XIANGNING, China – Nine miners were pulled to safety early Monday after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, and state television reported more survivors may be found.
The nine men — among 153 trapped since March 28 — were wrapped in blankets, placed in ambulances and rushed to a hospital where teams of doctors and nurses had been standing by for several days.
China Central Television said more people in the Wangjialing mine could still be alive, but did not give any details.
It showed images of the miners being taken into the hospital in Hejin city, about 40 minutes from the mine. Their eyes were covered to shield them from the bright lights. Some were hooked up to intravenous drips and were taken into the intensive care unit, but it was not known what condition they were in.
The nine had been trapped since workers broke a wall into a water-filled abandoned shaft, flooding the mine in Shanxi province in northern China. About 3,000 people have worked around the clock since then to pump out the water.
A glimmer of hope emerged Friday when rescuers heard knocking on a pipe that had been drilled into the mine. But no sounds were heard after that as workers frantically pumped water out and sent divers into the mine to scout conditions.
Finally, at 40 minutes past midnight Monday the first survivor was brought to the surface. A crowd of people outside the entrance of the mine shaft clapped as the miners were carried out.
Reporters who did not belong to state media were prevented from getting close to the site.
CCTV did not say how may other survivors there may be. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that swaying lamp lights were seen at the other side of a V-shaped shaft in the mine.
It said the bottom of the V-shaped shaft had emerged as the water level fell.
A preliminary investigation last week found that the mine's managers ignored water leaks before the accident, the State Administration of Work Safety said.
China's coal mines are the world's deadliest. Accidents killed 2,631 coal miners in China last year, down from 6,995 deaths in 2002, the most dangerous year on record, according to the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety.
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The U.S. Border Patrol says it's arrested more than 100 people from Haiti for allegedly illegally entering Vermont from Canada since a massive earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation.
In the time since the Jan. 12 earthquake, officials say they've caught 114 Haitians in Vermont who crossed the border illegally.
Lawyers assigned to represent the Haitians told the Burlington Free Press that many are coming to the U.S. because they are desperate to be with relatives and loved ones after the quake killed family members in their home country.
Tristram Coffin, the U.S. attorney for Vermont, says he's not inclined to ease up on the charges because a deterrent is needed for people who try to enter this country illegally.
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is to make an address on national television shortly, amid suggestions that he is preparing to step down.
A senior member of Egypt's governing party, Hossam Badrawi, has said he does not expect Mr Mubarak to be president on Friday.
The country's military, meanwhile, has said it will "support the legitimate demands of the people".
It comes on the 17th day of protests against Mr Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, waving flags and chanting slogans as they await what they hope will be President Mubarak's resignation.
As the light faded over Tahrir Square, an enormous cheer rose up from the assembled throng. The mood, relaxed and festive before, was suddenly euphoric and expectant.
The trigger for the celebrations had been a short appearance by the army chief of staff, Gen Sami Anan, who told the vast crowd that their demands would be met. Tonight, he told a nearby reporter, this will all be over. For the protesters, many of whom had been getting used to the idea that this might be a protracted struggle, it was a stunning surprise.
Night time has come and the air is chilly now in Tahrir Square, but the mood remains buoyant with wild cheering erupting every few minutes.
This could turn out to be a decisive moment in Egypt's winter revolution, but there are still plenty of questions to answer. Even as they celebrate, the protesters wait for the president to make his intentions clear.
The euphoric atmosphere spread after an Egyptian army commander told protesters that all their demands would be met, but some are expressing concern that the military could try to seize power.
Doctors, bus drivers, lawyers and textile workers were on strike in Cairo on Thursday, with trade unions reporting walkouts and protests across the country.
State TV has shown pictures of Mr Mubarak in his office, holding talks with Vice-President Omar Suleiman.
State news agency Mena says the high council of the armed forces, meeting without Mr Mubarak, is in a state of continuous session "to protect the nation, its gains and the aspirations of the people".
Essam al-Erian, a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's biggest opposition group, said he feared that the Egyptian military was staging a coup.
"It looks like a military coup... I feel worry and anxiety," he told Reuters news agency. "The problem is not with the president, it is with the regime."
The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Leon Panetta, said he had received unconfirmed reports that Mr Mubarak would step down on Thursday evening.
Elevated from vice-president when President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in 1981
Continued Sadat's policy of peace with Israel
Maintained emergency law for entire presidency
Won three elections unopposed
Fourth term secured in 2005 after allowing rivals to stand
Economic development led many Egyptians to accept continued rule
Survived 1995 assassination attempt in Ethiopia
Faced Islamist threat within Egypt, including Luxor massacre of 1997 and Sinai bombings
Regularly suppressed dissent, protests and political opponents
"I've received reports that, possibly, Mubarak might do that," he told a congressional intelligence hearing. "We have not gotten specific word that he, in fact, will do that."
President Barack Obama, addressing students in Michigan, said: "What is absolutely clear is we are witnessing history unfold. It's a moment of transformation."
Mr Mubarak had previously pledged to quit office after presidential elections due to be held in September.
Negotiations between the government and opposition groups have made little progress, with protesters disillusioned by plans for reform put forward by Mr Mubarak's government.
In recent days, the US government had stepped up its call for the protesters' concerns to be addressed.
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