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Russian Opposition Journalist Banned From Local TV
RadioFreeEurope
KRASNOYARSK -- A journalist and opposition activist in the eastern Russian region of Krasnoyarsk has been barred from appearing on a local television station, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Center-...
170 injured in Iran earthquake
New York Post
TEHRAN, July 31 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday. The tremor hit the city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh, about 700 k...
Park rapist a W. Side terror: DA
New York Post
The man arrested for raping a Russian tourist in Riverside Park is a French-born TV reporter charged wit terrorizing women on the Upper West Side for at least a year and a half, authorities said yeste...
When the Roosterfish Are Running, So Are the Fishermen
International Herald Tribune
Roosterfish are a member of the jack family and are indigenous to the inshore waters of the eastern Pacific, from Baja California to Costa Rica and Peru. They can reach more than four feet in length a...
Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found
The Miami Herald
ISLAMABAD -- Recovery workers on Saturday found the "black box" flight data recorder from the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, though its condition was unclear, a government official sa...
Hamas vows revenge after Israeli strikes on Gaza
Channel News Asia
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories : Hamas vowed revenge on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a senior militant and wounded eight other people. The overnight Israeli raids cam...
New BP boss faces up to massive Gulf oil clean-up
Channel News Asia
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana : Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley has vowed that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new ...
Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found
The Seattle Times
ISLAMABAD — An official says recovery workers have found the "black box" flight data recorder from the wreckage of the worst-ever plane in Pakistan. The crash in the Pakistani capital, Islamaba...
US prosecutor says no case against Gore
The Independent
Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared yesterday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel priz...
UN says deadly floods affect 1 million Pakistanis
The Independent
Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges today, though there were signs waters were receding in parts of the country. F...
Pakistan cancels talks in protest at Cameron remarks
The Independent
Pakistan's intelligence agency cancelled planned talks with security experts in the UK in protest at David Cameron's claim that elements within the country were promoting the export of terror, it wa...
House approves oil spill bill, but Senate awaits
The Independent
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay actio...
Israel kills Hamas rocket maker
The Independent
Hamas said a senior commander of its military wing has been killed in an Israeli air strike. Israeli warplanes launched missiles against five Hamas targets late yesterday and early today,...
Infinite curfew imposed amid Kashmir violence
The Independent
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew across violence-wracked Indian Kashmir today as anti-India protests and clashes between Kashmiri Muslims and government forces continued. The rigi...
Wildfire rages on; some return home
CNN
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Saturday as flames encroached on power lines that provide electricity throughout the region.
Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy
CNN
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.
U.N. extends Darfur mandate
CNN
United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of its mission in the Darfur region of Sudan for another 12 months.
Pakistan protest over PM comments
BBC
Pakistani intelligence officials have cancelled a visit to Britain in protest at comments made by David Cameron about the country's alleged links to terror.
Live - Hungarian GP practice
BBC
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England friendly angers Redknapp
BBC
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has lambasted the timing of England's forthcoming friendly against Hungary.The national side's first game after a disappointing World Cup campaign is on 11 August at W...
Village mourns raft death girl, 9
BBC
Residents of a Vale of Glamorgan village have spoken of their shock and sadness at the death of a nine-year-old girl in a rafting accident in Turkey.
Eisteddfod opens in ex-steel town
BBC
Visitors to this year's eisteddfod field - the maes - who are carrying an iPhone can to download an app with the details about the events being held.
Is this reality show offensive?
BBC
The MTV reality show Jersey Shore is the latest in a parade of media stereotyping of Italian-Americans, but as the second season is broadcast in the US why is this particular ethnic group a target?
From Lord's to Lod
BBC
Israel is not a nation known for its cricket. But as Bob Walker discovered, there are some in the country who take the sport very seriously indeed.At first I couldn't believe my ears - which was just ...
Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza
Reuters
A Hamas policeman surveys the damage after Israeli air strikes in the central of Gaza Strip July 31, 2010. Israel carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired fr...
'Pukemon'gets 30 to 90 days
Philadelphia Daily News
Matthew Clemmens couldn't barf up a sincere-enough apology to satisfy a judge yesterday. Family Court Administrative Judge Kevin Dougherty slammed the chubby 21-year-old from Cherry Hill, now nicknam...
Cops kill N. Phila. man wielding knife
Philadelphia Daily News
A 53-year-old North Philadelphia man was shot and killed by police yesterday afternoon after he lunged at cops with a meat cleaver and a knife, police said. Just before 1 p.m., police responded to a ...
Snooki charged with disorderly conduct
Philadelphia Daily News
Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, might have taken the lyrics to the theme song for MTV's "Jersey Shore" - "Get Crazy" - a little too seriously. Cops in Seaside Heights said that Polizz...
Seaside Heights cashing in on 'Jersey Shore'
Philadelphia Daily News
THERE'S an important lesson to be learned at the "Shoot the Guido" game on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. For just $5, you can cradle an air-powered AK-47 in your arms and blast 30 pink pai...
K-9 cop charged in bar theft; Ramsey vows changes
Philadelphia Daily News
After charges were announced yesterday against an officer accused of stealing money from an open safe in a Northeast Philly bar, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said he's preparing a proposal to ro...
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