Aboard a Pakistan relief helicopter |
- Aboard a Pakistan relief helicopter
- Pakistan's Sindh province braces for floods
- World digest: U.N. tries to reduce Israel-Lebanon tension
- South Korea launches naval drills
- U.S., Hanoi in Nuclear Talks
- U.N. Warns of Pakistan Food Shortage
- Karzai Targets U.S.-Backed Task Forces
- Wyclef Jean Will Seek Haitian Presidency
- Bond Sales Spur Hungary to Reject IMF
- Vietnam Official Arrested
- BP Nears Final Steps on Well
- Berlusconi Prevails in Crucial Test
- Venezuelans Criticize U.S.'s Ambassador-Designate
- RBI Prunes Deputy Governor's Roles
- Indian Forces Clash With Maoist Rebels
- Turkish Military's Candidate Blocked
- Death Toll Rises as Russian Fires Rage
- Terrorists Claim Tanker Attack
- Kenyans Vote on New Constitution
- China School Attack Kills 3
| Aboard a Pakistan relief helicopter Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:19 PM PDT Orla Guerin has been given exclusive access to a Pakistani airforce relief mission, who are working around the clock to get aid to communities worst hit by the Pakistan flood
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| Pakistan's Sindh province braces for floods Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:55 PM PDT SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's biggest floods in 80 years threaten to inflict widespread suffering in Sindh Province after the unpopular government let down millions of people ravaged in the disaster in other parts of the country.
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| World digest: U.N. tries to reduce Israel-Lebanon tension Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT MIDDLE EAST A day after Israeli and Lebanese forces exchanged fire in a clash that left four people dead, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon invited officers from both sides for an unusual three-way meeting in a bid to avert an expansion of hostilities. 
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| South Korea launches naval drills Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT Drills follow joint exercises with US in response to deadly warship sinking.
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| Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:16 PM PDT The State Department and Vietnam are in nuclear talks in a deal that would let Hanoi enrich its own uranium, sparking criticism on Capitol Hill.
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| U.N. Warns of Pakistan Food Shortage Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:10 PM PDT The United Nations warned that a food shortage could threaten the lives of thousands of people trapped in floodwater in northwestern Pakistan as six U.S. army helicopters joined the relief effort.
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| Karzai Targets U.S.-Backed Task Forces Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:00 PM PDT Karzai stepped up tensions with the U.S. by asserting control over two U.S.-backed anticorruption task forces, ordering a handpicked committee to review all their investigations.
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| Wyclef Jean Will Seek Haitian Presidency Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:48 PM PDT Wyclef Jean, the Grammy-winning hip-hop star, confirmed he is running for the presidency of Haiti.
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| Bond Sales Spur Hungary to Reject IMF Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:41 PM PDT Hungary's successful bond issues explain the government's recent rejection of International Monetary Fund assistance, a previously undisclosed document reveals.
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| Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:22 PM PDT Pham Thanh Binh, 57 years old, was arrested on charges of "deliberately acting against the state's regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences."
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| Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:03 PM PDT BP claimed a big victory in its efforts to kill its blown-out oil well, fueling optimism that the three-month oil drama in the Gulf was entering its closing stages.
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| Berlusconi Prevails in Crucial Test Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:59 PM PDT Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi prevailed in a critical parliamentary vote that tested the strength of his dwindling ruling coalition, easing pressure on the embattled leader until September.
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| Venezuelans Criticize U.S.'s Ambassador-Designate Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT The likely next U.S. ambassador to Venezuela has been criticized by supporters of President Hugo Chávez following remarks about "morale and equipment problems" in the Venezuelan military and about alleged links between people in the Chávez government and Marxist Colombian guerrillas.
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| RBI Prunes Deputy Governor's Roles Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:49 AM PDT India's central bank stripped Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty of some key responsibilities, a move that follows his recent comments on monetary policy, which falls outside his purview.
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| Indian Forces Clash With Maoist Rebels Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:30 PM PDT Indian security forces clashed with 200 Maoist insurgents in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh resulting in a major gun battle in thick forest and heavy rain.
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| Turkish Military's Candidate Blocked Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:38 PM PDT Turkey's government stymied the military's bid to choose a new top command, blocking the army's candidate to head land forces.
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| Death Toll Rises as Russian Fires Rage Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:36 PM PDT Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cut short his vacation and headed back to Moscow as Russian forest and peat fires burned out of control and the death toll rose to 48.
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| Terrorists Claim Tanker Attack Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:23 PM PDT An al Qaeda affiliate said it attacked a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, adding a twist in the mysterious incident and raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of the vital oil-supply route.
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| Kenyans Vote on New Constitution Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:18 PM PDT Voters cast ballots to decide whether to adopt a new constitution, a pivotal event that could help quell ethnic and political tensions that sparked mass killings two years ago.
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| Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:51 PM PDT A man wielding a knife killed three children at a kindergarten in eastern China's Shandong province.
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