COPIAPO, Chile — The crew drilling one of three shafts attempting to reach 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile is making fast progress, officials said, and could reach the miners by early next week.

WASHINGTON — A Republican nominee for Congress photographed in a German Nazi Waffen SS uniform said he wore it for World War Two re-enactments, The Atlantic magazine reported.

The far-right resurged in local elections in Vienna, the Austrian capital, securing the biggest gains in votes and mandates following a campaign laced with anti-Islamic rhetoric.

BEIRUT — The United States on Monday urged its citizens in Lebanon to remain vigilant during the Iranian president's high-profile visit to the country this week, warning of possible demonstrations and violence.