Can we call it a miracle? Against unimaginable odds, international teams have rescued two Venezuelan children from the mounds of debris left by a devastating earthquake.
Rubble boys rescued against the odds
Trapped: The enormous scale of the search and rescue mission has overwhelmed emergency services, who are desperately scrambling beneath twisted metal and concrete. Glossary
Venezuela - An oil-producing country in South America.
Frenetically - In a fast, frantic and uncontrolled way.
Moses - In Abrahamic religions, a Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. He is an extremely important figure in Judaism.
Red Sea - A seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean. To its right is Saudi Arabia, to its left the coast of north Africa.
Israelites - Members of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel. Modern-day citizens of Israel are called Israelis, not Israelites.
Enlightenment - An intellectual movement of the eighteenth Century that ruthlessly criticised religion, traditions and inherited privilege.
Founding Father - The men generally thought to have played the most important role in creating the United States of America, by leading its military forces during the War of Independence or by writing the documents on which it is founded and still guide the country today.
Thomas Jefferson - One of the founding fathers of America, and its third president. He was also a lawyer and scientist.
Lourdes - From Lourdes, France. Refers to a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Cataract - A medical condition which causes clouding of the lens of the eye. This causes blurred vision.
John Littlewood - A British mathematician born in 1885. He is known for Littlewood's law, the idea that individuals can expect "miracles" to happen to them once a month.