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3 US troops die in deadliest month of Afghan war
(AP)
AP - Three U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.
Officials: Floods kill at least 267 in Pakistan
(AP)
AP - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.
Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama
(AP)
AP - A U.S. couple was deported in shackles Thursday from Nicaragua to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans and questioning in the disappearances of 5 other people.
Australia govt expands proposed broadband network
(AP)
AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election.
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
(AP)
AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
China: Factory Explosion, Toxic Spills as Disasters Rise
(Time.com)
Time.com - While China's boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing more harm than good
Death penalty book author defiant in Singapore
(AFP)
AFP - A British author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore's use of the death penalty was defiant following his first court hearing Friday.
Rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, no injuries
(AP)
AP - The Israeli military says Gaza militants have fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon, a rare strike that caused damage but no injuries.
Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
(AP)
AP - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Moroccan king marks anniversary with clemency
(AFP)
AFP - King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday granted pardons or reduced sentences to nearly 1,000 people to mark his 11 years on the throne, the justice ministry said.
US 'carefully watching' Myanmar-NKorea talks
(AP)
AP - The U.S. said it is carefully watching the budding secretive relationship between Myanmar and North Korea for signs of nuclear cooperation, as official talks between the authoritarian regimes entered a second day Friday.
Canada think tank sees loophole in emissions plans
(Reuters)
Reuters - Proposed Canadian regulations to cut emissions from cars and trucks may have little to no effect as early "action credits" banked by automakers may be able to carry them through the compliance period, an environmental think tank said on Thursday.
Australia pledges expansion of fibre broadband network
(AFP)
AFP - The Australian government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.
Pentagon rethinking who can access secret information
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A low-ranking Army soldier suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents had access to the documents because U.S. officials have pressed to make sure secret information is available to combat units.
Black Eyed Peas join Mexico in protesting Arizona immigration law SB1070 [video]
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico staged a handful of protests today against the new immigration law in Arizona, where up to 530,000 undocumented workers live and 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population is Mexican.
Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers in Hotel Attack
(Time.com)
Time.com - Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists
Spreading the Floating Farms Tradition
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - CHANDRA, Jul 29 (IRIN) - As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels
threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training
thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water.
