/lTQY7MjOG0a3yv4I0SJAGg.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Russias-Gorbachev-considers-political-comeback/lTQY7MjOG0a3yv4I0SJAGg.cspx?rss=105 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:02 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/UN-committee-targets-Irans-rights-violations/2bCbk_kgR0evfJz5mG0_nw.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/UN-committee-targets-Irans-rights-violations/2bCbk_kgR0evfJz5mG0_nw.cspx?rss=105 A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:51 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Palestinian-president-agrees-to-delay-elections/BxvTevBHL0u4BYtspYuj2g.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Palestinian-president-agrees-to-delay-elections/BxvTevBHL0u4BYtspYuj2g.cspx?rss=105 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone parliamentary and presidential elections that had been set for January. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:08 GMT http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iran-to-launch-satellite-on-its-own-by-late-2011/f_uEeqU6XEazP0R0BN-J_w.cspx?rss=105 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/world/story/Iran-to-launch-satellite-on-its-own-by-late-2011/f_uEeqU6XEazP0R0BN-J_w.cspx?rss=105 Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit. CCTVI AP International APTV Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:50 GMT