Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths
(AFP) AFP - Thousands of security forces enforced a curfew in the major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, a day after three protesters were...
Ash cloud cost firm £45,000 a day The grounding of flights because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 each day air services were disrupted.
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Strikes and ash extend BA losses BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
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Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing...
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Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25 MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across European Russia killed at least 25 people on Friday and forced the evacuation of thousands in...
Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post The HinduPakistan flooding kills hundredsWashington PostThe death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as...
Obama calls on Iran to free U.S. hikers President Barack Obama is calling for the immediate release of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces along the Iraqi border who will have...
5.7 quake shakes Iran A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
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(AP) AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
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Iran: West taints cigarettes with pig blood Cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy, an Iranian official claimed...
Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.
BP boss scaling back oil effort The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Grim task of China oil clean-up China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved.
Call to check on mobile security Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
Boy in U.S. adoption case in orphanage A boy sent back to Moscow by his adoptive mother in the United States is in an orphanage, an attorney for the group that arranged the adoption says.
Chavez deploys military units in Colombia row CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he deployed military units to repel a possible attack after Colombia claimed last...
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WikiLeaks to publish more military secrets The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to...
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Greek military told to move fuel Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.
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Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt...
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Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths
(AFP) AFP - Thousands of security forces enforced a curfew in the major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, a day after three protesters were...
Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit
(AFP) AFP - Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of...
Economic growth ticks higher in May
(Reuters) Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by...
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
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Lebanon urged to resist violence Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
Israel launches Gaza air strikes Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
3 charged in Uganda bombings Uganda has charged three people in connection with the bomb blasts that erupted in an Ethiopian restaurant and a rugby center in Kampala earlier this...
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Three charged with Uganda bombing Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to...
Grim task of China oil clean-up China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved.
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China river hunt for toxic drums Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.
Economic growth ticks higher in May
(Reuters) Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by...
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
US investigates threats against Mexican consulate The U.S. State Department said Friday it is evaluating threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez as hundreds with...
July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding...
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Grim milestone for U.S. in Afghan war The deaths of six U.S. troops in the past two days has made July the deadliest month for American forces in Afghanistan since the war began almost...
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Lebanon urged to resist violence Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
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LEBANON: Tension in the south Lebanon says it's deploying more troops to shore up security in the south of the country. It follows a spate of attacks on UN peacekeeping forces by...
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Crisis deepens as Italy speaker refuses to resign ROME (Reuters) - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his...
Tables turned on top QC Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret...
Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post The HinduPakistan flooding kills hundredsWashington PostThe death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as...
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More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official says.
Change call after Australia fires A report into Australia's worst bushfires recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
Farc call to new Colombian leader Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
Call to check on mobile security Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
Israel launches Gaza air strikes Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Iranian woman facing stoning: I'm afraid to die In a letter to supporters, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, writes of her fears of dying. Her stoning sentence was recently put on hold, but Iran's...
Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to...
Israeli airstrikes hits Gaza City Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel...
Poisoning scare hits U.S. Embassy in Paris Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell,"...
Ash cloud cost firm £45,000 a day The grounding of flights because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 each day air services were disrupted.
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Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to...
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Huntley to sue over prison attack Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
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'I survived grizzly bear attack' A Canadian woman has said she played dead in order to escape from a bear during an attack in Montana that left one man dead.
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5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern...
430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929...
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July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding...
Venables' identity must be secret The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says.
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Poisoning scare hits U.S. Embassy in Paris Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell,"...
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Crisis deepens as Italy speaker refuses to resign ROME (Reuters) - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his...
Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths
(AFP) AFP - Thousands of security forces enforced a curfew in the major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, a day after three protesters were...
Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit
(AFP) AFP - Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of...
Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to...
Men's accident rates climb with women's hemlines Men get into more accidents in the summer because they are distracted by women's skimpy outfits, says a study reported in the London Telegraph.
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Kabul rioters burn SUVs, yell 'Death to America' Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident reportedly involving a U.S....
Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands' The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.
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Iran: West taints cigarettes with pig blood Cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy, an Iranian official claimed...
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IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post Sky NewsIAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killedJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM STAFF A 22-year-old Hamas member was killed and 8 people were wounded, several in...
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Israeli airstrikes hits Gaza City Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel...
Israel launches Gaza air strikes Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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Gaza children 'break' kite flying record Thousands of children in Gaza appear to have broken their own world record for the number of kites flown at the same time, the UN says.
Greek military told to move fuel Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.
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Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt...
Four fined over SA 'racist video' Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.
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Expenses four in appeals defeat Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution over...
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25 MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across European Russia killed at least 25 people on Friday and forced the evacuation of thousands in...
Israel launches Gaza air strikes Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Concern over rape medic shortage A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.
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Turkey sued in California over Armenian genocide LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for two Armenian men have sued Turkey and two of its major banks, claiming they and others were victims of genocide...
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Huntley to sue over prison attack Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
Balding complains over sex jibe Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
Four fined over SA 'racist video' Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.
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Maths fears over A-level reforms Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
Five Taliban off UN sanction list Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
Chavez deploys military units in Colombia row CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he deployed military units to repel a possible attack after Colombia claimed last...
Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing...
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Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.
Tax credit overpayments 'to soar' Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
'Progress' in new Afghan mission British forces say they have seized two compounds in a Taliban stronghold at the start of a fresh bid to push insurgents out of Helmand province.
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July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding...
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Grim milestone for U.S. in Afghan war The deaths of six U.S. troops in the past two days has made July the deadliest month for American forces in Afghanistan since the war began almost...
Ash cloud cost firm £45,000 a day The grounding of flights because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 each day air services were disrupted.
Economic growth ticks higher in May
(Reuters) Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by...
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US economic growth slows to 2.4% US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
Grim milestone for U.S. in Afghan war The deaths of six U.S. troops in the past two days has made July the deadliest month for American forces in Afghanistan since the war began almost...
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Grim task of China oil clean-up China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved.
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
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Kabul rioters burn SUVs, yell 'Death to America' Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident reportedly involving a U.S....
Change call after Australia fires A report into Australia's worst bushfires recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
Obama calls on Iran to free U.S. hikers President Barack Obama is calling for the immediate release of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces along the Iraqi border who will have...
SCIENCE: Our Neanderthal ancestors You've probably heard of the Neanderthals, the pre-human species that walked the earth until around 30,000 years ago. For a long time, they've been...
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US investigates threats against Mexican consulate The U.S. State Department said Friday it is evaluating threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez as hundreds with...
China mine explosion 'kills 15' At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
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5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern...
Calls to cancel 9/11 Quran-burning event In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a non-denominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a...
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Obama calls on Iran to free U.S. hikers President Barack Obama is calling for the immediate release of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces along the Iraqi border who will have...
Bishop backs 1971 killings probe A Catholic bishop calls for an independent inquiry into the deaths of 11 civilians killed by the Army in Ballymurphy in west Belfast in 1971.
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929...
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Rescues as Pakistan flood toll soars More than 400 people have been killed and nearly 400,000 displaced in floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan.
IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post Sky NewsIAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killedJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM STAFF A 22-year-old Hamas member was killed and 8 people were wounded, several in...
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430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929...
5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern...
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Poisoning scare hits U.S. Embassy in Paris Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell,"...
Chavez deploys military units in Colombia row CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he deployed military units to repel a possible attack after Colombia claimed last...
Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as...
Crisis deepens as Italy speaker refuses to resign ROME (Reuters) - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his...
Gove defends academy schools list The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming...
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150 schools ask to be academies More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
BP boss scaling back oil effort The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post Sky NewsIAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killedJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM STAFF A 22-year-old Hamas member was killed and 8 people were wounded, several in...
Israel launches Gaza air strikes Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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Strikes and ash extend BA losses BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
BP boss scaling back oil effort The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
Iranian woman facing stoning: I'm afraid to die In a letter to supporters, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, writes of her fears of dying. Her stoning sentence was recently put on hold, but Iran's...
Balding complains over sex jibe Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
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Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes...
Strikes and ash extend BA losses BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
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Israeli airstrikes hits Gaza City Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel...
IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post Sky NewsIAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killedJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM STAFF A 22-year-old Hamas member was killed and 8 people were wounded, several in...
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Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post The HinduPakistan flooding kills hundredsWashington PostThe death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as...
More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official says.
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Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit
(AFP) AFP - Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of...
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Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post The HinduPakistan flooding kills hundredsWashington PostThe death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as...
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More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official says.
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Rescues as Pakistan flood toll soars More than 400 people have been killed and nearly 400,000 displaced in floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan.
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25 MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across European Russia killed at least 25 people on Friday and forced the evacuation of thousands in...
Economic growth ticks higher in May
(Reuters) Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by...
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US economic growth slows to 2.4% US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.
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3 charged in Uganda bombings Uganda has charged three people in connection with the bomb blasts that erupted in an Ethiopian restaurant and a rugby center in Kampala earlier this...
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Three charged with Uganda bombing Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
5.7 quake shakes Iran A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
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5.7 quake shakes Iran
(AP) AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
Huntley to sue over prison attack Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
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Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing...
Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as...
China mine explosion 'kills 15' At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
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Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post The HinduPakistan flooding kills hundredsWashington PostThe death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as...
Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit
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Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
Expenses four in appeals defeat Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution over...
'Progress' in new Afghan mission British forces say they have seized two compounds in a Taliban stronghold at the start of a fresh bid to push insurgents out of Helmand province.
Farc call to new Colombian leader Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
BRAZIL: Dilma Rousseff, the New Lula? Campaigning to become Brazil's next President is underway. The nation will vote at the beginning of October, and although current President Lula Da...
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Five Taliban off UN sanction list Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
Israeli airstrikes hits Gaza City Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel...
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Three charged with Uganda bombing Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
WikiLeaks to publish more military secrets The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to...
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean...
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More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official says.
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Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing...
Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit
(AFP) AFP - Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of...
Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to...
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Tax credit overpayments 'to soar' Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
Coroner raises rail safety fears A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the 2002 Potters Bar train crash, in which seven died.
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Maths fears over A-level reforms Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes...
5.7 quake shakes Iran A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
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5.7 quake shakes Iran
(AP) AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
Everglades on Unesco danger list A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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Five Taliban off UN sanction list Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
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Gove defends academy schools list The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming...
Change call after Australia fires A report into Australia's worst bushfires recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
Crisis deepens as Italy speaker refuses to resign ROME (Reuters) - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his...
WikiLeaks to publish more military secrets The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to...
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Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands' The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.
Gaza children 'break' kite flying record Thousands of children in Gaza appear to have broken their own world record for the number of kites flown at the same time, the UN says.
430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929...
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Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing...