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  • 5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    Albuquerque News.Net

    A strong earthquake shook parts of Iran Friday injuring many and burying scores.

  • Wikileaks editor says national security concern is a deflection

    Wikileaks editor says national security concern is a deflection

    Albuquerque News.Net

    Julian Assange denies his Web site is responsible for any extra blood spilled in Iraq or Afghanistan, calling on the US government to provide proof of such claims.

  • Church in Florida hosting Quran burning party

    Church in Florida hosting Quran burning party

    Albuquerque News.Net

    A US-based religious group calling for everyone to burn a copy of the Quran in remembrance of 9/11 victims has been slammed by groups across the US.

  • Major overhaul of bushfire response plan following report

    Major overhaul of bushfire response plan following report

    Albuquerque News.Net

    A royal commission which heard testimony from more than 400 people has found Australia's system for responding to bushfires deficient and has called for major changes.

  • Boy shoots playmate with gun left on kitchen table

    Boy shoots playmate with gun left on kitchen table

    Albuquerque News.Net

    A young boy accidentally shot dead his friend after playing with unattended gun in Indianapolis.

  • Military to supply fuel to Greece as strike continues

    Military to supply fuel to Greece as strike continues

    Albuquerque News.Net

    The Greek government has announced that the military will step in to supply fuel to critical sectors of the economy to ease the pressure created by a crippling lorry driver strike.

  • Runway destroyed and several injured following Israeli airstrikes

    Runway destroyed and several injured following Israeli airstrikes

    Albuquerque News.Net

    The Israeli military has attacked parts of the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire on Friday.

  • King of Saudi Arabia and president of Syria call for unity in Lebanon

    King of Saudi Arabia and president of Syria call for unity in Lebanon

    Albuquerque News.Net

    The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria, both major regional powers, have visited Lebanon to throw their support behind the fractured unity government.

  • Death toll climbs from wildfires across Russia

    Death toll climbs from wildfires across Russia

    Albuquerque News.Net

    Fire fighters across central Russia have been battling to contain runaway fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed many.

  • Police break up of protest in Paris didn't go well

    Police break up of protest in Paris didn't go well

    Albuquerque News.Net

    Police filmed dragging a women along the pavement with her baby slung round her back are accused of brutality.

  • Pakistan Finds Crashed Plane's Black Box

    RadioFreeEurope

    A Pakistan official says recovery workers have found the "black box" flight data recorder from the wreckage of the July 28 plane crash near Islamabad that killed all 152 people aboard. Ramza...

  • The 'Joan Baez Stuff' Still Works

    RadioFreeEurope

    More news and more views delivered on more technical gadgets have not led to more tolerance and peace There was an eerie scene at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in June: while thousands ...

  • Next Stop: A Dining Explosion in a Tiny Basque Town

    International Herald Tribune

    Hondarribia, Spain An avant-garde dish called Juego de Verdura claims to be just that. On a small plate there are two short glasses, one spewing cloudlike vapor and the other containing layers of egg...

  • Obama: It's the end for Rangel

    New York Post

    If Rep. Charles Rangel was looking for support from President Obama, he'd better not get his hopes up. Obama last night called the ethics charges against Rangel "very troubling" and sharply noted that...

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    NDTV

    Islamabad: Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said.An analysi...

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site: officials

    Daily Nation

    Rain hampers Pakistan black box search Investigators searching the site of an airliner crash near Pakistan's capital in which 152 people died have found the plane's black box, a minister and a civil a...

  • Israeli parachuter killed in Peru

    Jerusalem Post

    Doron Lugasi, a 39-year-old Israeli, was killed in a parachuting competition in Peru Saturday after crashing into a mountain, Israel Radio reported.According to Peruvian media, Lugasi participated in ...

  • Thousands mourn Love Parade victims in Germany

    Channel News Asia

    DUISBURG, Germany : Thousands of mourners paid their respects on Saturday in Duisburg to 21 people who died at a techno festival a week before, with many saying the city will take a very long time to ...

  • Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    Breaking News.ie

    Recovery workers today found the “black box” flight data recorder from the wreckage of Pakistan’s worst ever plane crash, a government official said.The discovery could shed light on why the Air...

  • Memorial service held for Love Parade victims

    The Independent

    Germany held a memorial service today for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the ev...

  • Thirty dead as forest fires hit Russia

    The Independent

    About 30 people have died in the last three days as massive forest fires wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland in Russia, state television reported today. Officials insisted some of t...

  • Israeli strike kills Hamas commander

    C News

    GAZA - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday. Issa Batran was killed...

  • U.S. fears more Afghan document leaks

    C News

    WASHINGTON - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret U.S. documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their rele...

  • Colombia, Venezuela rift intensifies

    C News

    CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday said he had deployed infantry and air force units following Colombian charges last week that his country harbored leftist guerrillas. Chavez severed ...

  • Earthquake, tremor rattle Iran

    C News

    TEHRAN - An earthquake in northeastern Iran injured 274 people on Friday, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported, and a slightly stronger tremor struck central Iran on Saturday. The first quake ...

  • Pakistan flooding 'affects 1m'

    BBC

    Manuel Bessler, the head of the UN's Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Assistance (UNOCHA) in Pakistan, told the BBC he could not say with certainty the full scale of the emergency as ...

  • Red Bull top ahead of qualifying

    BBC

    Venue: Hungaroring Dates: 30 July-1 August 2010 Coverage: Comprehensive live coverage of Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday's race - which starts at 1300 BST - across BBC TV, radio and on...

  • Lewis-Francis accepts relay blame

    BBC

    Mark Lewis-Francis accepted the blame after his error saw Great Britain exit the 4x100m relay in the first round at the European Athletics Championships.Lewis-Francis, who won silver in the 100m, fail...

  • Man charged over metro stop rape

    BBC

    Man charged over metro stop rape A man will appear in court charged with rape after a 16-year-old girl was attacked at a Tyne and Wear Metro station in North Shields.

  • Probe as wedding guests fall ill

    BBC

    A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "On arrival at the scene, crews found a number of patients who had suddenly become ill during a private function.

  • 'Mindless' poisoning of falcons

    BBC

    Pc Stephanie McGregor, wildlife officer, said: "Peregrine falcons are a protected species and harming them in any way is a criminal offence."

  • Greenland Ice Cap Melt Is Accelerating

    Sky News

    download Flash from the Adobe download website. Dr Alun Hubbard, leading a team from the universities of Swansea and Aberystwyth said the ice sheet in their region had lowered six metres in jus...

  • 'Man Held' As 17 Killed In China Mine Blast

    Sky News

    More than 10 dormitories were destroyed in the latest explosion as rescuers tried to reach workers who may still be trapped inside the sleeping quarters. An investigation into the cause of the accide...

  • Cameron Terror Row: Pakistan Cancels Summit

    Sky News

    The Prime Minister provoked an angry response when he told an audience in India that elements in Pakistan were promoting the export of terror. A spokesperson for the intelligence organisation told Th...

  • Heart scare for Kenny Richey's brother

    The Scotsman

    The 41-year-old was airlifted to hospital in Ohio on Sunday to undergo a rare sextuple bypass, it was reported today.Richey, 45, who recently left Edinburgh to live in Minnesota, said there was a "his...

  • Club rallies to the Cause

    The Scotsman

    Cause It has drafted in one of Canada's best techno DJs, Patrick DSP, to bring in crowds to the Guthrie Street venue.All funds raised will go towards the Evening News-backed campaign to raise £7 mill...

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site

    IOL

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  • 17 killed in coal mine blast - report

    IOL

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  • Three dead in Dagestan brawl - report

    IOL

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  • Memorial service for Love Parade victims

    IOL

    Duisburg, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to take part in a church service Saturday in the city of Duisburg for the 21 victims of last week's fatal crush at the Love Parade dance mus...

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site

    IOL

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  • Oswalt has a rocky debut

    Philadelphia Daily News

    He was excited, probably too excited, he said, after losing his Phillies debut, 8-1, at Nationals Park. "It's hard to gain 30 games overnight," Oswalt said. He spoke in hyperbole, but it h...

  • Gov. Rendell accepts 'lion's share of blame' for DRPA failures

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Gov. Rendell accepted the "lion's share of the blame" Friday for the Delaware River Port Authority's past failure to adopt changes that he is pushing for now. "If you're looking to poi...

  • Ambler Housing Alliance, Beth Or grow food for needy

    Philadelphia Daily News

    At Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen, garden cofounder Mitch Diamond harvests produce with help from son Matthew, 8, and daughter Hannah, 10. At left, a congregant adds to a basket of just-picked veg...

  • Graham happy to get in camp

    Philadelphia Daily News

    BETHLEHEM - Brandon Graham's lease was up in Ann Arbor, where he was working out with the Michigan football team. Graham had to negotiate an extra week of wiggle room. Meanwhile, he was getting ribbed...

  • Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    New Jersey Online

    (AP) — 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, ...

  • Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    Gadsden Times

    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 said.

  • Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    Denver Post

    Pakistani rescue workers search for evidence and victims of Wednesday's deadly plane crash, in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by loc...

  • Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    China Daily

    Pakistani rescue workers wait for helicopters to collect dead bodies at the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. [Agencies]

  • [07/31] Official: Pakistan plane crash 'black box' found

    Find Law

    ISLAMABAD (AP) - 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...