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  • Asian floods now affecting millions

    Asian floods now affecting millions

    Tucson News.Net

    Floods are sweeping through Asia, with Pakistan, Afghanistan and China the worst affected countries.

  • Russia pledges money to those affected by fires

    Russia pledges money to those affected by fires

    Tucson News.Net

    Russia has sent its army in to battle forest fires that are threatening dozens of towns and villages.

  • Kashmir youth killed in police clashes

    Kashmir youth killed in police clashes

    Tucson News.Net

    There has been renewed violence in Kashmir, resulting in the killings of a teenage boy and another protester over the weekend.

  • Mexican journalists freed from drug gangs by police

    Mexican journalists freed from drug gangs by police

    Tucson News.Net

    Two of four kidnapped journalists, who were abducted by alleged drug gangs earlier in the week in Mexico, have been rescued.

  • Colombian president says he would not consider attacking Venezuela

    Colombian president says he would not consider attacking Venezuela

    Tucson News.Net

    The president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has vehemently denied his country is planning an attack on neighbouring Venezuela.

  • Police choose not to charge Al Gore

    Police choose not to charge Al Gore

    Tucson News.Net

    Prosecutors in the US have said they will take no further action over a claim against former US Vice-President, Al Gore.

  • Unnamed man taken from laundry prison in France

    Unnamed man taken from laundry prison in France

    Tucson News.Net

    An 80-year-old Frenchman has been being freed from a laundry room, where he had been held prisoner by a wife half his age and her alleged lover.

  • 5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson 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

    Tucson News.Net

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

  • Dutch Troops Ending Afghan Mission

    RadioFreeEurope

    The Netherlands is formally ending its troop deployment in Afghanistan -- bringing to an end a four-year mission that has been praised for its effectiveness. The Netherlands' military chief, General P...

  • So long, middle class

    New York Post

    The 25 statistics below prove that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate.

  • Pushing the limits of motherhood into the 60s

    New York Post

    “You’re getting a slice of my crazy life,” said St. James, 62.As her contemporaries mull retirement and bought winter homes in Florida, St. James bore two children, whom she is raisi...

  • Zapping Con Ed Customers

    New York Post

    Just one problem: Con Ed has yet to be reimbursed for hundreds of millions in Downtown infrastructure work from the fund — costs that will otherwise get passed directly to ratepayers.Indeed, the...

  • Road to Crime City

    New York Post

    His “punishment”?A year of counseling and eight days of community service.Parker got his sweetheart deal because prosecutors said he’s not a gang member, has never been arrested and ...

  • Angelina: The girl with the bangin' tattoo

    New York Post

    Of all the tattoos that grace Angelina Jolie’s A-list body — the geographical coordinates of her children’s birthplaces, a 12-inch long Bengal tiger tramp stamp, the inner thigh one ...

  • Thousands fight forest fires in Russia heatwave

    Channel News Asia

    MOSCOW - Hundreds of thousands of firefighters reinforced with army troops on Saturday battled forest fires sweeping across central Russia, burning down villages and claiming some 30 lives. With more ...

  • US to activate missile shield over south Europe

    Channel News Asia

    WASHINGTON : The United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe as part of its effort to shore up regional defenses in the face of a missile threat from Iran, The Washingto...

  • Top security as Chelsea Clinton ties the knot

    Channel News Asia

    RHINEBECK, New York : Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a heavily guarded wedding on a luxury country estate outside New York. Former president Bill Clinton and current ...

  • Bad landing to blame for Lufthansa cargo plane crash

    Arabian Business

    "When landing at King Khaled International Airport, the aircraft struck the runway which destroyed the undercarriage and caused it to slide off the track. The impact caused a fire in the aircraft,” ...

  • Rallies held for U.S. hikers in Iran

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- Protesters held rallies across the United States and abroad Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of what many called the "unfair" detention of three American hikers ...

  • Chelsea Clinton marries in New York

    C News

    Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walks his daughter Chelsea down the aisle during her wedding to Marc Mezvinsky at Astor Court in Rhinebeck, New York July 31. (REUTERS/Manio Photography/Handout)

  • Pakistan leader heading to Europe

    BBC

    Pakistan's president is due in Europe later for a tour taking in the UK, amid tensions over David Cameron's comments about alleged Pakistani terror links.

  • Flooded Pakistan braced for more

    BBC

    Manuel Bessler, the head of the UN's Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Assistance (UNOCHA) in Pakistan, told the BBC about 1m people's lives had been disrupted.

  • One lie-in 'not sleep loss cure'

    BBC

    A small group of 17 patients were allowed 10 hours' sleep every night so their functioning could be compared with those who were sleep-deprived.

  • Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY

    Reuters

    RHINEBECK New York (Reuters) - 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 ...

  • China launches new global positioning satellite

    Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.

  • Diary of a Showgirl

    CBS News

    Exclusive: Marjorie's Diary Excerpt: In these exclusive video diaries from jail, Marjorie Orbin discloses details about her life before jail, her behavior following Jay Orbin's death, and his whereabo...

  • Bad landing to blame for Lufthansa cargo plane crash

    Arabian Business

    "When landing at King Khaled International Airport, the aircraft struck the runway which destroyed the undercarriage and caused it to slide off the track. The impact caused a fire in the aircraft,” ...

  • Lidge, Phils fall to Nats

    Philadelphia Daily News

    WASHINGTON - Charlie Manuel has said it countless times. He's our closer. His confidence in Brad Lidge has rarely wavered after Lidge dropped to his knees on a cold October night in 2008. He's our clo...

  • Lidge can't get it done

    Philadelphia Daily News

    WASHINGTON - Moments before Ryan Zimmerman sent Brad Lidge's fastball over the centerfield fence in the ninth inning, the third baseman sent Adam Dunn a message.Zimmerman fouled off a slider, looked a...

  • DJax Lands on Back

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Update: Nobody can say for sure what DeSean Jackson was thinking as he left the practice field on a cart Saturday afternoon, a forearm pressed to his face. But one thought that might have flitted thro...

  • Baseball or football? Villanova's Szczur will have to choose

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Matt Szczur will have to decide by February which sport he will play. He has risen quickly through the Chicago Cubs system in the last month. He is now playing at single-A Peoria.

  • 1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan

    Gadsden Times

    The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's body was recovered Saturday night. One of the four missing passengers still has not been recovered.All of the victims were on a medical plan...

  • 1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan

    Boston Globe

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  • Spirit Airlines' carry-on fee starts Sunday

    Washington Times

    The low-fare airline sparked controversy in April when it announced plans to charge for carry-on items. Passengers who pay in advance, either online or by phone, have to fork over $30. For those who d...

  • Informant: Wikileaks suspect had civilian help

    Washington Times

    HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday.The development, ...

  • 1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    LUDINGTON, Mich. — Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan more than a week ago. The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's body w...

  • Targeted Killing Is New Focus in Afghanistan

    International Herald Tribune

    President Obama announced his new war plan for Afghanistan last year, the centerpiece of the strategy — and a big part of the rationale for sending 30,000 additional troops — was to safegu...

  • Collecting: The 356, a Porsche to Appreciate

    International Herald Tribune

    More Photos » Owning a Porsche sports car from the 1950s or early ’60s — the model known as a 356 — represents an entirely different approach to collecting. Many of these c...

  • 1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan

    The Miami Herald

    LUDINGTON, Mich. -- Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan more than a week ago.The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's body was recover...

  • IAF targets tunnels in Gaza

    Jerusalem Post

    The Israeli Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Saturday in what the IDF said is retaliation for a Kassam rocket fired into Israel which struck near Sderot damaging a building.The tar...

  • Gaza militants fire new rocket on southern Israel

    Channel News Asia

    JERUSALEM - A rocket fired by Gaza militants slammed into southern Israel on Saturday night for the second time in less than 36 hours, causing damages but no casualties, the military said. "The rocket...