BBC News with John Jason.
Celebrations erupted in Chile after a drill broke through to the underground chamber where 33 miners have been trapped for more than two months. Rescue workers, government representatives and family members hugged each other as the news of the breakthrough was announced. Andrew Harding reports in the mine in San Jose.
On a barren hillside, the long-awaited sound of success and the delirious reaction here early this morning. "Chile," they shout, celebrating the news that the rescue tunnel has finally broken through to the trapped miners. The next step is to test the strength of the shaft. Rescue engineer Eugenio Eguiguren says it shouldn't need much reinforcing.
"The rock is absolutely firm. There would not be any problem then."
"So the first miners could be out within..."
"Forty-eight hours. I think so."
For the families, the question now is who comes out first. They may not have too much longer to wait.
The man expected to be North Korea's next leader, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in front of the world media for the first time. He sat next to his father, President Kim Jong-il, at a games and dance festival in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. Michael Bristow was there.
The Arirang Games take place each year in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. This year the focus of attention was on just one man, Kim Jong-un. He was there with North Korea's current leader and his father, Kim Jong-il, who's believed to be in poor health. The crowd rose to their feet and applauded when the lights suddenly shot on the two men, who were watching from a podium. The younger Mr Kim was recently made a four-star general and given senior roles in the government and the Korean Workers' Party. Many analysts see this is evidence that he is being groomed as the country's next leader.