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Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT

AP - Syrian activists and residents say troops and tanks have entered central city of Hama.


Five Afghan police killed in suicide blast (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:58 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman mans a border post. At least five Afghan policemen have been killed by a suicide car bombing in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, the provincial governor's spokesman said.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - At least five Afghan policemen were killed Sunday by a suicide car bombing in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, the provincial governor's spokesman said.

Syrian tanks storm town of Hama

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

At least 17 people reportedly killed after tanks enter city, home to some of the biggest protests against Assad's rule.


Attack in Northwest China Kills 7

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:03 PM PDT

Two knife-wielding men hijacked a truck and killed its driver, before ramming the vehicle into a crowd and getting out and attacking the pedestrians, leaving seven people dead and 22 injured in northwest China.


Warlords, government capacity threaten Afghan mining: watchdog

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A giant Afghan iron ore deposit may provide hope for the prosperity of the country, but the Afghan government is not able to ensure the mine is managed properly and profiteering warlords could spark further violence, a graft watchdog said on Sunday.

Anger still raw a year after Pakistani floods

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT

NOWSHERA/MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A year after deadly floods swept through the Pakistani town of Nowshera resident Imtiaz Ali is seething with anger as he struggles to rebuild his life with almost no help from the government.

Libya rebels fight rumours about general's death (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT

National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil gives a press conference in Benghazi. Libyan rebels sought to stamp out rumours by providing details on the assassination of army chief General Abdel Fatah Yunis while tightening security in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Libyan rebels sought to stamp out rumours by providing details on the assassination of army chief General Abdel Fatah Yunis while tightening security in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.

At least six Afghan police killed in Helmand blast (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen addresses troops Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Thursday July 28, 2011. Questions on military spending and how the ongoing budget struggles will impact them dominated the morning meeting at the Kandahar base, and it was the first one Marines asked when he moved on to Camp Leatherneck later. (AP Photo/MC1 Chad J. McNeeley - US Department of Defense)Reuters - An explosion killed at least six Afghan police in the southern city of Lashkar Gah on Sunday, said a spokesman for the Helmand provincial governor.

At least six Afghan police killed in Helmand blast

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An explosion killed at least six Afghan police in the southern city of Lashkar Gah on Sunday, said a spokesman for the Helmand provincial governor.

Several injured in strong Japan earthquake

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Japan's northeastern Fukushima region struck by a 6.4-magnitude quake, leaving several injured with no reported deaths.


VIDEO: Children guide newspaper to success

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:58 PM PDT

Around much of the world the newspaper industry is in crisis, mainly thanks to the internet and changing ways of consuming news.


Owen lifts Man United to 2-1 friendly win over Barca (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Manchester United's Nani celebrates scoring a first half goal against Barcelona during their friendly match at FedExField, on July 30, in Landover, Maryland. Man United won 2-1.(AFP/Getty Images/Rob Carr)AFP - Michael Owen scored in the 76th minute to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a friendly football match that reprised their clash in the Champions League final.

Three dead as heavy rains lash Japan (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Floodwaters are seen in the city of Niigata, Japan. Heavy rains continued to lash northeastern Japan on Sunday with the death toll rising to three in the hardest-hit region of Niigata, police and medical officials said.(AFP/Jiji Pres)AFP - Heavy rains continued to lash northeastern Japan on Sunday with the death toll rising to three in the hardest-hit region of Niigata, police and medical officials said.

Syrian tanks storm Hama, 17 dead: doctor

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks stormed the city of Hama at dawn on Sunday, killing at last 17 civilians, residents said, after besieging it for nearly a month in response to some of the biggest demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Indians to protest sexual violence with Slut Walk (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Indian women are seen adjusting their saris in a New Delhi street. Demonstrators in India's capital are due to hold the country's first AFP - Demonstrators in India's capital were due to hold the country's first "Slut Walk" on Sunday to protest at an alarming rise in sexual assault cases and the growing sense of insecurity among women.

Winehouse Death Renews Debate About Addiction and Choice

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:29 PM PDT

The death of Amy Winehouse made headlines everywhere. Winehouse?s career was short but brillia


Six killed in China's Xinjiang after explosions: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Two men wielding knives attacked a truck driver and then a crowd of people following two explosions in China's far west, killing six people before one attacker was killed and the other captured, government-run media reported Sunday.


Strong quake jolts northeastern Japan; no tsunami (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Local residents watch a flooded river in Sanjo city in Niigata prefecture, some 200 km north of Tokyo. Floods claimed their first victim in Japan and nearly 300,000 people were urged to flee their homes Saturday as a weather system that killed dozens on the Korean peninsula swept the country.(AFP/Jiji Press)AP - A strong earthquake has rattled northeastern Japan, leaving seven people injured. No tsunami warning was issued.

Six killed in China's Xinjiang after explosions: reports

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:03 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Two men wielding knives attacked a truck driver and then a crowd of people following two explosions in China's far west, killing six people before one attacker was killed and the other captured, government-run media reported Sunday.

Islamists demonstrate in Cairo

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:42 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people sympathetic with or belonging to fundamentalist groups took to Tahrir Square calling for the implementation of Islamic law in the country.
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