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Mexico's TV channel cancels show after kidnappings

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters, abductions that media advocates called an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to control information. ...Read More

Kingpin's death could mean more violence in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind. ...Read More

US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. ...Read More

Bike riding in London is risky business

LONDON (AP) — Feel like living dangerously? ...Read More

US investigates threats against Mexican consulate

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Friday it is evaluating threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez as hundreds with appointments for visa applications and other services stood outside the shuttered office wondering what to do. ...Read More

Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government that drove world prices to record highs and possibly enriched corrupt officials. ...Read More

World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings

LONDON (AP) — World markets fell Friday despite another batch of positive earnings statements in Asia and Europe as investors fretted about a key U.S. economic growth report due later. ...Read More

Saudi, Syrian leaders head to Lebanon amid tension

BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday in an unprecedented effort to avert a crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ...Read More

July is deadliest month of Afghan war for US

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. ...Read More

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. ...Read More

Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army

MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade. ...Read More

US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people tied to the consulate. ...Read More

Castro accuses US of torture in 'Cuban Five' case

HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro accused U.S. authorities of torturing a convicted Cuban spy, telling a meeting of communist youths that the agent had been placed in solitary confinement in California. ...Read More

Chavez: Venezuela has deployed troops amid spat

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he has deployed troops and air units in case of a conflict with neighboring Colombia. ...Read More

Settlers seize home in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish settlers on Thursday took over a building in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and evicted dozens of Palestinian tenants, residents and police said, prompting a sharp protest by the top regional U.N. envoy. ...Read More

Raging Russian fires destroy homes, people flee

MOSCOW (AP) — Raging forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Moscow suffered through a record, weeks-long heat wave and smog cloud caused by peat-bog fires. ...Read More

Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recovery effort at the hillside crash site laden by heavy rain and mud. ...Read More

US Embassy workers tested after suspicious letter

PARIS (AP) — Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, but the embassy said preliminary analysis suggested it was not harmful. ...Read More

3 more US troops die in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three more U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the U.S. death toll for July to at least 66 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war. ...Read More

Saudi, Syrian leaders make rare visit to Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ...Read More

Mexican drug gunmen demand media run clips

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen who abducted four journalists in northern Mexico are demanding their media outlets broadcast videos apparently taped by a drug cartel that accuse officials of favoring a rival gang. ...Read More

Officials: Floods kill at least 267 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. ...Read More

Police say 4 soldiers killed in landmine attack

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Suspected separatist rebels triggered a land mine explosion Friday that killed at least four paramilitary soldiers and injured 25 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, police said. ...Read More

Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006. ...Read More

China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains

BEIJING (AP) — China's military on Friday criticized remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington had a strong interest in seeing territorial disputes in the South China Sea resolved peacefully. ...Read More

Grenade explodes by Thai shopping mall; 1 wounded

BANGKOK (AP) — A grenade exploded near a Bangkok shopping mall early Friday, injuring one person and rattling the Thai capital less than a week after a similar blast left a bystander dead and several more hospitalized. ...Read More

Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore. ...Read More

3 US troops die in deadliest month of Afghan war

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war. ...Read More

Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A U.S. couple was deported in shackles Thursday from Nicaragua to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans and questioning in the disappearances of 5 other people. ...Read More

3 US troops die, deadliest month of Afghan war

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war. ...Read More

Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. ...Read More

Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital. ...Read More

Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban. ...Read More

US Senate hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee wants to send members to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber. ...Read More

US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated

BEIJING (AP) — China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported, and some of the oil was spilled deliberately to avoid an even larger disaster, an American expert said Friday. ...Read More

15 dead as forest fires rage south, east of Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Peat bog forest fires raged east and south of Moscow on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one Russian city and killing 15 people, including three firefighters, officials said. ...Read More

Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video they made that humiliated black university employees and drew global attention to entrenched racism on the campus. ...Read More

Saudi, Syrian leaders visit Lebanon amid tension

BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ...Read More

Officials: Floods kill at least 430 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 430 on Friday, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. ...Read More

25 dead as forest fires rage across Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes. ...Read More

US senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. senator wants to send investigators to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber. ...Read More

No end for Greek fuel protest, tourism slammed

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Defying an emergency government order, Greek truck drivers vowed Friday to press ahead with a strike that has halted fuel supplies across the country and is hurting tourism during the peak summer season. ...Read More

Paris police: Tear gas in letter for US Embassy

PARIS (AP) — Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said, and Paris police said it appeared they had been exposed to tear gas fumes. ...Read More

Floods ravage NW Pakistan, kill 430 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said 430 people had been killed in the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929. ...Read More

Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25

MOSCOW (AP) — Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country's hottest summer on record. ...Read More

Liberia to require registration of new births

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's government, still recovering from a 14-year civil war and previous decades of poverty and illiteracy, said Friday it will now require all children to get birth certificates, a document most of them lack. ...Read More

Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable

ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi has split with his oldest political ally and co-founder of his party, a spectacular falling-out expected to make it harder for the premier to push disputed legislation through parliament. ...Read More

Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season. ...Read More

Argentine couples wed under new gay marriage law

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After a 27-year courtship, two men on Friday became the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's historic same-sex marriage law — the first of its kind for a Latin American nation. ...Read More

Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police

PARIS (AP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency. ...Read More

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