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Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:58:38 +0000

The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.link

Germany mourns Love Parade dead

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:55:51 +0000

Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend. link

Russia mobilises as fires burn on

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:33:10 +0000

Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say.link

Chelsea Clinton to marry banker

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:39:51 +0000

The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy. link

Hamas fighter dies in air strikes

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:37:40 +0000

A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon.link

More civilian deaths in Kashmir

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:24:25 +0000

At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule. link

Change call after Australia fires

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:26:43 +0000

A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters. link

Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:47 +0000

The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.link

Everglades on Unesco danger list

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:11 +0000

A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.link

Five Taliban off UN sanction list

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:56 +0000

Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.link

Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:53:41 +0000

The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.link

Malaysia TV's 'imam idol' crowned

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:59:23 +0000

A 26-year-old religious scholar wins Malaysian TV talent search for the best young imam, or Muslim leader.link

US economic growth slows to 2.4%

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:09 +0000

US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.link

Team's new Atlantic rowing record

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:32:41 +0000

Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly 43 days after leaving New York, smashing 12 days off the 114-year-old previous record.link

Farc call to new Colombian leader

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:05:26 +0000

Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.link

Argentine gay weddings go ahead

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:55:40 +0000

A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.link

Three charged with Uganda bombing

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:13:11 +0000

Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.link

Four fined over SA 'racist video'

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:26 +0000

Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.link

China mine explosion 'kills 15'

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:48:01 +0000

At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.link

China river hunt for toxic drums

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:04 +0000

Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.link

Greek military told to move fuel

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:39:58 +0000

Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.link

Sarkozy threat on police attacks

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:28:41 +0000

President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatened the life of a police officer.link

Lebanon urged to resist violence

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:20 +0000

Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.link

Saudi warned on expelling Somalis

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:50:34 +0000

The UN refugee agency urges Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis, saying 2,000 have recently been sent to Mogadishu.link

Pakistan crash 'black box' found

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:48:28 +0000

Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.link

Pakistan plays down Cameron row

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:29:57 +0000

Pakistan says it expects "fruitful" talks between its president and David Cameron despite a row over comments about its alleged links to terror.link

UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:13:53 +0000

British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says.link

Labour 'could be out for years'

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:08:35 +0000

Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote.link

Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:44 +0000

Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.link

Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:31:18 +0000

Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.link

BP boss scaling back oil effort

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:23 +0000

The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. link

Live - European Championships day five

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:01:56 +0000

Britain's Dai Greene wins 400m hurdles gold, Michael Rimmer and Rhys Williams take silver, while Jessica Ennis eyes heptathlon gold in Barcelona.link

Prior guides England towards win

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:06:08 +0000

England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.link

Flying Vettel takes Hungary pole

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:10:39 +0000

Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris.link

DeGeneres leaving American Idol

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:13:38 +0000

Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.link

Disney sells Miramax film studios

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:16:58 +0000

Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.link

Awards double for Valentine band

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:43:08 +0000

Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.link

Silent march for Love Parade dead

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:37:28 +0000

A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festivallink

Australia bushfires: What went wrong?

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:03:39 +0000

A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.link

UN voices Pakistan flood fears

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:54:46 +0000

At least one million people in north-west Pakistan have been affected by the country's worst monsoon floods in living memory, the UN has said.link

Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:21:03 +0000

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony. link

Giant hailstone breaks US record

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:10:21 +0000

A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA. link

California fire threatens power lines

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:42:53 +0000

A wildfire burning in southern California has grown to more than 20 square miles and is threatening power lines that supply electricity to millions of people. link

Argentina celebrates first gay weddings

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:40:59 +0000

The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month. link

Mexico makes giant sandwich

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:11:40 +0000

Workers from Mexico City restsurants make a 48m-long sandwich in what has become an annual event.link

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