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 FBI called in on Wikileaks issue
The Cuba News.Net
The FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents.  Pakistan poll finds Taliban support
The Cuba News.Net
The US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups.  Floods threaten first global warming islands
The Cuba 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
The Cuba News.Net
Kazuo Shinozawa, 59, and Hidenori Ogata, 33, faced the hangman's noose after being convicted of multiple murders. ACLU slams Obama's security policies
Washington Times
Bush administration 's strictest national security policies, including indefinite detention, military commissions and a "targeted kill" program that authorizes the government to take out suspected ter... Russian Forces Overpower Hijack Suspect
RadioFreeEurope
Russian officials say special forces, disguised as doctors, were able to overpower a man who had seized control of a plane with 105 passengers and crew on board. The flight arrived July 29 at Moscow's... Time's up for Charlie
New York Post
The clock struck thirteen for Charlie Rangel yesterday. Listing 13 counts in its bill of par ticulars, the House Ethics Committee declared that there exists "substantial reason to believe that a viola... Darkness at the SEC
New York Post
When he signed the Dodd-Frank finan cial-regulation bill this month, Presi dent Obama proudly declared that the dramatic overhaul of Wall Street "will finally bring transparency to the kinds of comple... It's a road-eo on the Ninth Street bridge
New York Post
It’s not just humans who are sweating out this heatwave — the high temps have also gotten to the Ninth Street Bridge.The center piece of the proletarian drawbridge across the Gowanus, reno... Cyclones melt the Ironbirds
New York Post
Cyclones 4Ironbirds 2Thursday, July 29 at AberdeenA rare come-from-behind victory gave the league-leading Cyclones their third win in a row, and increased their first-place lead to five games.But this... Bonfe knocks in three in Cyclone win
New York Post
Cyclones 7Ironbirds 2Wednesday, July 28 at AberdeenThe mid-season day off on Tuesday didn’t affect Cyclone bats, as the team socked the second-place Ironbirds with 12 hits — seven of them ... Call 'em wickedleaks: putting lives at risk
New York Post
Julian Assange's disclosure of classified Afghan war documents on Wikileaks. *** WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not just another left-wing, anti-American nut job spewing hatred, like President Ob... Top Mexican drug lord killed in army clash
New Zealand Herald
One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced. The death of Coronel, 56, i... Pentagon: Leak investigation may go beyond military
New Zealand Herald
A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said, and he did not rule out that Wikileaks fou... MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal'
BBC
The chancellor's comments come as Defence Secretary Liam Fox warned it would be "very difficult" to maintain other MoD projects if more than half its budget went on funding Trident. Lord Prescott faces Iraq inquiry
BBC
The inquiry is looking at the UK's role in the build-up to the war and the handling of its aftermath, and is expected to publish its report around the end of the year. Canada jails Iran nuclear suspect
BBC
The 37-year-old, who was born in Iran but is now a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to four years and three months in jail. Prosecutors had hoped for a six-and-a-half-year term. Dozens perish in Kashmir floods
IOL
Peshawar, Pakistan - At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless by flash floods triggered by torrential rains that hit north-west Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, official... Bloody day in Baghdad as gunmen strike
IOL
By Khalid al-Ansary Baghdad - Attackers killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 in a series of shootings and explosions across Iraq on Thursday, security and hospital sources said. In Baghdad, ... Arizona appeals ruling on immigration law
IOL
Phoenix - Arizona lodged an appeal on Thursday seeking to lift a judge's ruling blocking key parts of the state's controversial law cracking down on illegal immigrants, the governor's office said. ... Records tumble as mercury soars in Moscow
IOL
Moscow - Temperatures on Thursday soared to 38.2 degrees Celsius in the Russian capital, the highest since records began more than 150 years ago, the Moscow Weather Office said. Moscow has been in ... Obama not invited to Clinton's wedding
IOL
Washington - United States President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was not invited to Chelsea Clinton's nuptials - reasoning the security footprint of two presidents at one wedding would have spoil... Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup
Reuters
GUADALAJARA Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one... Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
Reuters
The rift is a headache for incoming Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who takes over from Alvaro Uribe on August 7 and has vowed to improve relations and revive billions of dollars in lost trade... Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Army Clash
CBS News
Drug War Violence Escalates The Mexican drug war persists with 43 people indicted in San Diego and 18 bodies linked to drug wars discovered outside Monterrey. Bill Whitaker reports that gangs have res... Ariz. Illegal Immigration Law Judge Threatened
CBS News
Dem Rep. on Ariz.: No Winners Here Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick spoke with CBS News' Jan Crawford about Arizona's controversial immigration law and a judge's decision to strip key elements to the law. Sarah Palin Criticizes Obama for Going on "View"
CBS News
Obama Appears on 'The View' President Obama is attempting to reach people that may not normally pay attention to politics in an attempt to help the Democratic Party. Bill Plante reports. Does Shirley Sherrod Have a Solid Legal Case?
CBS News
Shirley Sherrod said that she would "definitely" sue Andrew Breitbart , who posted a video of her remarks given to a local NAACP group that were taken out of context and made her appear racist. Does s... Phils walk off to extend streak
Philadelphia Daily News
The Phillies extended their winning streak to eight games Thursday with a 3-2 win over Arizona in 11 innings at Citizens Bank Park. Coupled with Atlanta's loss to Washington earlier, the Phillies pul... Ellen DeGeneres out as 'American Idol' judge
Philadelphia Daily News
FILE - In this undated publicity image released by Fox, new "American Idol," judge Ellen DeGeneres is shown. DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two ... White House breaches no-bid contracts vow
Washington Times
Joseph R. Biden Jr. pledged to end abuse of no-bid contracting and require competitive bidding on nearly all contract orders for more than $25,000 across the Gingrich: Crucial radical Islamist battlefield is U.S.
Washington Times
Newt Gingrich on Thursday said the greatest threat to national security is radical Islam, but the greatest battlefront for that threat is at home."This is not a war on terrorism ... this is a struggle... Plane crash probe will be transparent: Malik
The News
Friday, July 30, 2010 Does not rule out terrorism aspect ISLAMABAD: Federal minister for Interior Rehman Malik on Thursday confirmed that 66 bodies had been handed over to their heirs after their ... Bill to aid sick 9/11 responders fails in House
New York Post
The House has rejected a bill that would pay up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by toxic dust from the World Trade Center.The measure on Thursday night failed to win the needed two-thirds ma... Police after con-man impersonating cops
New York Post
Police are hunting a con-man who pretends to be a cop while stealing from at least seven businesses in four boroughs, cops said. Bension Mamedov, 36, sports an imitation police shield and NYPD jacket ... Taliban Exploit Openings in Neglected Province
International Herald Tribune
Taliban have decreed that the cellphone signals go down at night so the main cellphone companies switch off the signals from dusk to dawn. Men with guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers guard i...
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