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• Taliban claim to capture US sailor, kill another (AP)
• Raul Castro prepares Cuban Revolution Day speech (AP)
• Russia's Putin sings with expelled agents (AP)
• Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute (AP)
• Families mark 10 years since Concorde crash (AP)
• What's Killing the Animals at Ukraine's Biggest Zoo? (Time.com)
• Al-Qaida in N. Africa says French hostage killed (AP)
• Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home (AP)
• Chile rejects pardons proposed by Catholic Church (AP)
• Escape of Egypt priest's wife inflames sectarian tension (AFP)
• Japan's exports rise for seventh straight month (AP)
• NZ teen survives 16-story fall onto concrete floor (AP)
• Lance Armstrong's Tour de France team forced to remove 'Livestrong' jerseys (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hmong Refugees Live in Fear in Laos and Thailand (Time.com)

Taliban claim to capture US sailor, kill another (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT AP - The Taliban claimed Sunday that they killed a U.S. sailor and kidnapped another as NATO forces ramped up a massive search for the servicemen, who went missing two days earlier in an area held by the militants.

Raul Castro prepares Cuban Revolution Day speech (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - It would be easy for Raul Castro to make headlines in a major Revolution Day speech in this central Cuban city Monday. All he has to do is bring up the 52 political prisoners he has agreed to release, or discuss plans to open the island's communist economy.

Russia's Putin sings with expelled agents (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - Vladimir Putin says he met with the Russian spies who were expelled from the United States, joining them in singing an unofficial KGB anthem and promising them good jobs and a bright future back in their homeland.

Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels.

Families mark 10 years since Concorde crash (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 03:39 PM PDT AP - Families whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago joined together near Paris on Sunday, laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went down.

What's Killing the Animals at Ukraine's Biggest Zoo? (Time.com) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:10 AM PDT Time.com - The mysterious deaths of several animals at Kiev Zoo have sparked outrage, with critics accusing the zoo's management of neglect and corruption. But officials say the animals are being poisoned by an unknown suspect

Al-Qaida in N. Africa says French hostage killed (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 03:46 PM PDT AP - The leader of al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa said in a message broadcast Sunday that the group has killed a French engineer taken hostage in Niger in April.

Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT AP - When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the police are hit-and-miss, and the Kurdish militia is nowhere close to ready.

Chile rejects pardons proposed by Catholic Church (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - Chile's conservative president rejected a proposal by the Roman Catholic Church for sweeping pardons of elderly and sick prisoners that would have freed military officers convicted of human rights violations during the Pinochet dictatorship.

Escape of Egypt priest's wife inflames sectarian tension (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 04:52 PM PDT AFP - The brief disappearance of a priest's wife that sparked rumours of abduction and forced conversion to Islam has highlighted deep-rooted tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, where a private dispute can quickly become a matter of national security.

Japan's exports rise for seventh straight month (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 05:43 PM PDT AP - Japan's exports rose for the seventh straight month in June, fueled by strong demand for machinery and steel products.

NZ teen survives 16-story fall onto concrete floor (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 05:34 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived a 16-story plunge from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor.

Lance Armstrong's Tour de France team forced to remove 'Livestrong' jerseys (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:01 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - While many who completed the 2010 Tour de France will compete next year, Lance Armstrong will not. He’s made it clear over the past few weeks that this is his last Tour de France.

Hmong Refugees Live in Fear in Laos and Thailand (Time.com) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:10 AM PDT Time.com - A few Hmong leaders -- many of whom fought on U.S.'s side during the Vietnam War -- have escaped repatriation camps in Laos and say they fear the Thais who will send them back

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