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Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths - AFP

15 min 35 sec ago

Boston Globe

Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths
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
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IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed - Jerusalem Post

39 min 17 sec ago

Telegraph.co.uk

IAF strikes in Gaza; 1 killed
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
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Syrian, Saudi leaders show solidarity with Lebanon - Globe and Mail

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 22:01

The Hindu

Syrian, Saudi leaders show solidarity with Lebanon
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
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'India, Pak & Afghanistan can help in stabilising the region' - Hindustan Times

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 22:01

Moneycontrol.com

'India, Pak & Afghanistan can help in stabilising the region'
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
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Pakistan flooding kills hundreds - Washington Post

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 20:08

Globe and Mail

Pakistan flooding kills hundreds
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
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US worried more secret documents may be released - Reuters

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:09

Sydney Morning Herald

US worried more secret documents may be released
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
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Pakistan security officers cancel UK visit - The Guardian

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 17:57

Moneycontrol.com

Pakistan security officers cancel UK visit
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
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Putin takes control of wildfire crisis - RIA Novosti

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 16:32

msnbc.com

Putin takes control of wildfire crisis
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
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If Iran came close to getting a nuclear weapon, would Obama use force? - Washington Post

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:34

Reuters (press release)

If Iran came close to getting a nuclear weapon, would Obama use force?
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
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Pakistan likes Al Qaeda more than America - Christian Science Monitor

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:10

MiamiHerald.com

Pakistan likes Al Qaeda more than America
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
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CORRECT:3rd UPDATE:Italy Crisis Grows As Speaker Rejects PM Call To Resign - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:01

The Guardian

CORRECT:3rd UPDATE:Italy Crisis Grows As Speaker Rejects PM Call To Resign
Wall Street Journal
("3rd UPDATE:Italy Crisis Grows As Speaker Rejects PM Call To Resign," published at 2:55 pm EDT, stated the incorrect year for Italy's general election. A corrected version follows.) (Rewrites lead on early election prospects, adds PM, house speaker, ...
Silvio Berlusconi in peril as old ally and 33 MPs desert him over scandalsThe Guardian
Berlusconi splits with major ally in coalitionIrish Times
Silvio Berlusconi loses parliamentary majority as Fini leaves partyTelegraph.co.uk
Financial Times -The Associated Press -New York Times
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Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police - The Associated Press

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:52

msnbc.com

Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
The Associated Press
PARIS — 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 part of a "national war" on delinquency. In a speech in Grenoble, the site of recent urban ...
French President: Strip Foreign-Born Criminals of CitizenshipVoice of America
Sarkozy crackdown on foreign-born criminalsBBC News
Sarkozy threatens foreign criminals who target policeIrish Times
AFP -NEWS JUNKIE POST -Foreign Policy
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Ultimate rejection - BBC News

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:58

Daily Mail

Ultimate rejection
BBC News
With the grim discovery this week by French police of eight newborn babies allegedly smothered to death by their mother, the BBC's Zoe Murphy asks what could lead a woman to kill her child in the first few minutes of life. Police unearthed the remains ...
French woman accused of killing 8 newborns 'very distressed'CNN International
How could French woman have killed her 8 babies?msnbc.com
Our mother was best there is, say daughters of baby killerIndependent
TIME -Scotsman -The Guardian
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North Korea's failed World Cup footballers undergo public mauling - The Guardian

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:31

The Guardian

North Korea's failed World Cup footballers undergo public mauling
The Guardian
England's failed footballers should count themselves lucky that their ignominious World Cup exit was met with little more than a public mauling by the media. Their counterparts from North Korea, who lost all three of their group games, ...
North Korea shames its World Cup losersUSA Today
North Korea footie flops humiliatedMirror.co.uk
N.Korean Footballers Publicly HumiliatedThe Chosun Ilbo
Telegraph.co.uk -New York Times -Newsweek
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French Baby Killings: Was it Mental Illness or Murder? - TIME

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:48

The Guardian

French Baby Killings: Was it Mental Illness or Murder?
TIME
If any crime defies both logic and nature most fully, it's the act of parental infanticide. So it's perhaps not surprising that despite the full confession that Dominique Cottrez gave to French ...
French woman accused of killing 8 newborns 'very distressed'CNN International
France infanticide mother's 'relief' after confessionBBC News
Baby killer was devoted mother, say daughtersIndependent
msnbc.com -The Guardian -AFP
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Greek Truck Drivers Vote to Continue 5-Day Strike - BusinessWeek

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:00

Boston Globe

Greek Truck Drivers Vote to Continue 5-Day Strike
BusinessWeek
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Greek truck drivers voted at a meeting today to defy a government order and continue their five-day strike, which has caused nationwide fuel shortages, after talks with Transport Ministry ...
Greek hauliers defy strike orderBBC News
Truck Drivers in Greece Defy an Order to End Their StrikeNew York Times
Greece's national strike threatens chaos for British touristsThe Guardian
Financial Times -Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg
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Alleged Rogue GI Sent to US in WikiLeaks Probe - FOXNews

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:23

CBC.ca

Alleged Rogue GI Sent to US in WikiLeaks Probe
FOXNews
An Army private suspected of leaking tens of thousands of classified Afghan War documents has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia, where he remains in custody. Pfc. Bradley Manning, a 22-year-old intelligence ...
White House urges halt to spilling of war secretsThe Associated Press
Soldier in WikiLeaks video case transferred to USAFP
White House Implores Wikileaks: Don't Post More DocumentsCBS News
The Australian -The Guardian -The Age
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Suspicious Envelope Received at US Embassy in Paris - New York Times

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:02

Telegraph.co.uk

Suspicious Envelope Received at US Embassy in Paris
New York Times
Two employees of the United States Embassy in Paris underwent medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious envelope that arrived at the embassy, but officials said its contents did not appear to be harmful. ...
US Embassy workers tested after suspicious letterThe Associated Press
'Poison mail' scare at US embassyAljazeera.net
US Paris Embassy Employees Tested After Contact With Suspicious EnvelopeBloomberg
msnbc.com -Telegraph.co.uk -New York Daily News
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3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan - Voice of America

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:01

Kansas City Star

3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Voice of America
A NATO statement released Friday says all three soldiers died Thursday, as a result of improvised explosive device attacks in the southern part of the country. The statement did not give the nationalities of the soldiers. However, the Associated Press ...
US troop death tally of 63 makes for deadliest month in AfghanistanThe Guardian
Afghans riot near U.S. Embassy, burn SUVsmsnbc.com
July the deadliest month of Afghan war for USThe Associated Press
Daily Mail -BBC News -Vanity Fair
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White House: Don't post more secret war papers - The Associated Press

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 06:20

Telegraph.co.uk

White House: Don't post more secret war papers
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House is imploring the website Wikileaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying US national security and Afghan lives are at risk. Press secretary Robert Gibbs says the leak of some 90000 ...
Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of ReportsNew York Times
'WikiLeaks has dented USA's global trustworthiness'Hindustan Times
Thousands of more classified documents missing: GatesThe Hindu
Voice of America -Washington Post -NPR (blog)
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