Sunday, August 1, 2010

Death toll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,100 (AP)

Death toll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,100 (AP)

Death toll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,100 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers collect their belongings from their houses collapsed by heavy flooding in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.(AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)AP - The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.

New questions arise on dispersant use in oil spill (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Oil cleanup workers clean up tar balls on Pensacola Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Tourism is starting to pick up along the Gulf Coast with the capping of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as environmental officials defended themselves Sunday against assertions they allowed the oil giant liberal use of chemical dispersants whose threat to sea life remains unknown.

Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:42 PM PDT

In this Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, photo released by CBS, Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the war in Afghanistan on CBS's 'Face The Nation' in Washington. Mullen said the Pentagon is trying to protect Afghans who may be at risk from Taliban retaliation following the publication of tens of thousands of secret war documents, posted on the website WikiLeaks a week ago. He said the U.S. is duty-bound to try to shield informants who were named in the documents. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - The U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday, although he thinks a military strike is probably a bad idea.

Inmate who said he'd kill more linked to 2nd death (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo provided by Ernie Benko, death row inmate Robert Gleason meets with his defense team in the Wise County courthouse in Wise, Va. Gleason, who warned prosecutors he would kill again if not given the death penalty for strangling his former cellmate, is connected with the death of another inmate, authorities said. Gleason is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 31 for killing his former cellmate at Wallens Ridge State Prison last year. He fired his attorneys and pleaded guilty in May, telling prosecutors that if they didn't go through with seeking the death penalty in his case that he would kill again. Wise County Commonwealth's Attorney Ron Elkins confirmed that Robert Gleason Jr. was 'involved' in the death of 26-year-old Aaron Alexander Cooper, who was killed Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in the recreation yard for inmates housed in segregation at the maximum security Red Onion State Prison in southwestern Virginia. (AP Photo/Ernie Benko, File) NO SALESAP - A Virginia inmate who warned prosecutors he would kill again if not given the death penalty for strangling his cellmate was involved in the death of another inmate, authorities said.

UAE, Saudi to block BlackBerry on security fears (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010 file photo, a BlackBerry smart phone is displayed at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain. The UAE said Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Neighboring Saudi Arabia quickly indicated it planned to follow suit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)AP - The UAE said Sunday it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit.

Greenspan: Modest economic recovery 'in a pause' (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:37 AM PDT

In this Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, photo released by NBC, 'Meet the Press' moderator David Gregory, interviews former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, right, at the NBC studios in Washington. Greenspan said he thinks the economy is having a modest recovery, but right now there's a 'pause' in that recovery, so it feels like a 'quasi-recession.' Cheering the comeback of the stock market, Greenspan told NBC that a rising stock market will do more to stimulate the economy than any of the remedies now being discussed. (AP Photo/NBC, Stephen J. Boitano) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says he thinks the economy is having a modest recovery, but right now there's a "pause" in that recovery, so it feels like a "quasi-recession."

Space station cooling system suddenly shuts down (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 19. 2010 file photo provided by NASA shows the International Space Station with Earth's horizon as a backdrop. Several power systems have been shut down aboard the International Space Station after a cooling system malfunctioned. NASA says in a posting on its website that one of two cooling loops aboard the space station was shut down Saturday, July 31, 2010. A module that pumps ammonia coolant to prevent equipment from overheating was still shut down early Sunday, Aug. 1. (AP Photo/NASA, File)AP - Half of the International Space Station's cooling system suddenly shut down during the weekend, forcing the astronauts to power down equipment and face the likelihood of urgent spacewalking repairs.

After 378 years, NH family farm goes up for sale (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:25 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday July 29, 2010 Lucy, left, and Will Tuttle pose in a corn field at the family farm in Dover, N.H. Long regarded as the country's oldest family-run farm, the Tuttle farm is up for sale. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - In 1632, John Tuttle arrived from England to a settlement near the Maine-New Hampshire border, using a small land grant from King Charles I to start a farm.

'Inception' outclasses 'Schmucks' at box office (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:26 AM PDT

AP - "Inception" is still kicking at the box office.

A-Rod not in lineup vs. Rays, 600 chase on hold (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 09:57 AM PDT

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez swings through a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, July 31, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Yankees won 5-4. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)AP - Alex Rodriguez is not in the lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays, putting his chase of 600 home runs temporarily on hold.

WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: Robert Gates (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 06:11 AM PDT

ABC News' Christiane Amanpour interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) during Amanpour's premiere broadcast on the set of Reuters - WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, as investigators broaden their probe of the leak.

Chelsea Clinton marries in NY (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:04 AM PDT

In this photo provided by Genevieve de Manio Photography, Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky are seen during their wedding, Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. (AP Photo/Genevieve de Manio ) NO SALESReuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.

Pakistan president to visit Britain amid terror row (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:19 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media in Ankara in this July 27, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Umit BektasReuters - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Britain this week for talks overshadowed by a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Islamabad was not doing enough to fight terrorism.

Congress questions BP's use of dispersants in Gulf (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:57 AM PDT

Reuters - BP's use of dispersant chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is sparking questions from a U.S. congressional panel, which says the company used more of these compounds than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had directed.

Iraq civilian death toll almost doubles in July (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Reuters - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq almost doubled in July from June, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election that produced no outright winner.

Israel strikes Gaza tunnel after rocket launch (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 01:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Israeli aircraft bombed a smuggling tunnel and a Palestinian militant training camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a rocket was fired into Israel from the territory, the Israeli army and militants said.

Russia police arrest Kremlin critic during protest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Police arrested anti-Kremlin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow and at least 95 others on Saturday at demonstrations in cities across Russia against restrictions on freedom of assembly.

Pakistan flood toll tops 1,100 as cholera emerges (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers inspect a collapsed bridge section in a flood-damaged area of Charsada. The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.(AFP/A Majeed)AFP - The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.

Dutch troops leave Afghanistan after four years (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Dutch soldiers of Charlie Air assault company are seen erecting a tent beside their Bushmaster at an overnight halt during a patrol in The Chora Valley, in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan Province. Dutch troops ended their mission in Afghanistan after four AFP - Dutch troops ended their mission in Afghanistan Sunday after four "proud" years, in a departure experts say signals the beginning of a drawdown of foreign forces that will leave a worrying void.
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