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 Floods threaten first global warming islands
Brunei News.Net
Residents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean.  People beat porn movie teacher to death
Brunei News.Net
The Times of India has reported that an Indian teacher has been beaten to death by an angry mob after making a homemade porn film with one of his students. Panel: Arlington Cemetery errors could be iceberg's tip
Washington Times
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment , known as "the Old Guard," places flags on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 27. At least 211 remains were identified as potentially misla... Passport officials ask for tools to fight fraud
Washington Times
State Department officials say staff who adjudicate applications and issue passports need law enforcement authority."Our efforts to gain access to information are hampered because [Consular Affairs] i... Al-Qaeda Plants Flag In Baghdad As 23 Die In Iraq
RadioFreeEurope
Al-Qaeda briefly planted its flag in Baghdad as militants killed 23 members of Iraq's security forces across the country. The worst attack came in Baghdad's Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah when 16 Iraq... In China, Journalist Prevails
International Herald Tribune
China ’s investigative journalists, who grapple with heavy-handed censors and accusations of bribe-taking, the case of a Shanghai-based reporter appears to offer a positive turn. The episode di... Obama defends education policies to critics
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain... Scientists Produce First Cloned Fighting Bull
International Herald Tribune
MELGAR DE YUSO, SPAIN — The team that produced the first cloned fighting bull in Spain call their dark brown calf the only living representative of a ferocious lineage that goes back 300 years. World Population Forecast to Top 7 Billion in 2011
International Herald Tribune
With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world’s population will top seven billion next year, a research group projects, while the ratio of working age adults to support the el... Gay Pride Parade held in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post
Under a stream of rainbow-colored flags and amongst a consortium of different participants, nearly 3,000 people from around the country turned out Thursday for the annual Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade, w... Forensic teams identify bodies
Jerusalem Post
BOBOC, Romania – IDF forensic teams succeeded Thursday in identifying the remains of six Israeli Air Force servicemen who were killed earlier this week in a fatal helicopter crash in the Carpathian ... Russia foils hijacking of plane from Caucasus
Channel News Asia
MOSCOW: Russian special forces on Thursday foiled the attempted hijacking of a plane coming from the Caucasus at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russian news agencies quoted an airport official as s... 16 dead, 14 wounded in Baghdad attacks
Channel News Asia
BAGHDAD: Sixteen people, including nine security force members, were killed and 14 wounded on Thursday in a string of attacks in the Iraqi capital's Sunni district of Al-Adhamiyah, the interior m... Protesters denounce Arizona immigration law
Channel News Asia
PHOENIX, Arizona: Protesters and police in riot gear locked in a tense standoff on Thursday in demonstrations against a new Arizona immigration law just hours after it went into effect. Demonstrators ... Boy, 5, sues store for $13,500
New Zealand Herald
A 5-year-old boy wrongly accused by a supermarket of stealing a bag of chips has won €7500 ($13,500) in damages for defamation of character. An Irish court heard that Tadhg Mooney, from Balbriggan ... Sarkozy accused of racism as he targets Gypsies
New Zealand Herald
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his Government is being racist in its treatment of the group... Indian activists threaten to burn ship carrying NZ milk
New Zealand Herald
Protests in India organised by Hindu nationalist political party Shiv Sena against imports of New Zealand dairy products have turned ugly with party workers draining thousands of litres of milk at Pun... Pledges of crackdown on crime plays to fear in suburbs
New Zealand Herald
CANBERRA - Australia faces a major crackdown on drugs, gangs and street crime following promises by the major parties yesterday to clamp down on weapons and to boost co-ordination of the nation's law ... Pilgrims will have to pay to see Pope
New Zealand Herald
Pilgrims will have to pay as much as £25 ($54) to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit in September, church officials said yesterday. The ch... Fears for lawyer leading fight in stoning case
New Zealand Herald
CAIRO - Amnesty International has accused Iran of harassing the lawyer of a woman sentenced to death by stoning, saying he has gone missing and two of his relatives have been detained. A blog by the ... 17 members of security forces killed in Iraq
USA Today
Azamiyah when 10 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in what appeared to have been coordinated killings by militants in a bold, daylight attack in the neighborhood that was once an insurg... NASCAR team boss sent to new hospital
CNN
(CNN) -- NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, who was injured in a plane crash Tuesday, was transferred from a Wisconsin hospital to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, according to a statement release... Obama seeks his 'mojo' on 'The View'
C News
U.S. President Barack Obama appears on the daytime TV talk show "The View" in New York City July 28, 2010. From left are Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hass... Dead soldiers repatriated to UK
BBC
The MoD is investigating his death and said a smoke shell, designed to provide cover for soldiers working on the ground, may have fallen short of its intended target. Morgan stars as England dominate
BBC
Eoin Morgan made a superb maiden Test century as England reached an imposing 331-4 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.He scored 125 not out and put on an unbroken ... Live text - Rabotnicki v Liverpool
BBC
Twitter or text us on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) with FOOTBALL before your message. (Not all contributions can be used. Messages will be charged at your standard operator rate.) No McLaren team orders - Hamilton
BBC
Lewis Hamilton says there will be no team orders at McLaren even though he is ahead of team-mate Jenson Button in the drivers' world championship.Ferrari appeared to tell their drivers to swap positio... Human remains found in Monaghan
BBC
The Independent Commission For The Location Of Victims' Remains said recovery was ongoing and the formal identification process would take some time. Pakistan 'less afraid of Taliban'
BBC
Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.
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