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Heavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan plane - 4 Hours ago
A helicopter carries a sack containing recovered bodies of victims from the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane which crashed in Islamabad's Margalla Hills July 28, 2010. The Airbus 321, belonging
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Pakistan mourns jet crash dead - 7 Hours ago
Government declares day of mourning for 152 people killed in Islamabad jet crash.
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Rains hamper Pakistan crash search - 81 Minutes ago
Rescue workers struggle to recover bodies and black box following Wednesday's disaster.
 
Medvedev Widens Powers Of KGB Successor Agency
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Afghan president asks why allies won't hit Pakistan
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Germany's Merck sees 2Q profit rise 69 percent
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Hyundai Q2 profit hits record on U.S., China demand
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UK plans to scrap fixed retirement age by October 2011
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Frank talk from Cameron shakes up British diplomacy
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Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas - 3 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES -- Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows. The trend is the
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Judge blocks Arizona immigration law - 6 Hours ago
Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- A legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law appeared certain after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that blocked the most controversial parts
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Bear attacks leave 1 dead, 2 injured - 6 Hours ago
(CNN) -- Bear attacks on separate campsites in Montana left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday, according to wildlife officials. Ron Aasheim, a spokesman for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks,
 
>>   Politics/Law
Governor vetoes farmworkers overtime bill - 4 Hours ago
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have made California's hourly agricultural employees the only farmworkers in the nation to receive overtime pay after 40 hours a week or eight
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China urges change in U.S. policy to avoid friction - 6 Hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States should alter policy to take account of China's role as a major player on the world stage if it wants to avoid friction and instability, a major state newspaper said
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President Obama goes on The View - 7 Hours ago
President Barack Obama reflected on his past 20 months in office, asking: 'Where do I begin?'US President Barack Obama is to appear on daytime talk show The View, where he reflected on challenges he has
 
>>   Business
Sanofi to make formal Genzyme offer - 3 Hours ago
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Amazon Offers $139 Wireless Kindle for Mass Appeal - 5 Hours ago
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains
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BP aims for quick well kill and weighs asset sales - 6 Hours ago
HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell
 
>>   Finance
Investors to Watch Jobless Claims, To Gauge Economy - 6 Hours ago
Each economic report recently is like another brush stroke in the portrait of a slowing economy. Weekly jobless claims will again be a big event for Thursday's markets, and economists think the number
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Most Asian Stocks Drop, Yen Gains on Concern Growth May Slow - 6 Hours ago
By Jake Lloyd-Smith and Akiko Ikeda July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Most Asian stocks fell and the yen gained on concern the pace the global recovery may slow. The New Zealand dollar slumped as the central bank
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Asian Stocks Fall for First Time in Five Days on Fed Comments - 9 Hours ago
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for the first time in five days after the U.S. Federal Reserve said growth slowed in some areas of the worldâ??s largest economy. Samsung Electronics Co., which
 
>>   Sports
Baghdatis shakes off losing run to triumph in LA - 3 Hours ago
Former world junior champion Baghdatis, a hardcourt specialist, had lost his previous three matches on grass and was bidding for his first win since the second round of the French Open in May. 'It's been
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Beckham could return to training in late August: LA coach - 4 Hours ago
The England international tore his Achilles tendon in March and missed the World Cup in South Africa after undergoing surgery. 'I believe there's a chance he can begin training by the end of August,'
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Marbury agrees to 3 more years with Chinese team - 4 Hours ago
BEIJING - A Chinese basketball team says former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to stay with them for up to three more years and that the squad's ownership will produce and sell his line of athletic
 
>>   Industry
Hyundai Motor 2Q net profit soars to US$1.2B - 4 Hours ago
Tourists walk past Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Hyundai said Thursday it earned 1.39 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in the three months ended June 30. The company
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Condoleeza Rice opts for Mozart - 3 Hours ago
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White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity - 4 Hours ago
The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant
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>>   Internet
Amazon's Kindle 3 gets a sleek new look - 8 Hours ago
The market leading e-reader gets refreshed with a Wi-Fi only option and a zippier screen. Amazon today introduced a new version of the Kindle eReader -- Kindle 3 -- that shows it's not backing down from

Facebook starts to roll out Questions (beta) - 9 Hours ago
Facebook users have always asked each other questions, and friends have quite often been good at answering them. But Facebook has something more ambitious in mind, and has now started rolling out a beta

Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in 'Future' of Web Monitoring - 10 Hours ago
? The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time ? and says it uses that information to predict the future. The company is called Recorded Future,
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>>   Science
WRAPUP 1-European chemicals post strong Q2 on volume gains - 4 Hours ago
* BASF Q2 adj EBIT up 94 pct at 2.2 bln euros * Bayer's weak drug, pesticides sales overshadow plastics * Solvay chemicals, plastics REBIT rises 143 pct * Clariant swings to a Q2 net profit of 22 mln

Chemicals washed into China river - 4 Hours ago
Teams at eight stations on the river were working to collect the barrels Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says.

Tuesday: Dow Chemical earnings announcement - 7 Hours ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday approved six genetically modified (GM) maize varieties for import to the bloc in a sign of its desire to speed up European Union decisions on
 
>>   Entertainment
Katy Perry would live in London - 3 Hours ago
Katy Perry wants to live in London with her fiance Russell Brand. The 'California Gurls' singer loves the UK capital - where Russell lived before heading to the US to be with Katy - because it is such
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US law attacked by bands is blocked - 3 Hours ago
By Sima Kotecha Newsbeat US reporter Rage Against The Machine are amongst those to criticise the law A judge has blocked parts of a controversial immigration law that was about to take effect in the US

Justin Bieber to appear on CSI - 3 Hours ago
Justin Bieber will play a teenager with a difficult decision to make Justin Bieber has tweeted a photo of himself appearing in a future episode of US crime TV series CSI. The 16-year-old is pictured being
 
>>   Technology
Intel, Samsung May Compete for Infineon Unit,... 12:57 PM - 11 Hours ago
By Ian King July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co., the worlds two-largest chip companies, may compete to acquire Infineon Technologies AGs mobile-phone business, according to
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IBM Probes Show EU Keeps Tough Stance on... 4:15 PM - 11 Hours ago
By Stephanie Bodoni and Erik Larson (Updates share price in 13th paragraph.) July 28 (Bloomberg) -- The European Unions probes into International Business Machines Corp. show that Competition Commissioner

Adobe Gets Its Say on Microsoft's MAPP Security Channel - 10 Hours ago
Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) has joined Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) MAPP program, which provides members with information about security vulnerabilities before Microsoft releases its monthly patches. This will
 
>>   Health
From SELF Magazine: Tips to Avoid High Calorie Sips - 6 Hours ago
If you define a snack as something you crunch, you may be overlooking the calories in your cup. 21 percent of our daily calories are actually slurped through a straw (that's twice what's recommended),

Cut calories for a long life? - 9 Hours ago
A New York couple say that by severely restricting their food intake they will live well into their second century. As they await immortality, some scientists believe the diet could at least keep diseases

CD66c expression in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: strength and weakness - 5 Hours ago
Introduction: In B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), testing at diagnosis for BCR/ABL1 gene rearrangements is mandatory for prognostic stratification and treatment decisions. Several diagnostic
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>>   Culture
Jewish banker's heirs sue Hungary for return of looted art - 8 Hours ago
The heirs of the Budapest-based Jewish banker Mor Lipot Herzog have filed a lawsuit in U.S. courts against Hungary and its leading national museums, seeking the return of what they have identified as

Hungary sued over Nazi art loot - 72 Minutes ago
Share this page Family of art collector sues Hungary over Nazi loot Four works by El Greco are named. His The Baptism of Christ, pictured, is not on the looted paintings list The heirs of a Jewish art

â??Rua Binedaâ??: a painterâ??s struggle - 4 Hours ago
I had reservations when I received the invitation to the book launching for Rua Bineda in Bali: Counterfeit Justice in the Trial of Nyoman Gunarsa. Different strokes: Another work by Nyoman Gunarsa, 3
 
>>   Top Stories
No survivors in Pakistan air crash - 20 Hours ago
Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead People stand near the smouldering wreckage of a passenger plane which crashed in the Margalla Hills as a helicopter flies over it on the outskirts of Islamabad

Family deaths man in cash crisis - 7/28/2010
Andrew Case, his wife and their two daughters were found dead on Monday morning A father who was found dead along with his wife and two daughters at their Hampshire home had faced bankruptcy. Andrew and

152 confirmed dead in plane crash in Islamabad - 17 Hours ago
ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 152 people were confirmed to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred Wednesday morning in the Margalla hills in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, reported
 
>>   Media & Advertising
The case for mainstream media - 7 Hours ago
Thank you, WikiLeaks. I didn't think it was possible, but Julian Assange has done it: By relating to the Afghanistan war onto the laptops of an unsuspecting public, the proprietor of WikiLeaks has made

Media shows move to MBS and Suntec - 5 Hours ago
Concurrent trade events facilitate dual attendance SINGAPORE CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia the biggest trade events of their kind in the region will be jointly held at Suntec Singapore and (MBS) from

Behind Disney's Digital Shopping Spree - 7 Hours ago
The purchase of game maker Playdom may help Disney's brands with the
 
 
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