Plane carrying 152 crashes in Pakistan (AP)

Plane carrying 152 crashes in Pakistan (AP)

Plane carrying 152 crashes in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:55 PM PDT

<p/>(AFP)AP - A domestic passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital on Wednesday morning, officials said. Rescuers were trying to reach the scene amid rain and difficult roads.

Chinese factory blast casues deaths (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:49 PM PDT

AP - A powerful blast rocked a plastics factory in eastern China on Wednesday, killing an unknown number of people and injuring hundreds, state media reported.


WikiLeaks exposure endangers Afghan lives: Times (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT

The homepage of the WikiLeaks website is seen on a computer after leaked classified military documents were posted to it July 26, 2010 in Miami, Florida. The leak by the WikiLeaks website of 90,000 secret documents on the war in Afghanistan has put hundreds of Afghan lives at risk because the files identify informants working with NATO forces, the Times reported Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - The leak by the WikiLeaks website of 90,000 secret documents on the war in Afghanistan has put hundreds of Afghan lives at risk because the files identify informants working with NATO forces, the Times reported Wednesday.

Two dead, up to 200 hurt in China pipeline blast (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:48 PM PDT

At least two people died and up to 200 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported.(AFP/File)AFP - At least two people died and up to 200 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported.

Plane crashes in Pakistan but no word on casualties

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:39 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani plane with more than 150 people on board crashed on Wednesday in hills near the capital, Islamabad, an aviation spokesman said.

Weight, exercise and pregnancy confusion

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:46 PM PDT

NICE have issued new guidelines on women's weight during and after pregnancy.


Deadly explosion hits Chinese plastics factory

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:20 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion hit a plastics factory on Wednesday in the Chinese city of Nanjing, killing an unknown number of people and injuring at least 100 more, state media said.

UK court blocks extradition of ex-Bosnian leader (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Bosnian former Vice President Ejup Ganic with his son Emir leaves the Westminster Magistrates Court, London, after his deportation case for alleged war crimes was dismissed, Tuesday July 27, 2010. Serbian authorities had wanted Ganic to stand trial for what they say was his role in a 1992 attack on Serb soldiers and have sought his extradition from Britain, where he was arrested in March. Ganic and Bosnian officials have denied the charges, insisting they are part of a campaign to minimize Serb guilt in the 1992-95 conflict that tore the Balkans apart. (AP Photo/Roisin Fitzgerald)AP - A British judge has thwarted an attempt to force former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic to stand trial for war crimes in Serbia, blasting Belgrade's attempt to extradite him as abusive and politically motivated.

Can music aid athletic performance?

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.


Deadly blast hits Afghan bus

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:42 PM PDT

At least 25 civilians killed and many wounded in roadside bombing in Nimroz province.


British PM in India to boost trade

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:26 PM PDT

David Cameron leads 90-member strong delegation in an attempt to strengthen ties.


Bomb blast kills 25 bus passengers in Afghan west

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:34 PM PDT

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and over a dozen wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the provincial governor said.

Report: Explosion at China factory injures 100 (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:36 PM PDT

AP - State media says an explosion at a factory in eastern China has injured about 100 people.


China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:05 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 27, 2010, a landslide sweeps aside buildings at the village of Wangong village in Hanyuan county in Ya'an of southwest China's Sichuan province. Rescuers searched for 21 people missing after a landslide in Hanyuan County in China's southern province of Sichuan on Tuesday morning, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Rocks and mud buried 58 homes and about 4,000 villagers were evacuated from their homes. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Record-high water levels put the capacity of China's massive Three Gorges Dam to the test Wednesday after heavy rains raged on across the country, compounding flooding problems that already have left more than 1,200 people dead or missing.

Violent nationalist group leader welcomed in PR (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:22 PM PDT

Puerto Rican nationalist leader Carlos Alberto Torres, right, is embraced by his stepmother Alejandrina Torres as he's greeted by supporters upon his return to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Torres returned from nearly 30 years in prison in Illinois for participating in a group that used violence against U.S. control of the island. (AP Photo/Dennis Rivera)AP - Throngs of supporters greeted a Puerto Rican nationalist leader Tuesday as he returned from nearly 30 years in prison for participating in a group that used violence against U.S. control of the island.

Afghan bus hits roadside bomb, 20 dead: governor (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:47 PM PDT

Afghan bystanders and security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack in southwestern Nimroz province in 2009. Twenty civilians were killed and another 27 injured when a crowded bus hit a Taliban-style roadside bomb in southwestern Afghanistan early Wednesday, an official said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Twenty civilians were killed and another 27 injured when a crowded bus hit a Taliban-style roadside bomb in southwestern Afghanistan early Wednesday, an official said.

France 'declares war on al-Qaeda'

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:38 PM PDT

PM says France at war after troops carry out raid on Mauritania-Mali border.


More than just sand castles?

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:49 PM PDT

Sand sculpting is becoming evermore popular around the UK but is it art?


Introducing the Oprah of Afghanistan: Mozhdah! (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:35 PM PDT

Time.com - She's also the Hannah Montana of the nation -- adored by everyone and, somehow, finding ways of discussing taboo social issues


Pre-election leaks rock Australian PM (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard debates with opposition leader Tony Abbott during a debate in Canberra. Gillard has angrily denied opposing popular welfare increases after damaging cabinet leaks rocked her campaign for next month's elections.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Meares)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday angrily denied opposing popular welfare increases after damaging cabinet leaks rocked her campaign for next month's elections.
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