Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths (AFP)

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• Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths (AFP)
• Inquiry slams 'systemic failings' in killer Australia fires (AFP)
• Mexico TV staff protest abductions
• Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP)
• Chinese activists speak out for jailed Uighur (AP)
• California fire threatens power lines
• Argentina celebrates first gay weddings
• Sarkozy threat on police attacks
• Berlusconi plays down party split
• Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit (AFP)
• Pakistan's Butt voices DRS doubts (AFP)
• Floods trap thousands in Pakistan
• Tables turned on top QC
• Extra! Extra! False Positive Financial News
• Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack (Reuters)
• Mexico makes giant sandwich
• Many dead in China coal mine blast
• Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack
• Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in China (AP)
• Pakistan monsoon floods kill more than 400 (AFP)

Indian Kashmir under curfew after deaths (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:43 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of security forces enforced a curfew in the major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, a day after three protesters were shot dead.

Inquiry slams 'systemic failings' in killer Australia fires (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:25 PM PDT AFP - An official inquiry into Australian wildfires which killed 173 people found there were "systemic failings" of leadership and chaos had plagued the emergency response.

Mexico TV staff protest abductions Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:50 PM PDT Media advocates say kidnappings were part of a campaign by drug gangs.

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:51 PM PDT AP - Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday.

Chinese activists speak out for jailed Uighur (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:08 PM PDT AP - Some of China's most well-known activists are circulating an open letter protesting the 15-year prison term for a Uighur journalist snared in tensions that followed the country's worst ethnic rioting in decades.

California fire threatens power lines Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:42 PM PDT A wildfire burning in southern California has grown to more than 20 square miles and is threatening power lines that supply electricity to millions of people.

Argentina celebrates first gay weddings Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:40 PM PDT The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month.

Sarkozy threat on police attacks Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:38 PM PDT President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatens the life of a police officer.

Berlusconi plays down party split Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:40 PM PDT Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has insisted his ruling right-wing coalition will survive despite a split with his party's co-founder, Gianfranco Fini.

Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:37 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of terror, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.

Pakistan's Butt voices DRS doubts (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:50 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan captain Salman Butt defended his side doing without the controversial Decision Review System (DRS), during a batting collapse in the first Test against England, by saying the technology on offer was "not a hundred percent".

Floods trap thousands in Pakistan Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:36 PM PDT The worst flooding in the country's history has left entire cities cut off from the rest of country.

Tables turned on top QC Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:44 PM PDT Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.

Extra! Extra! False Positive Financial News Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:20 PM PDT We want your opinion. Following is a summary of a slideshow that ran on the Huffington Post last wee

Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:38 PM PDT Reuters - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to be a deliberate attack, the official Xinhua news agency said Saturday.

Mexico makes giant sandwich Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:11 PM PDT Workers from Mexico City restsurants make a 48m-long sandwich in what has become an annual event.

Many dead in China coal mine blast Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:22 PM PDT Dormitory explosion at Shanxi province mine leaves 15 dead and 20 injured.

Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:38 PM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to be a deliberate attack, the official Xinhua news agency said Saturday.

Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in China (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:33 PM PDT AP - An explosion ripped through a workers' dormitory area and killed at least 15 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters.

Pakistan monsoon floods kill more than 400 (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:23 PM PDT AFP - Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan were Saturday struggling to reach thousands of people affected by the worst floods in living memory as the death toll rose past 400.

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