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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
(AP)
AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China
(AP)
AP - Two dozen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in northeast China on Sunday, the latest accident in the country's notoriously dangerous coal industry.
Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean
(AP)
AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday.
Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays
(AP)
AP - A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday.
PLO official says Obama sent warning to Abbas
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.
Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero
(Time.com)
Time.com - When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history.
Fiat boss shakes up Italian labour
(AFP)
AFP - Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne is shaking up labour relations in Italy by strong-arming unions as he aims to create a global megagroup with US automaker Chrysler.
Turkey, Syria engage in bird diplomacy
(AP)
AP - The latest beneficiary of improved relations between Turkey and Syria is the rare northern bald ibis.
$7 Mln in cash seized in slain drug lord's house
(AP)
AP - Mexican federal prosecutors say troops who raided a house of a major kingpin killed in a gunbattle with soldiers found $7 million in cash.
Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor
(AFP)
AFP - Heavily pregnant Adelaide Mangwel balances 18 kilos of prawns on her head as she slowly descends the crowded ferry that carried her across Maputo Bay to sell her seafood in Mozambique's capital.
China setting milestone as economy passes Japan's
(AP)
AP - China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.
Economic growth ticks higher in May
(Reuters)
Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while the service sector faltered for a second straight month.
India to back New Zealander for top ICC post
(AFP)
AFP - India's cricket chiefs on Saturday endorsed New Zealand's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was snubbed for the job.
U.S.-led coalition finds 'success' elusive in Kandahar
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — As the U.S.-led coalition launches its most critical military operation of the nine-year war in Afghanistan, doubts are growing about whether the United States and its allies can contain the surging Taliban-led insurgency and prevent the country from reverting to an al Qaida sanctuary or erupting in civil war.
Why is Iran still holding US hikers?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, Iranian soldiers arrested three Americans along the border with Iraq.
Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan
(Time.com)
Time.com - Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting
Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought
presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and
displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial
and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution.