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Floods ravage Pakistan valley that endured Taliban (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Pakistani villagers collect their belongings from their houses collapsed by heavy flooding in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.(AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)AP - This village in Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley suffered through years of Taliban rule and months of battles between Islamist militants and the army. But for a man who has seen it all, that's nothing compared to the last three days of flooding.

UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, a man talks on his smart phone at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE said Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)AP - The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub.

French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - French opposition lawmakers and media attacked a host of new government proposals targeting Gypsies and immigrants suspected of crimes, charging Sunday that President Nicolas Sarkozy was pandering to the far-right in a bid to boost his popularity.

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Afghan woman protesters chant slogans against NATO and US forces over the killing of Afghan civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug 1, 2010. More than 400 demonstrators marched toward the presidential palace in Kabul to protest the alleged killing of 52 civilians by a NATO rocket strike in the south. NATO has disputed the report of civilian deaths. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government.

High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 22, 2010 file photo, Umm Haider weeps over her son's coffin, Ameer Hussein, 9, during his funeral in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq. The family says he was killed in a roadside bomb attack the day before. July was Iraq's deadliest month in more than two years, according to new official figures, suggesting that a resilient insurgency is successfully taking advantage of the months of deadlock in forming a new government. The figures released late Saturday, July 31, 2010 show that 535 people were killed last month, the highest since May 2008 when 563 died, heightening concerns over Iraq's precarious security situation even as the U.S. troops are reducing their numbers. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani, File)AP - While concern is rising in the U.S. about the war in Afghanistan, the Americans are anxious to show evidence of progress in their other conflict — Iraq.

Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Time.com - When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history.

Murray squanders match point, loses final to Querrey (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT

Sam Querrey returns a backhand to Andy Murray during the final of the Farmers Classic at the Los Angeles Tennis Center - UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Murray squandered a match point in the second set and Querrey rallied Sunday for a 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 victory.(AFP/Getty Images/Jeff Gross)AFP - Andy Murray squandered a match point in the second set and American Sam Querrey rallied Sunday for a 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 victory over the top seed in the final of the Los Angeles Open.

Israel warns Hamas after rocket fire (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:36 PM PDT

An Israeli protester, holds a sign, not seen, calling for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, as he stands next to the cardboard cut-outs of Schalit, outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Schalit was captured by Hamas-allied militants in Gaza on June 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israel's prime minister issued a stern warning Sunday to Gaza's Hamas rulers after a weekend of rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory on Israeli communities.

UNESCO adds 5 sites to the World Heritage List (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - UNESCO added five cultural sites to its World Heritage List on Sunday, including the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi in Vietnam.

Arab nomads settling in contested Sudan region: official (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

A Sudanese Misseriya Arab herder travelling with cattle during an annual migration south to dry season pastures in the Abyei area in 2009. Members of an Arab nomadic tribe are settling in a contested region straddling north and south Sudan, hoping to vote in referendum next year that will define its status, a Sudanese official said on Sunday.(AFP/UNMIS/File/Tim McKulka)AFP - Members of an Arab nomadic tribe are settling in a contested region straddling north and south Sudan, hoping to vote in referendum next year that will define its status, a Sudanese official said on Sunday.

Pakistan flood toll tops 1,100 as cholera emerges (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:44 PM PDT

Hundreds killed in Pakistan's worst floods in living memory. The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.(AFP/Graphic/Sophie Ramis)AFP - The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory stood at over 1,100 on Monday, with water-borne disease emerging as a threat to survivors.

Australia government neck and neck vs opposition (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia's ruling Labor Party is now level with the conservative opposition ahead of an August 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Monday, the second survey in three days to show a slide in support for the government.

Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting

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