Mystery remains over cargo vessel - BBC News

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Mystery remains over cargo vesselBBC NewsMystery still surrounds a missing Russian-manned cargo ship, with a sighting off Africa's Cape Verde islands still to be confirmed. The Arctic Sea, with 15 Russian crew members on board, was last sighted in the Bay of Biscay on 30 July. …Sighting of Missing Russian Cargo Ship DeniedVoice of [...]

Controller bantering on phone before crash - Boston Globe

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Controller bantering on phone before crashBoston GlobePallbearers carry caskets to five awaiting hearses at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in New York Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 as mourners gathered to honor five Italian tourists who were killed in a sightseeing helicopter when it and another aircraft …Controller's role in NY air collision studiedReutersAlerts went [...]

Several wildfires scorch Calif. as thousands flee - The Associated Press

Washington Post

Several wildfires scorch Calif. as thousands fleeThe Associated PressDAVENPORT, Calif. — Thousands of firefighters battled wildfires across California on Thursday, including a growing blaze that forced about 2400 people to evacuate their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Lockheed Fire, which started around 7 pm …1000 homes evacuated as wildfire growsSan Francisco ChronicleHundreds [...]

Former Afghan President Survives Assassination Attempt - Voice of America

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Former Afghan President Survives Assassination AttemptVoice of AmericaBy VOA News Former Afghan President Berhanuddin Rabbani survived an assassination attempt Thursday in the country's northern Kunduz province. Local officials said Taliban fighters attacked Mr. Rabbani's convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire …Gates says US troop increase possible in AfghanistanAFPPresident Karzai pulls out of television debate for [...]

Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94 - The Associated Press

New York Times

Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94The Associated PressWHITE PLAINS, NY — Les Paul, who pioneered the solid-body electric guitar later wielded by a legion of rock 'n' roll greats, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 94. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died at White Plains Hospital. …Les Paul Remembered [...]

Burmese Justice - Wall Street Journal

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Burmese JusticeWall Street JournalTuesday's sentencing by a Burmese court of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years of hard labor is a fresh reminder of the ruling junta's cruelty. That the sentence was then magnanimously reduced to an 18-month extension of her house arrest …Europe Extends Myanmar SanctionsNew York TimesWebb to Meet With [...]

Transatlantic split over plans to free Libyan jailed for Lockerbie … - guardian.co.uk

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Transatlantic split over plans to free Libyan jailed for Lockerbie …guardian.co.ukThe reconstructed remains of Pan Am flight 103 lie in a warehouse on January 15, 2008 in Farnborough, England. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty A final decision on whether the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing will be allowed to return to Libya …Lockerbie: Britons back convict's [...]

At Least 1000 Found Alive After Typhoon Hits Taiwan - FOXNews

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At Least 1000 Found Alive After Typhoon Hits TaiwanFOXNewsAP August 12: Rescuers examine the scene where a helicopter on a relief operation crashed following Typhoon Morakot in Pintung, Taiwan. August 12: Rescuers examine the scene where a helicopter on a relief operation crashed following Typhoon Morakot in …Hundreds still missing from Taiwan mudslideReutersTaiwan [...]

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says conviction 'totally unfair' - The Associated Press

Newsweek

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says conviction 'totally unfair'The Associated PressYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called the verdict returning her to house arrest "totally unfair," but remains cheerful and alert, her lawyer said Wednesday. Four of her lawyers were allowed to visit the Nobel Peace Prize …Lawyer Says Aung San Suu Kyi [...]

Fears fuel emotional health care protests - CNN International

New York Times

Fears fuel emotional health care protestsCNN International(CNN) — Beyond the noise of raucous crowds and angry protesters who have turned town hall meetings into shouting matches is genuine concern from ordinary citizens who are afraid that President Obama's health care proposals would only …The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCareWall Street JournalObama tackles health [...]

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