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  • 5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    5.6 magnitude quake hits Iran

    Baltimore News.Net

    A strong earthquake shook parts of Iran Friday injuring many and burying scores.

  • Wikileaks editor says national security concern is a deflection

    Wikileaks editor says national security concern is a deflection

    Baltimore News.Net

    Julian Assange denies his Web site is responsible for any extra blood spilled in Iraq or Afghanistan, calling on the US government to provide proof of such claims.

  • Church in Florida hosting Quran burning party

    Church in Florida hosting Quran burning party

    Baltimore News.Net

    A US-based religious group calling for everyone to burn a copy of the Quran in remembrance of 9/11 victims has been slammed by groups across the US.

  • Major overhaul of bushfire response plan following report

    Major overhaul of bushfire response plan following report

    Baltimore News.Net

    A royal commission which heard testimony from more than 400 people has found Australia's system for responding to bushfires deficient and has called for major changes.

  • Boy shoots playmate with gun left on kitchen table

    Boy shoots playmate with gun left on kitchen table

    Baltimore News.Net

    A young boy accidentally shot dead his friend after playing with unattended gun in Indianapolis.

  • Military to supply fuel to Greece as strike continues

    Military to supply fuel to Greece as strike continues

    Baltimore News.Net

    The Greek government has announced that the military will step in to supply fuel to critical sectors of the economy to ease the pressure created by a crippling lorry driver strike.

  • Runway destroyed and several injured following Israeli airstrikes

    Runway destroyed and several injured following Israeli airstrikes

    Baltimore News.Net

    The Israeli military has attacked parts of the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire on Friday.

  • King of Saudi Arabia and president of Syria call for unity in Lebanon

    King of Saudi Arabia and president of Syria call for unity in Lebanon

    Baltimore News.Net

    The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria, both major regional powers, have visited Lebanon to throw their support behind the fractured unity government.

  • Death toll climbs from wildfires across Russia

    Death toll climbs from wildfires across Russia

    Baltimore News.Net

    Fire fighters across central Russia have been battling to contain runaway fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed many.

  • Police break up of protest in Paris didn't go well

    Police break up of protest in Paris didn't go well

    Baltimore News.Net

    Police filmed dragging a women along the pavement with her baby slung round her back are accused of brutality.

  • 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...

  • Laura Bush to speak at Heritage Christian University fundraiser

    USA Today

    University President Dennis Jones said the object is to raise money for scholarships at the small, Church of Christ-sponsored school that provides training for future Bible teachers, preachers and mis...

  • 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...

  • Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site: officials

    Vancouver Sun

    Pakistani investigators search for evidence in the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane at the Margalla Hills on the outskirts of Islamabad on July 31, 2010.

  • 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.

  • Live - European Championships day five

    BBC

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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 ...

  • Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan

    Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her.

  • 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...