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• US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
• Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP)
• US investigates threats against Mexican consulate (AP)
• 5.7 quake shakes Iran (AP)
• Is Yemen in the Middle of Another Undeclared War? (Time.com)
• Dutch anti-Islam party to have strong voice in next govt (AFP)
• Mexico's TV channel cancels show after kidnappings (AP)
• U.N. tells Darfur peace force to focus on security (Reuters)
• U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact (Reuters)
• Wyclef Jean mulling Haiti presidential run against politician uncle (The Christian Science Monitor)

US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:28 PM PDT 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.

Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 02:24 PM PDT 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.

US investigates threats against Mexican consulate (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:49 PM PDT 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.

5.7 quake shakes Iran (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:27 PM PDT AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.

Is Yemen in the Middle of Another Undeclared War? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:50 PM PDT Time.com - Officially, the country says it has a ceasefire with rebels in the north but warplanes and over-run military bases indicate otherwise. And then there's al-Qaeda.

Dutch anti-Islam party to have strong voice in next govt (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:12 PM PDT AFP - Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders will have to be consulted on every decision the next government makes if a provisional agreement on forming a new cabinet reached Friday is finalised, an expert said.

Mexico's TV channel cancels show after kidnappings (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:32 PM PDT AP - Mexico's biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters in what media advocates said Friday is an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to control information.

U.N. tells Darfur peace force to focus on security (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council extended the stay of peacekeepers in Sudan's western Darfur region by another year on Friday, telling the force to focus primarily on protecting civilians and aid deliveries.

U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:15 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow American firms a share of India's $150 billion nuclear energy market.

Wyclef Jean mulling Haiti presidential run against politician uncle (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:56 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Wyclef Jean is considering running for president against his politician uncle, although some observers are skeptical if the earthquake-ravaged country is even capable of holding elections this year.

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