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UN says deadly floods affect 1 million Pakistanis (AP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:55:01 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, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country.



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Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:51:39 GMT

Palestinians wheel a wounded man at the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, late Friday, July 30, 2010. Late Friday, Israel targeted back two buildings in Gaza used by Hamas militants as a training facility, Palestinian security officials said.Gaza militants fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Friday. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)AP - Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday.



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US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:24:37 GMT

NATO and US soldiers are seen standing guard in Kabul. Three foreign soldiers were killed in two separate Taliban-style bomb attacks in Afghanistan\'s volatile south, NATO said Friday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - In a summer of suffering, America\'s military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.



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Russia begins to localize fires, others rage (AP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:48:37 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 - Russian state TV is reporting the death toll from the massive forest fires that have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland has risen to around 30 people, but officials say some of the worst blazes are under control.



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Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:50:29 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 is holding a memorial service for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured.



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A Shady Resume Sparks Debate Over Honesty in China (Time.com)   Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT
Time.com - After the former head of Microsoft China\'s academic credentials have come under scrutiny, a nationwide debate is raging on the place of integrity in Chinese society
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Pakistan intelligence agency scraps UK visit (AFP)   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan\'s intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron\'s comments on the export of terror, The Times newspaper reported Saturday. The daily also said Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, pictured, was considering pulling out of next week\'s three-day trip to Britain in a connected protest.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Pakistan\'s intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron\'s comments on the export of terror, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.



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