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Man stabbed to death saving little bro
New York Post
A Queens man was stabbed in the heart last night while trying to rescue his little brother from a group of knife wielding thugs on a J train platform.Dario Paiva, 27, raced to his brother Khristian&rs...
Death Toll Rises to 800 as Floods Hit Pakistan
International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Monsoon-driven floods are reported to have killed at least 800 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the past week, officials said Saturday, as some of the one million...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas Official in Gaza
International Herald Tribune
Gaza early Saturday, according to the Islamist militant group. The Israeli military said its warplanes had struck several sites in northern, central and southern Gaza in retaliation for a
'US pressuring PA into direct talks'
Jerusalem Post
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, reiterated previous statements by Palestinian officials that the US would cease supporting the Palestinian Authority if it refused to ...
Official: Pakistan plane crash black box found
Fox 23
(Inergize Digital Media) ISLAMABAD (AP) — An official says recovery workers have found the black box flight data recorder from the wreckage of the worst-ever plane crash in Pakistan.The crash in t...
Flash floods kill at least 65 in Afghanistan
Channel News Asia
KABUL : Flash floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 65 people and affected more than 1,000 families, the national disaster authority chief told AFP Saturday. Rescue teams in the northeast of the ...
Chelsea Clinton set for lavish, secretive wedding
Channel News Asia
RHINEBECK, New York : After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her hedge fund manager beau were to marry on Saturday at a star-studded wedding outside New York. Former Democratic pre...
Summer heat brings dangers for seniors
USA Today
Extreme summer heat can place older people at increased risk for developing the dangerous high body temperature condition known as hyperthermia, experts at the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) w...
WikiLeaks suspect held in solitary
CNN
Manning arrived at 9:30 p.m. Thursday and was given a physical exam and medical screenings, according to Lt. Col. Rob Manning (not related) of the Military District of Washington. The suspect is in so...
Obama wants dignity for Rangel
CNN
"I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served his constituents very well. But these allegations are very troubling," Obama said on Friday in an interview with CBS News' Harry Sm...
Iran hit by second quake in 2 days
CNN
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, a day after another moderate quake in the country's northeast left 170 people i...
UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'
BBC
British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
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Reade takes third world BMX title
BBC
Great Britain's Shanaze Reade claimed her third world BMX title in four years with victory in the women's final in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.The 21-year-old led from the start with a dominant dis...
Dhaka weapons find triggers hunt
BBC
Police in Bangladesh say they have launched a massive hunt for suspected Islamist militants, after a huge arms cache was found in the capital, Dhaka.
Chelsea Clinton to marry banker
BBC
Bill and Hillary Clinton arrived in Rhinebeck late on Friday. Mrs Clinton, wearing a long, green dress, waved to a cheering crowd waiting behind metal barricades and quickly went into a hotel.
More Than 800 Killed In Pakistan Floods
Sky News
Mian Iftikhar Hussain, information minister for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said reports coming in from various districts across the northwest showed that more than 800 people had died due to the...
870 die in Pakistan floods
IOL
Islamabad - The death toll in flooding in Pakistan rose to 870 on Saturday as rescue workers tried to reach tens of thousands of people stranded in the north-west of the country. Rivers bloated by ...
Thousands fight fires in Russia heatwave
IOL
Moscow - Hundreds of thousands of firefighters, including army troops, on Saturday battled forest fires raging across central Russia in the worst heatwave for decades, destroying houses and killing mo...
Child killer sues over prison attack
IOL
London - One of Britain's most notorious murderers is suing prison authorities for failing to protect him after his throat was slashed by another inmate. Ian Huntley is serving life for killing 10-...
Girl pulled from rubble of collapsed building
IOL
Afragola, Italy - Rescue workers pulled a 10-year old girl alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Italy on Saturday, although three other people were killed in the incident. The ...
Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks
Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has called off a trip to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks on its militant ties, as Islamabad is hit by a barrage of criticism of ...
Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28
Reuters
Rescue personnel remove the debris of a burnt out house in the village of Borkovka, outside the town of Vyksa, some 150 km (93 miles) southwest of the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod, July 31, 2010. Rag...
A Rehab Strategy for Lindsay Lohan
CBS News
(CBS) Lindsay Lohan will be released any day now and will have 24 hours to check into rehab to stay for 90 days. Can the talented actress with a long history of drug and alcohol problems really turn ...
The Wedding Diet for Brides-to-Be
CBS News
Health magazine , shared the tips below to help every bride look her best on the big day. SIX MONTHS FROM THE BIG DAY If you have 10 pounds or 100 pounds to lose, start now. Incorporate cardio an...
How to Be a "Super Saver"
CBS News
secrets of so-called "super savers," and what they have in common. According to her report, super savers delay gratification, have no impulse buys, have an absolute avoidance of debt, automate their ...
'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage
Deseret News
ISLAMABAD — Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. A...
Are we heading into a double-dip recession?
Philadelphia Daily News
WASHINGTON - They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers , the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee bac...
Tolls coming to one of last free Delaware River bridges
Philadelphia Daily News
One of the last major toll-free crossings on the Delaware River will soon be history. That's the bad news for commuters who use the four-lane Scudder Falls Bridge along I-95, near Yardley on the Penn...
Seaside Heights cashing in on 'Jersey Shore'
Philadelphia Daily News
THERE'S an important lesson to be learned at the "Shoot the Guido" game on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. For just $5, you can cradle an air-powered AK-47 in your arms and blast 30 pink pai...
Eagles acquire J.J. Arrington in trade
Philadelphia Daily News
BETHLEHEM -- After the draft and free agency, it was hard to see how Joe Mays fit into the Eagles' crowded linebacking picture. Turns out he didn't. The Eagles traded Mays to the Denver Broncos for ...
Seeing Warsaw as those in wartime saw it
Philadelphia Daily News
WARSAW, Poland - The plane slowly descends from white clouds and sweeps over a panorama of a city destroyed by the Nazis: the skeletons of bombed bridges jutting from a quiet river, the empty walls of...
Official: Pakistan plane crash black box found
WHP CBS 21
(Inergize Digital Media) ISLAMABAD (AP) — An official says recovery workers have found the black box flight data recorder from the wreckage of the worst-ever plane crash in Pakistan.The crash in t...
More than 800 dead in Pakistani floods
Washington Times
Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other wate...
'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage
Washington Times
Pakistan , on Friday, July 30, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by local carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy, monsoon weather, killing all 152 ...
Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher
Washington Times
Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.Crews found debris in the bottom of the relief well that ultimately will be used to plug the leak for good, retire...
Poles hope deadly knights will now bring some good
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
FILE - In this file photo dated July 17, 2010, actors perform as modern-day ancient knights, to re-enacted the Battle of Grunwald in which Poles and Lithuanians helped by Russians and Czech forces, re...
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