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U.S. worried more secret documents may be released

1 hour 15 min ago

Source: Reuters * U.S. has tried to make contact with WikiLeaks * Detained Army analyst moved from Kuwait to U.S. base * Officials urge WikiLeaks not to post more U.S. documents (Adds Wikileaks founder's ...

BP to try well kill Tuesday, House passes reforms

1 hour 34 min ago

Source: Reuters * Debris cleanup delays preparation for "static kill" * "Static kill" operation set for Tuesday * BP aims to finish relief well by end of August * US House passes offshore ...

VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ SAYS HIS FOREIGN MINISTER IS READY TO MEET WI

1 hour 42 min ago

Source: Reuters VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ SAYS HIS FOREIGN MINISTER IS READY TO MEET WITH NEW GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA WHEN TAKES OFFICE ...

VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ SAYS DEPLOYED INFANTRY, AIR FORCE FOR DEFENSI

1 hour 58 min ago

Source: Reuters VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ SAYS DEPLOYED INFANTRY, AIR FORCE FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES AFTER TENSIONS WITH COLOMBIA ...

Turkey sued in California over Armenian genocide

2 hours 43 min ago

Source: Reuters LOS ANGELES, July 30 (Reuters) - Lawyers for two Armenian men have sued Turkey and two of its major banks, claiming they and others were victims of genocide and seeking what could amount to hundreds ...

Iran: End Intimidation and Harassment of Lawyer and His Family

2 hours 59 min ago

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - Iranian authorities should immediately charge or release the wife and brother-in-law of a prominent lawyer, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also stop harassing and ...

U.S. House approves oil spill reform bill

3 hours 6 min ago

Source: Reuters * Passage lets Democrats claim oversight of Big Oil * Republicans say bill would cut U.S. oil, gas production * Safety standards for equipment, workers also in bill (New throughout) By Tom ...

UN tells Darfur peace force to focus on security

3 hours 29 min ago

Source: Reuters * Security Council extends peacekeepers' mandate for year * Council condemns violence, obstacles to peace force work (Adds council consultations on camp violence) By Patrick Worsnip UNITED ...

Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers

3 hours 38 min ago

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the ...

U.S. worried more secret documents may be released

4 hours 19 min ago

Source: Reuters * U.S. has tried to make contact with WikiLeaks * Detained Army analyst moved from Kuwait to U.S. base * Officials urge WikiLeaks not to post more U.S. documents By David Alexander WASHINGTON ...

Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire

30 July 2010 - 10:57pm

Source: Reuters * Israeli aircraft target Hamas camp, smuggling tunnels * Air strikes follow Gaza rocket fire into Israeli city * U.N. rights committee deplores Israel's Gaza blockade (Updates with Israeli ...

UNESCO declares US Everglades endangered site

30 July 2010 - 10:28pm

Source: Reuters * Pollution and water shortage are main culprits * Experts to visit area and help with conservation plan BRASILIA, July 30 (Reuters) - A U.N. panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an ...

Oil threat recedes for US East Coast, much of Fla.

30 July 2010 - 10:21pm

Source: Reuters * Dire predictions failed to materialize * BP oil won't reach loop current, Gulf Stream current MIAMI, July 30 (Reuters) - South Florida, the Florida Keys and the U.S. East Coast will likely be ...

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza--Palestinians

30 July 2010 - 10:15pm

Source: Reuters (Adds details) GAZA, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, local ...

Companies start shipping U.S. flu vaccines

30 July 2010 - 9:43pm

Source: Reuters * 170 million vaccines expected for U.S. market * Universal vaccination now recommended By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Two flu vaccine makers said on ...

Colombia rebels call for talks with new government

30 July 2010 - 9:39pm

Source: Reuters * Rebels battered by Colombia's military offensive * Santos seen continuing incumbent's security polices BOGOTA, July 30 (Reuters) - The leader of Colombia's largest guerrilla movement has called ...

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza --Palestinians

30 July 2010 - 9:35pm

Source: Reuters GAZA, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, local witnesses ...

FACTBOX-Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

30 July 2010 - 9:04pm

Source: Reuters July 30 (Reuters) - Here are some developments in BP Plc's <BP.L> <BP.N> Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest offshore oil disaster in U.S. history. TOP DEVELOPMENTS ...

Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25

30 July 2010 - 8:26pm

Source: Reuters * PM Putin flies to disaster area, orders state help * President Medvedev orders military to help fight fires * Fires may strengthen at weekend - local chief firefighter (Adds firefighter's ...

FACTBOX-Mexico's top drug traffickers

30 July 2010 - 8:22pm

Source: Reuters July 30 (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers have killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a senior member of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, in the first major triumph of this year for President ...

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