Mario Gomez - at 63 the oldest of the men, who has been in the mining industry since the age of 12 - wrote the now famous note: "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33 - All 33 of us are fine in the refuge".

BBC: World media gear up for Chilean mine rescue

Speaking on board a US military plane en route to the two-day Nato meeting, Mr Gates said the new US administration was "prepared... to make additional commitments to Afghanistan, but there clearly will be expectations that the allies must do more as well".

BBC: US faces fresh Afghan obstacles

Ford, GM and Chrysler were caught flat-footed when US consumers began switching en masse to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles.

BBC: Fresh troubles for US car giants

Soon, tiny white dishes appeared before us, each containing a tapas portion of slippery-looking seafood en escabeche, none of it recognizable.

WSJ: Escabeche: A Seafood Dish for the Fish-Phobe

Every year on Veterans Day , we baby boomers look around and see fewer and fewer members of the Greatest Generation--our parents and grandparents who rose en mass to fight a terrible war and keep us safe.

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