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  • 5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia 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

    Saudi Arabia News.Net

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

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    Sign on San Diego

    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...

  • Ethics panel to charge California Rep. Waters

    Washington Times

    Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second trial this fall. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted, said Friday ...

  • Germany Pays Tribute To Love Parade Victims

    RadioFreeEurope

    Thousands of people have attended a memorial service in Germany for the 21 people who were killed during a stampede at the Love Parade dance music festival one week ago.Mourners and officials gathered...

  • Thousands Of Firefighters Battle Flames In Central Russia

    RadioFreeEurope

    WATCH: Deadly forest fires reached the outskirts of the city of Voronezh in central Russia on July 29, destroying private homes and forcing the evacuation of hospitals and tourist facilities.

  • Is Kyrgyz Media Providing The Whole Picture?

    RadioFreeEurope

    Stark differences have emerged in how the Kyrgyz media have covered the origins and aftermath of the interethnic violence that erupted the Central Asian country in mid-June.In some cases, ethnic Uzbek...

  • British child murderer suing over prison attack

    New York Post

    LONDON — One of Britain’s most notorious murderers is suing prison authorities for failing to protect him after his throat was slashed by another inmate. Ian Huntley is serving life for ki...

  • More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods, government official says

    New York Post

    NOWSHERA, Pakistan — Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed ...

  • Report: US companies tied to Dubai hit

    Jerusalem Post

    American investigators have discovered that several companies based in the US were used to transfer funds to some of the suspected assassins of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...

  • China invests $40b. in Iran oil and gas

    Jerusalem Post

    China has invested an estimated $40 billion in Iran's oil and gas sector Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrehkar Shirazi said in an AFP report Saturday.Speaking to the Mehr news agency, Shirazi stated t...

  • 2,000 troops fight Russian forest fires

    Channel News Asia

    MOSCOW : Thousands of firefighters, including army troops, battled hundreds of forest fires that raged across central Russia in the worst heatwave for decades, destroying houses and killing more than ...

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    The Seattle Times

    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.

  • Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods

    USA Today

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees sho...

  • 800 die in Pakistan flooding

    CNN

    Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday.

  • Data recorders found in Pakistan crash

    CNN

    Islamabad, Pakistan -- The data recorders for the plane that crashed and killed 152 people in Pakistan has been found, a government official said Saturday.

  • Russia wildfires kill 25

    CNN

    Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- At least 25 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by wildfires sweeping through western Russia, authorities said Saturday.

  • Hamas leader dies in Israeli airstrike

    CNN

    The strikes also targeted two other locations in Gaza: a Hamas "terror-activity site" in the north and a weapons-smuggling tunnel in Rafah, Israeli forces said.

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site: officials

    Canada.com

    Pakistani investigators search for evidence in the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane at the Margalla Hills on the outskirts of Islamabad on July 31, 2010.

  • Ennis ready for heptathlon battle

    BBC

    Great Britain's Jessica Ennis admitted she faced a tough battle in the last two events if she is to add European heptathlon gold to her world title.Ennis's lead was reduced to 68 points after the long...

  • Scotland 'needs financial powers'

    BBC

    "If we had a broader range of financial and economic powers we would be able to grow the Scottish economy and tackle some of the challenges that we face," he told BBC Scotland.

  • Funeral for boy drowned in pond

    BBC

    Funeral for boy drowned in pond A funeral service is held for a toddler who drowned after falling into a garden pond in Edinburgh earlier this month.

  • Woman killed in Cookstown crash

    BBC

    The dead woman is believed to have been the driver of the one of the stationary cars. Two men were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

  • Germany Mourns Love Parade Victims At Service

    Sky News

    download Flash from the Adobe download website. Twenty-one people were killed, all under the age of 40, and around 500 others were injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event. ...

  • Briton Hunted Over Murder On Costa Del Sol

    Sky News

    We have been contacted by Spanish police investigating a murder this week on the Costa del Sol as he [O'Flaherty] is a suspect in that murder.

  • Russian fires claim 30 lives

    The Australian

    The death toll reached 30 as the worst heatwave for decades destroyed houses and left a path of destruction.A total of 238,000 firefighters are battling the flames in 14 regions, along with 226 aircra...

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    Los Angeles Times

    Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. An analysis of the data on the recorder could provide clues as to why the Airblue flight crashed Wednesda...

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    Los Angeles Times

    Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. An analysis of the data on the recorder could provide clues as to why the Airblue flight crashed Wednesda...

  • 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

    Los Angeles Times

    Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. An analysis of the data on the recorder could provide clues as to why the Airblue flight crashed Wednesda...

  • Pakistan Flood Death Toll Rises Above 800

    CBS News

    Pakistani residents stand by floodwaters that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad on July 30, 2010. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in different parts of Pakistan have destroyed hund...

  • Wedding Etiquette Made Simple

    CBS News

    (CBS) At a big wedding like Chelsea Clinton's, it can be tough to know all of the "do's" and "don'ts" of etiquette. How do you work out such a large seating arrangement? What does a wedding like this ...

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site: officials

    Canada.com

    Pakistani investigators search for evidence in the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane at the Margalla Hills on the outskirts of Islamabad on July 31, 2010.

  • A Wedding Feast for Less

    CBS News

    "Early Show" Recipes Galore Josh Kroner, chef and owner of the restaurant, delights diners with his unique style of New American cooking, blending a classical French approach with the influences of...

  • 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...

  • The big day: Chelsea Clinton to wed in upstate NY

    Philadelphia Daily News

    A bottle of wine and a note sent by Chelsea Clinton's wedding planner thanking the neighbor for putting up with road closures on the day of the wedding is photographed Friday, July 30, 2010 in Rhinebe...

  • Fatal accident halts rail service west of Phila.

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Rail service west of Philadelphia was suspended for about 90 minutes after a man in his 60s was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near the Ardmore station. About 100 passengers were on board an ea...

  • [07/31] 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, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said...

  • 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...