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Jakarta GlobeAt Least 138 Killed in Congo Boat Accident
Voice of America
At least 138 people have drowned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a riverboat capsized in bad weather. Local police say the accident happened Wednesday in the western province of Bandundu, about 300 kilometers east of the capital, Kinshasa. ...
Boat accident kills at least 130 people in DR CongoThe Hindu
Profile: River CongoBBC News
At least 80 dead after Congo boat disasterWashington Post Sydney Morning Herald -CNN International -The Canadian Press all 215 news articles » 
Telegraph.co.ukKarzai denounces leaking of Afghan informant names
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's president said he is incensed that leaked secret US military documents include the names of Afghan informants. "This indeed is very irresponsible and shocking," President Hamid Karzai told ...
WikiLeaks hides its sources' identitiesSydney Morning Herald
WikiLeaks 'Bastards'Wall Street Journal
Karzai fuming at US documents leakThe Press Association Christian Science Monitor -Boston Globe -Voice of America all 746 news articles » 
The GuardianDavid Miliband attacks 'loudmouth' Cameron over Pakistan comments
The Guardian
David Cameron was today accused of being a "loudmouth" by David Miliband, the former foreign secretary and Labour leadership contender, over his claims that elements of the Pakistani state are responsible for exporting terrorism abroad. ...
UK to talk to Pakistan on ending terror in IndiaTimes of India
Open financial and retail sectors further: Cameron to IndiaThe Hindu
David Miliband calls the Prime Minister a 'loudmouth'Telegraph.co.uk BBC News -Reuters -Christian Science Monitor all 2,446 news articles » 
msnbc.comDetails emerge in French baby killing case
BBC News
Details have emerged of the woman detained in France over one of biggest infanticide cases in the country's recent history. People who know Dominique Cottrez, a nursing assistant, say she is a woman with a weight problem who played little part in the ...
French mother confesses to killing 8 babiesTimes of India
French woman who admitted to suffocating her 8 newborns charged with manslaughterFOXNews
French Mum Admits Killing Eight BabiesSky News Irish Times -New York Daily News -The Age all 1,095 news articles » 
Globe and MailIraqi Insurgents Plant Qaeda Flag in Baghdad
New York Times
BAGHDAD ? In a brazen late-afternoon attack in the heart of this city's most prominent Sunni neighborhood, gunmen attacked two police checkpoints on Thursday before a series of roadside bombs detonated on police and army patrols ...
Violence targeting Iraqi military kills at least 11 peopleCNN
Gun and bomb attacks hit BaghdadBBC News
Shooting, blasts targeting police kill 6 in IraqCNN International Voice of America -The Associated Press -Irish Times all 345 news articles » 
The HinduArab League backs direct talks when Palestinians are ready
Jerusalem Post
Qatar PM chairs Cairo meeting, says Palestinians can decide timing; Netanyahu says he is ready to begin in the coming days. In a Cairo meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the ...
Arab League demands US guaranteesAljazeera.net
Arab Ministers Support Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks With ConditionsBloomberg
Arab League debates direct talksBBC News Xinhua -Sydney Morning Herald -AFP all 1,118 news articles » 
msnbc.comEU sanctions harm dialogue with Iran - expert
RIA Novosti
Unilateral EU sanctions against Tehran undermine the negotiating process between Iran and the group of international mediators, the head of a Russian think tank on Iranian studies said on Thursday. EU foreign ministers approved on Monday tighter ...
Iranian voicesBBC News
Australia approves new Iran sanctionsJewish Telegraphic Agency
Australia to Impose Nuclear Sanctions on IranVoice of America The Associated Press -Sydney Morning Herald -ABC Online all 700 news articles » 
Globe and MailHeavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan plane
Reuters
Residents stand at the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane which crashed in Islamabad's Margalla Hills July 28, 2010. By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a ...
Pakistan mourns air crash victimsBBC News
Rain dampens rescue efforts in Pakistani plane crash as nation mournsXinhua
Plane crash in Pakistan kills 152CNN International Aljazeera.net -The Guardian -CBC.ca all 3,330 news articles » 
Sydney Morning HeraldSpanish bullfighting sector to fight Catalan ban
AFP
MADRID ? Top Spanish bullfighting entrepreneurs vowed on Thursday take Catalonia's parliament to court in a bid to reverse its decision to ban the bloodsport and stop other regions from following their lead. "We are going to launch a huge battle" ...
Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs PoliticsTIME
Emotional voteBBC News
Catalonia is first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfightingLos Angeles Times The Associated Press -The Guardian (blog) -Globe and Mail all 1,001 news articles » 
Daily Star - LebanonUS urges Saudi, Syria to back direct Mideast peace talks
AFP
WASHINGTON ? The United States is urging King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to encourage the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks with Israel when they meet Thursday. "We hope that they will arrive at the ...
Saudi king comes to Syria amid regional tensions, heated rhetoric about HezbollahThe Canadian Press
Syria Blasts US "Interference"CBS News
Abdullah starts Arab tour in EgyptAljazeera.net Al-Bawaba -RTT News -GulfNews all 192 news articles »
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