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At least 325 people dead in Pakistan flooding
Flooding caused by monsoon rains has killed at least 325 people across Pakistan, according to an aid organization.
Continue reading...Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires
30. July 2010
Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left five people dead, and prompted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to call on local officials to resign, Russian news agencies reported Friday. President Dmitry Medvedev has called out the army to help.
Continue reading...Pakistan mourns in crash aftermath
30. July 2010
Every time the automatic doors at the outpatient ward of Islamabad's main hospital slid open, they revealed a thick white mist lingering inside.
Continue reading...Police quiz Bettencourt financial adviser
30. July 2010
Police questioned financial adviser to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into his client's finances.
Continue reading...Daughters say mother accused of killing 8 babies was secretive
30. July 2010
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, two of her daughters said in a local newspaper report published Friday.
Continue reading...July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan
30. July 2010
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago.
Continue reading...Gunmen execute 15 in Mexico
30. July 2010
Fifteen people -- including two women -- were tortured and executed in the border state of Tamaulipas, state media said.
Continue reading...Dozens killed in Somali violence; many more forced to flee
30. July 2010
Fighting in the Somali capital this week led to the deaths of dozens of civilians and injuries to scores of others, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
Continue reading...Scores die of cholera in Cameroon
30. July 2010
More than 100 people have died of cholera in Cameroon, according to Joseph Beti Assomo, a regional governor.
Continue reading...Bomb blast kills four soldiers in India
30. July 2010
A bomb blast killed four soldiers and injured 41 others in northeastern India on Friday morning, authorities said.
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30. July 2010
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