Friday, July 30, 2010

Officials: Floods kill at least 430 in Pakistan (AP)

Officials: Floods kill at least 430 in Pakistan (AP)

Officials: Floods kill at least 430 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:19 AM PDT

A Pakistani woman sits at the bank of the swollen Nelum river flooded by monsoon rains in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aftab AhmedAP - The death toll from three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 430 on Friday, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.

25 dead as forest fires rage across Russia (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:21 AM PDT

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tours the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Russia, on Friday, July 30, 2010. Putin on Friday visited the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, where all 341 houses have burned to the ground, and kissed the cheek of one woman who was sobbing.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)AP - Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes.

US senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:23 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. senator wants to send investigators to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Saudi, Syrian leaders visit Lebanon amid tension (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, step off the plane upon their arrival at RAfik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday July 30, 2010. The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia have launched an unprecedented effort to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Many fear that new violence between Lebanon's Shiite and Sunni communities could break out if the international tribunal investigating Hariri's death implicates the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is Syria's main ally in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP - The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:48 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, July 25, 2010, a worker cleans up the oil at the Nantuo Fishing Harbor after the oil spill in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province. An American oil spill expert says China's worst-known oil spill is far larger than the government has reported. China's government has said 1,500 tons of oil spilled after an explosion two weeks ago near the northeastern city of Dalian. But Rick Steiner estimates that 60,000 to 90,000 tons spilled into the Yellow Sea. He says the spill is at least as large as the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska. (AP Photo)**CHINA OUT**AP - China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported, and some of the oil was spilled deliberately to avoid an even larger disaster, an American expert said Friday.

Palestinians Hold to Preconditions for Talks with Israel (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Time.com - U.S. efforts to cajole Mahmoud Abbas into talks with the Israelis have yet to yield results. But the Obama Administration could soon find itself on the spot if such talks go ahead

England 'keeper James joins Bristol City (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT

England goalkeeper David James, pictured here in June, completed a surprise switch to second tier side Bristol City on Friday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - England goalkeeper David James completed a surprise switch to second tier side Bristol City on Friday.

Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:21 AM PDT

AP - An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.

Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 02:30 AM PDT

This undated photo downloaded from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, website shows Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel. According to local media, Coronel was allegedly killed Thursday by the army during a raid in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. Coronel is considered number three in the organization of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin Chapo Guzman. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.

Zimbabwe 'housing blitz victims still homeless' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:31 AM PDT

A Zimbabwean walks through what remains of her house on the outskirts of Harare after it was set on fire by police in 2005.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - The government of Zimbabwe has failed to build houses and provide jobs to victims of mass evictions five years ago that left thousands homeless and unemployed, a human rights group said Friday.

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

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:32 AM 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 - Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.

Economic growth ticks higher in May (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after unexpectedly stalling in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while services faltered a second straight month.

Former Australian PM Rudd hospitalised (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:35 AM PDT

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) was Friday admitted to hospital for surgery to treat severe stomach pain -- one month after he was dramatically removed from office by his own party.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd was Friday admitted to hospital for surgery to treat severe stomach pain -- one month after he was dramatically removed from office by his own party.

Pentagon rethinking who can access secret information (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:11 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A low-ranking Army soldier suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents had access to the documents because U.S. officials have pressed to make sure secret information is available to combat units.

Black Eyed Peas join Mexico in protesting Arizona immigration law SB1070 [video] (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico staged a handful of protests today against the new immigration law in Arizona, where up to 530,000 undocumented workers live and 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population is Mexican.

China: Factory Explosion, Toxic Spills as Disasters Rise (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Time.com - While China's boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing more harm than good

Spreading the Floating Farms Tradition (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - CHANDRA, Jul 29 (IRIN) - As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water.
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