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 Floods threaten first global warming islands
Sacramento News.Net
Residents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean.  Japan executes two men by hanging
Sacramento News.Net
Kazuo Shinozawa, 59, and Hidenori Ogata, 33, faced the hangman's noose after being convicted of multiple murders.  People beat porn movie teacher to death
Sacramento News.Net
The Times of India has reported that an Indian teacher has been beaten to death by an angry mob after making a homemade porn film with one of his students. 4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military base
San Diego Union-Tribune
A plume of smoke is seen after a plane crashes on the Elmendorf Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska, Weds., July 28, 2010. The Alaska National Guard says a military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air... Anti-OSCE Police Protests Held In Kyrgyz Cities
RadioFreeEurope
BISHKEK -- Demonstrations against the deployment of an international police force to Kyrgyzstan's southern regions have been held in several Kyrgyz cities, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. Mavlyan Ask... Moldovan PM Says EU May Double Wine Imports
RadioFreeEurope
CHISINAU -- Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat says the European Union has promised to import more Moldovan wine just as Russia has threatened to embargo wine shipments from Moldova, RFE/RL's Moldovan... Jailed Kazakh Journalist Appeals To UN
RadioFreeEurope
Jailed Kazakh journalist Ramazan Esergepov has written an appeal to the United Nations' Committee for Human Rights about his case, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.Esergepov, the founder and chief edit... Russian Activists Invite Duma Members To Join Protest
RadioFreeEurope
MOSCOW -- Organizers of Russia's Strategy 31 opposition movement have invited Duma members to their unsanctioned protest on July 31 in Moscow, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Organizers said on July... Iranian Journalist, Rights Activist Given Prison Term
RadioFreeEurope
Iranian journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi has been sentenced to one year in jail and banned from political activity for five years, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports.The opposition websi... Tajik Court Bans NGO Helping Homeless Children
RadioFreeEurope
KHUJAND, Tajikistan -- A nongovernmental organization that works with homeless children in Tajikistan has been banned after being accused of proselytizing, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.The court in ... Russian-Owned Gas Firm Armenia's Top Taxpayer
RadioFreeEurope
YEREVAN -- The Russian-dominated natural-gas distribution company ArmRosGazprom remains Armenia's top corporate taxpayer according to official rankings, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.ArmRosGazprom... $995 gets suite life with Eloise
New York Post
Break out the champagne -- better make that chocolate milk -- because the most famous resident of The Plaza hotel is back home today. The Eloise Suite is open for business, and for a mere $995 your ki... Deadbeat Dash loses duplex
New York Post
It's a hard-knock life for onetime hip hop mogul Damon Dash, whose TriBeCa duplex was sold yesterday at a foreclosure sale for $5.5 million. The auction in state Supreme Court was ordered after Dash w... Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash kills 155
NDTV
Islamabad: 155 people were killed this morning when a plane crashed on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, in what is the country's worst air disaster. The passenger plane, an Airbus A321,... Erez Efrati sentenced to 8 years
Jerusalem Post
The former bodyguard of IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison for the attempted sexual molestation of a 22-year-old woman in Tel Aviv last November. ... Australia adopts new sanctions on Iran
Jerusalem Post
ADELAIDE, Australia — Australia will impose new sanctions against Iran, including restrictions for the first time on business dealings with that country's oil and gas sector, the country's foreign m... Ayalon slams Lebanese aid flotilla
Jerusalem Post
Lebanese aid flotilla which is planning to sail for Gaza, and defended Israel's continued blockade of the coastal territory in an opinion article published in Thursday's 'My atheism is no threat to the church'
Jerusalem Post
CANBERRA, Australia — New Prime Minister Julia Gillard assured Australia's Christian majority on Thursday that her atheism would not affect government funding to church-run schools if she is re-elec... Pakistan mourns plane crash victims
Independent.ie
Pakistan is observing a day of mourning after an airliner crashed on its approach to an airport, killing all 152 on board.Emergency teams were battling heavy rain and mud to recover bodies strewn over... Heavy rains delay search at Pakistan plane crash
CTV
At least 152 people are dead after a passenger jet crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad, Pakistan. Officials have found the data recorder and hope to find out what went wrong as relatives of the victi... Rain hampers Pakistan plane-crash recovery effort
Breaking News.ie
Emergency teams battled heavy rain and mud today to recover bodies strewn over hills overlooking the Pakistani capital after the country’s worst plane crash.Authorities speculated that monsoon weath... 'No survivors' after military cargo plane crash
The Independent
A military cargo plane carrying four people on a training run has crashed at an air force base in Alaska, the US Air Force said today. Witnesses reported seeing a ball of fire rising hundreds ... Pakistan mourns plane crash dead
CBC News
(Anjum Naveed/Associated Press) Pakistan marked a day of mourning Thursday for the 152 victims of the country's worst plane crash, as emergency crews continued a grim search for bodies amid thick mud,... Obama to speak on education reform
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will deliver a major education reform speech at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington Thursday morning. Hands-only CPR works, studies show
CNN
(CNN) -- You're in a restaurant, or at an airport, or on a crowded street. The man or woman next to you crumples to the ground. Do you know what to do? Anyone trained in CPR knows the first step: Chec... Alaska plane crash under investigation
CBC News
The U.S. military plans to investigate the fiery crash of one of its own cargo planes in Alaska that likely killed all crew on board. The plane was on a local training run Wednesday evening when it c... French couple face babies charges
BBC
The couple are said to be in their mid-40s and have grown-up children and grandchildren. The woman works as a nursing assistant and her husband is a member of the local council. MoD names next head of the Army
BBC
He replaces General Sir David Richards who it had already been announced will become the overall head of the armed forces as Chief of the Defence Staff. Facebook data hoarder speaks out
BBC
By downloading the data from Facebook, and compiling a user's first initial and surname, he was able to make a list of the most common probable usernames to use in the tool. GB duo reach 110m hurdles semis
BBC
Great Britain's Andy Turner and Will Sharman both qualified for the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships.Turner, ranked third in Europe in 2010, won his heat i... West Belfast youth shot in legs
BBC
"The west Belfast community endorses the rule of law and those who take the law into their own hands and act as judge, jury and executioner have no support from the rest of the community." Moi told to respect Kenya leader
BBC
Kenya's ex-President Daniel arap Moi has been told to respect his successor by a body set up to promote peace, after the two men exchanged insults during a referendum campaign. Chemicals washed into China river
BBC
Chemicals washed into China river Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says. Woerth questioned on L'Oreal link
BBC
French police have begun questioning Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the financial affairs of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Arizona to challenge law blocks
BBC
Arizona's governor says she will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect. Zetas suspects in Guatemala trial
BBC
US Drug Enforcement Administration officials say Guatemala has long been an important stop on the drugs smuggling route from the cocaine-producing South American countries of Peru, Bolivia and Colombi... Iraq helicopter crash kills five
BBC
The helicopter was providing aerial protection to Shia pilgrims travelling to the city of Karbala when it crashed in the sandstorm early in the morning. Famous diamond 'staying put' - PM
BBC
David Cameron has rejected calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, which has been part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.
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