Friday, July 30, 2010

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:36 PM PDT

NATO and US soldiers are seen standing guard in Kabul. Three foreign soldiers were killed in two separate Taliban-style bomb attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south, NATO said Friday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies, left, bring in a suspect arrested during a crime suppression sweep in Phoenix on Thursday, July 29, 2010. This was Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 17th immigration and crime sweep after hundreds of immigrant rights supporters delayed the effort with a rally at a downtown jail, in opposition to Arizona's new immigration law. A judge put the most controversial elements of the law on hold, but allowed other portions to take effect. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.

Kentucky Democrat calls for Rangel resignation (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., puts on his jacket as he leaves his office to go for a vote on the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A Democrat from Kentucky says it's time for Rep. Charlie Rangel to resign.

Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:27 PM PDT

James Lee Witt, right, listens to BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley as he speaks at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as an advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in Biloxi, Miss., Friday, July 30, 2010. Witt, the former FEMA director under President Bill Clinton, is expected to advise BP through its long-term response and recovery efforts. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT

Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St. Matthews Church to protest the provisions of the new Arizona immigration law that went into effect Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix, the day after portions of Arizona's SB1070 went into effect, but after a federal judge struck down some of the law's provisions. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

South bakes, humidity feels like 100-plus degrees (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Children get a break from the heat by playing in the fountain in the Waterfront Park in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, July 30, 2010. Friday was the eleventh straight day a heat advisory or excessive heat warning had been issued for the South Carolina coast. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)AP - Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.

Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:48 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - 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.

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:41 PM PDT

A fast moving wildfire burns above Elizabeth Lake Road in Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased.

Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:21 PM PDT

AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.

Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, left, is escorted by Chris Francis of the U.S. Attorney's office as he arrives at the federal courthouse to testify in the trial of Karen Cunagin Sypher in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.

BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Drill ships and response vessels work in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast line while attempting to drill relief wells at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill wellhead July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.

China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.

Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.

House vote seen close on oil spill bill (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Drill ships and response vessels work in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast line while attempting to drill relief wells at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill wellhead July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - A close vote is expected later on Friday when the U.S. House of Representatives decides on legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.

U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Palestinian children fly kites on the beach of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip during a summer camp organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.

Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.

Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said.

Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Reuters - A fierce brush fire nearly doubled in size overnight as it threatened power lines that supply electricity to the greater Los Angeles area, but evacuation orders for 2,000 homes were lifted, officials said on Friday.

Syrian-Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (L) shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Lebanese President Michel Sleiman smiles upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. Assad and Abdullah urged Lebanese parties to avoid resorting to violence in the face of mounting political tensions in the country.(AFP)AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon's rival factions to avoid violence after an unprecedented joint visit to defuse a tense political situation.

Berlusconi split with ally erodes once-comfortable majority (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a Parliament session in Rome. Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 32 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally.(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)AFP - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 32 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally.
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