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Sydney Morning Herald

Pakistan mourns air crash victims
BBC News
Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning following the country's worst-ever air disaster. An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land in the capital Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board. The domestic flight from the southern city of ...
Pakistani president vows to make air crash report publicXinhua
Heavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan planeReuters
Heavy rains delay search at Pakistan plane crashCTV.ca
CBC.ca -Aljazeera.net -CNN International
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Seattle Times

Second US sailor found dead in Afghanistan
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A second US sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Washington, was one of two sailors involved in a firefight on ...
2nd US sailor's body recovered in AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Second US sailor's body recoveredThe Press Association
Second U.S. sailor found dead in AfghanistanCNN
Seer Press -MyNorthwest.com -Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Telegraph.co.uk

French mother charged with killing eight of her babies
Telegraph.co.uk
A French mother, Dominique Cottrez, has been charged by with murdering eight newborn babies in the village of Villers-au-Tertre, near Lille . The 45-year-old nursing assistant, who also has two grown-up daughters, is said to have been "systematically ...
French mother to be charged with murder of eight newborn babiesThe Guardian
French mother suspected of killing eight babiesReuters
Couple charged in France over babies' bodiesCNN International
BBC News -NPR -Sky News
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Globe and Mail

Iranian voices
BBC News
This week the pressure on Iran has increased with new, stricter, European Union sanctions. Just weeks earlier, US President Barack Obama signed a bill imposing the toughest measures yet in response to the Iranian nuclear programme. ...
Australia to Impose Nuclear Sanctions on IranVoice of America
Iran ready to stop enrichment if import deal holdsAFP
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: list of Iranian President's 'dislikes'Telegraph.co.uk
The Associated Press -Sydney Morning Herald -ABC Online
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The Hindu

Emotional vote
BBC News
The Catalan parliament voted to ban bullfighting in an emotional session packed full of deputies, activists and observers, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Barcelona. In the end the vote passed by an absolute majority - a wider margin of victory than ...
Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs PoliticsTIME
Catalonia is first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfightingLos Angeles Times
Catalonia votes to ban bullfightingThe Guardian
Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
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Telegraph.co.uk

WikiLeaks row puts Britain's David Cameron on defensive with Pakistan
Christian Science Monitor
WikiLeaks intelligence led Britain Prime Minister David Cameron to imply that Pakistan is 'exporting terror.' He is refusing to back down from the statement, despite Pakistan's quick rebuttal and criticism. Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron ...
Cameron defends Pakistan commentsBBC News
British PM works to deepen Indian economic tiesThe Associated Press
Cameron upsets key allies with blunt new toneThe Hindu
Telegraph.co.uk -NDTV.com -Reuters UK
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Kansas City Star

Chemical fears trigger run on bottled water in northeast China
Xinhua
HARBIN, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Residents in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province are rushing to buy bottled water after thousands of barrels of chemicals were swept into the upper reaches of the Songhuajiang River in Jilin Province. ...
Chemicals washed into China riverBBC News
Floodwater Traps 30000 In Northeastern China CityRTT News
Floodwaters push explosive chemicals into riverCNN
The Associated Press -The Guardian -RIA Novosti
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Xinhua

Arab League debates direct talks
BBC News
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is meeting Arab foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in a key meeting on the Mid-East peace process. They are discussing whether Mr Abbas should resume direct talks with the Israelis, suspended since ...
Arabs meet on Palestinian peace talks with IsraelAFP
Abbas, Hamas rebuff resumption of direct talks with IsraelXinhua
Abbas resists push for direct talks with IsraelThe Associated Press
Ha'aretz -The Associated Press -Jerusalem Post
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swissinfo.ch

Vuk Jeremic: Kosovo's Disastrous Precedent
Wall Street Journal
On Feb. 17, 2008, the ethnic-Albanian authorities of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence against the will of the UN Security Council and in contravention of my country's constitution. ...
Serbian proposes new talks on outstanding issues in KosovoAFP
Serbia Submits Kosovo Resolution to UN General AssemblyVoice of America
Serbia lawmakers vow never to recognize KosovoThe Associated Press
The Canadian Press -Bloomberg -Montreal Gazette
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Reuters (press release)

Mystery of Japanese tanker damage probed
BBC News
An investigation has been launched into the unexplained damage suffered by a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman. The M Star was damaged on Wednesday while travelling from Qatar to Japan. Port officials in Fujairah in the United Arab ...
UAE official: Japanese tanker was in a collisionWashington Post
Japanese Shipper Investigates Strait of Hormuz ExplosionVoice of America
Japan supertanker probe reveals crash impactReuters UK
Reuters Africa -Xinhua -AFP
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