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  • UN says deadly floods affect 1 million Pakistanis (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:27:59 GMT

    A woman sits outside her house flooded by heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday,  July 30, 2010. Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said it was the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, while fears of disease rose as some evacuees showed signs of diarrhea, fever and other illnesses.



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  • Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:21:58 GMT

    British Prime Minister David Cameron smiles during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron says his visit to India has created the basis for 'an enhanced and enduring partnership' between Britain and its former colony. Cameron, who used his three-day trip to seek new business for the struggling British economy, made his statement at a Thursday night press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a visit to Britain for security talks after the British leader suggested that Pakistan exports terrorism.



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  • Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:58:31 GMT

    Yvonne Schroeder, left, and Dominique Pavone, who attended this year's Love Parade in Duisburg demonstrate in front of the city hall of Duisburg on Thursday, July 29, 2010, against the responsible persons of the disaster at the Love Parade.  21 people were killed in a crush at the Love Parade techno festival in Duisburg on Saturday. (AP  Photo/dapd/Mark Keppler)AP - Germany was holding a memorial service on Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured.



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  • 5.8 quake shakes Iran, no word on casualties (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:23:11 GMT
    AP - Iran's state television says a 5.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted the southeastern part of the country.
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  • Russia begins to localize fires, others rage (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:34:14 GMT

    Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tours the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Russia, on Friday, July 30, 2010.  Putin on Friday visited the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, where all 341 houses have burned to the ground, and kissed the cheek of one woman who was sobbing.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)AP - About 30 people have died in the last three days alone as Russia's massive forest fires have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland, state television reported Saturday. Officials insist some of the worst blazes are under control.



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