Mexico 'drug enforcer admits 1,500 killings' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT Officials say detained ex-police officer has confessed to ordering deaths while working for Ciudad Juarez drug cartel.  
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VIDEO: On the frontline of Somalia's famine Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:55 PM PDT The crisis in Somalia is becoming more desperate with the famine threatening thousands of lives - and the United Nations warning the worst is yet to come.  
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University 'cash for high-fliers' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT Universities plan to offer financial incentives to attract the brightest students regardless of family income, the president of Universities UK says.  
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'Scores dead' as Syrian tanks storm Hama Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:12 PM PDT At least 142 people reportedly killed in violence throughout the country, a day ahead of the start of Ramadan.  
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Chinese Media Resists Curbs Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT China's media outlets pushed back against new government restrictions on coverage of the deadly rail crash.  
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Teen charged over hacking attack Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT A man from the Shetland Islands is charged by police investigating the alleged hacking of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency website.  
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At the Met, McQueen’s Final Showstopper Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT The Alexander McQueen show is defying expectations for costume shows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  
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HSBC to Announce 10,000 Job Cuts Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT The job reductions are part of a broader plan to lower costs at the bank.  
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ArtsBeat: ‘The Smurfs’ Top Weekend Box Office Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT "The Smurfs," a new film from Sony Pictures Entertainment, has performed well at North American movie theaters over the weekend.  
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U.S. military chief cites progress against Haqqanis Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday Afghan militants of the anti-American Haqqani network were finding it harder to move into Afghanistan but warned that their safe havens in Pakistan still posed a risk to the decade-old war effort.  
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Mexico suspect 'admits killings' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT A man arrested in the northern Mexican city of Juarez on Friday admits to ordering the murder of 1,500 people, police say.  
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VIDEO: 'My daughters swept away in the floods' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT It is now a year since Pakistan was hit by the worst floods in its history, with millions of people affected by torrents of water tearing down the length of the country.  
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Back to Black tops UK album chart Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back to Black tops the UK charts eight days after she was found dead at her home in Camden, north London.  
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VIDEO: Army crackdown kills dozens in Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT Syrian security forces have cracked down on anti-government protests across the country, killing 100 people in the city of Hama alone, reports say.  
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Mubarak trial to be aired on Egyptian TV Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT Cairo judge rules that August 3 court proceedings for former president will be televised and open to 600 spectators.  
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England prosper as Bell reprieved Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT Ian Bell helps England to a 374-run lead in the second Test against India with a century, after getting a reprieve having initially been given run out.  
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Senate leaders 'close' to deal on US debt Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:21 AM PDT Democratic and Republican leaders say they have nearly reached a tentative deal to avert default on country's debt.  
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Tseng wins Open to make history Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng wins the Women's British Open, her fifth major title  
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Chinese swimmer sets 1500m record Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:55 AM PDT Liam Tancock secures Great Britain's third gold medal at the World Championships in Shanghai, while Hannah Miley takes silver.  
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Yemen's Saleh calls for Ramadan talks to end crisis Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Sunday for dialogue with his opponents during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to help resolve a crisis over demands for his removal which has paralysed Yemen and confounded efforts at mediation.  
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