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Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths - AFP
 Boston Globe | AFP SRINAGAR, India — Thousands of security forces enforced a curfew in the major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, a day after three protesters were shot dead. The three were killed on Friday in two separate incidents when security forces ... Toll in Kashmir violence rises to fourHindustan Times 3 killed in Kashmir violenceThe Hindu Separatist writ: Friday the new Sunday in Kashmir Valley?Times of India Indian Express -IBNLive.com -The Associated Press all 751 news articles » |
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IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post
 Telegraph.co.uk | Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF A 22-year-old Hamas member was killed and 8 people were wounded, several in serious condition, when the Israeli Air Force attacked several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Friday, Israel Radio reported Saturday morning. ... Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket makerThe Associated Press Israeli airstrikes on Gaza wound 9Xinhua Israeli jets hit Hamas targets in Gaza, nine hurtHindustan Times Independent -Irish Times -Reuters all 586 news articles » |
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Syrian, Saudi leaders show solidarity with Lebanon - Globe and Mail
 The Hindu | Globe and Mail Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz (L) descend by escalator from their aircraft upon their arrival at Rafiq Hariri international airport, Beirut 30 July 2010, during an official visit. It takes about five minutes ... Changing timesBBC News Syria and Saudi leaders in mission to avert warIndependent Saudi, Jordan kings back Lebanon's stabilityAFP Xinhua -Irish Times -Toronto Star all 945 news articles » |
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'India, Pak & Afghanistan can help in stabilising the region' - Hindustan Times
 Moneycontrol.com | Hindustan Times PTI India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have an equally critical role in helping to bring stability in the region, US has said. "All three countries and others can play a role in helping to stabilise the situation," State Department spokesman PJ Crowley ... Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visitAFP Pakistan security officers cancel UK visitThe Guardian Top Pakistan Spy Scrubs UK Trip in ProtestWall Street Journal Press TV -BBC News -Daily Mail all 378 news articles » |
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This is not your captain speaking: Flights grounded after Filipino pilots jet for jobs abroad
Good morning, passengers, and welcome aboard. We're expecting clear skies today, but we're out of pilots.
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Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in northern China known for mining disasters
An explosion ripped through a workers' dormitory area and killed at least 15 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters.
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Fidel Castro accuses US of torture while meeting with young people, including Elian Gonzalez
Fidel Castro accused U.S. authorities of torturing a convicted Cuban spy, telling a meeting of communist youths that the agent had been placed in solitary confinement in California. ...
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Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post
 Globe and Mail | Washington Post The death toll in three days of flooding reached at least 408 on Friday, officials said, as monsoon rains bloated rivers, submerged villages and triggered landslides. Pakistanis evacuate to safety in a flood-hit area of Nowshera. ... Floods ravage NW Pakistan, kill 430 peopleThe Associated Press Torrential Rains, Floods Kill More Than 400 in PakistanVoice of America At least 90 people dead in Pakistan floodingCNN UK Today News -Aljazeera.net -Bloomberg all 1,234 news articles » |
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Chavez says Venezuela has deployed troops and air units amid tensions with Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he has deployed troops and air units in case of a conflict with neighboring Colombia.
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US worried more secret documents may be released - Reuters
 Sydney Morning Herald | Reuters Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of the Guardian newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US officials are worried about what other secret ... Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'BBC News WikiLeaks, the Pentagon and the War in AfghanistanVoice of America Talking Points: On WikiLeaks and its placeToronto Star New York Times -NPR -The Guardian all 2,444 news articles » |
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Mexico's biggest TV network cancels news program in solidarity with kidnapped reporters
Mexico's biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters, abductions that media advocates called an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to ...
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Pakistan security officers cancel UK visit - The Guardian
 Moneycontrol.com | The Guardian Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency has cancelled planned talks with British security experts in protest at David Cameron's comments that elements within the country are responsible for exporting terrorism abroad, it was reported last night. ... Top Pakistan Spy Scrubs UK Trip in ProtestWall Street Journal Spy summit axed after Cameron attacks PakistanDaily Mail Talks ended in protest at PM claimThe Press Association BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Newsweek all 3,561 news articles » |
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Former Chilean general convicted in 1974 political car-bombing blames CIA for the attack
The former chief of Chile's feared secret police who was convicted in the 1974 assassination of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's biggest enemy in exile says the CIA committed the crime.
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Putin takes control of wildfire crisis - RIA Novosti
 msnbc.com | RIA Novosti Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas worst affected by wildfires, his spokesman said on Friday. Over the last 24 hours, ... Russia mobilizes army to fight firesBoston Globe Raging Wildfires Kill At Least 29 In RussiaSky News Wildfires in Russia become political issueXinhua New York Times -Aljazeera.net -CNN all 620 news articles » |
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Iran resistance group cheers court's ruling
Iranians and Iranian-Americans crowded into the room to hear congressmen and lawyers congratulate them on an Iranian resistance group’s recent victory in a U.S. appellate court, which ruled last week that the State Department needed to reconsider its status as a foreign terrorist group.
The celebration, dubbed "A Victory for ...
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Death of top Mexican kingpin threatens to unleash battle for control of his drug empire
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 more violence as factions fight for the coca...
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Netherlands heads for first postwar minority government
The Netherlands appears on track to have its first minority government since World War II, Dutch party leaders announced Friday.
The arrangement would see Mark Rutte's victorious Liberal Party forge a coalition with Maxime Verhagen's Christian Democratic Appeal, backed by the outside support of Geert Wilders' anti-Islam Freedom Party. The news ...
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If Iran came close to getting a nuclear weapon, would Obama use force? - Washington Post
 Reuters (press release) | Washington Post Imagine a moment when President Obama has only two alternatives: prepare to live with a nuclear-armed Iran or embark on the perilous path of military action to stop it. Imagine that diplomacy has run its course, ... China opposes EU sanctions on IranHindustan Times Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks With Vienna GroupVoice of America China says it disapproves of EU sanctions against IranAFP The Associated Press -Tehran Times -Wall Street Journal all 1,373 news articles » |
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Pakistan likes Al Qaeda more than America - Christian Science Monitor
 MiamiHerald.com | Christian Science Monitor The US is in the middle of a $7.5 billion aid program to Pakistan. But America's image is slipping in the country, where its unfavorable rating is almost as bad as the Taliban's and even Al Qaeda is more popular. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ... Poll: Majority of Pakistanis View US as EnemyVoice of America Majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a threat: PollIndian Express Pakistan thinks India bigger threat than Taliban or Al QaedaHindustan Times New York Daily News -Sydney Morning Herald -Washington Post all 802 news articles » |
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Anti-Islam lawmaker's hopes of becoming a Dutch Cabinet minister evaporate
Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' hopes of becoming a Dutch Cabinet minister evaporated Friday after exploratory talks to include him in a right-wing coalition ended without agreement. ...
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