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 FBI called in on Wikileaks issue
New Zealand News.Net
The FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents.  Pakistan poll finds Taliban support
New Zealand News.Net
The US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups.  Floods threaten first global warming islands
New Zealand News.Net
Residents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean. Russian President's Top Rights Adviser Quits
RadioFreeEurope
The head of the council advising Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on human rights has unexpectedly announced her resignation.Ella Pamfilova, who led the president's council on human rights and the de... Pakistan Monsoon Rains Kill Nearly 200
RadioFreeEurope
The death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in northern Pakistan has risen to nearly 200 over the past three days.The senior minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pr... Armenian Ecologists Picket Bank Over Mining Project
RadioFreeEurope
YEREVAN -- About two dozen environmental activists clashed with police while picketing the Armenian branch of a Russian bank that intends to finance a controversial mining project, RFE/RL's Armenian S... Postelection Prisoners On Hunger Strike
RadioFreeEurope
A number of political prisoners incarcerated at Tehran’s Evin prison have reportedly gone on hunger strike to protest their treatment, including their transfer to solitary confinement and cancel... Iranian Social Networking, Hard-Line Style - 'CFR'
RadioFreeEurope
RFE/RL's Golnaz Esfandiari details Iran's effort to fight fire with fire, social networking style. Recommended as a "must read" by the Council on Foreign Relations.--------------------------... Rick layup was quick and easy
New York Post
Rick Pitino had his shame face on. In a low point for the former Knick coach, Pitino was forced yesterday to recount in graphic detail his "15-second" sexual encounter with the woman now on trial for ... Sherrod will sue Breitbart
New York Post
SAN DIEGO -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks. The edited video posted b... Toyota's bum steer brings Avalon recall
New York Post
TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the United States, and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said yesterday. The 373,00... Ma barker to 'robber' son: Surrender!
New York Post
Go to your cell! A tough East Harlem mom sent her son to the local police station house after finding out he robbed more than $2,000 from a bank, authorities said yesterday. Luis Cruz, 35, accompanied... 'Toxic WTC' payout nixed
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House yesterday. It failed to win the needed two-thirds majority... Riverside Park picnic-rape suspect nabbed
New York Post
A Russian tourist was raped in Riverside Park after being lured there for a picnic by her charming attacker, police sources said yesterday. The suspect, Hugues Akassy, 42, of Washington, DC, was arres... Deal under review as Dems fret over House-keeping
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- A House ethics panel yesterday began reviewing a "tentative agreement" to settle charges against Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel, a congressional source said. The bipartisan panel may need at... Making out like a bandit
New York Post
He was zealous only about feathering his own nest, whether making money on real estate, hoarding rent-stabilized apartments or hiding income and suspiciously large assets from the tax man. No wonder h... Rangel's rise from war hero to DC vet
New York Post
Charlie Rangel might have been New York's ultimate political insider, but his rise began a world away in the frozen hills of Korea. There, the high-school dropout of lowly Army rank found himself at t... Harlem to Rangel: resign
New York Post
For a long time, Sharon Philip pulled the lever for Charles Rangel without hesitation, confident that the longtime legislator was the right man for her and for Harlem. But after years of wondering whe... Fallen airmen arrive in Israel
Jerusalem Post
An Israeli Air Force Boeing aircraft carrying the coffins of six IAF servicemen killed in Monday's Yasour helicopter crash in the Carpathian Mountains landed Friday morning at the Tel Nof air base. Th... UN leader hails landmark ban on cluster munitions
Channel News Asia
UNITED NATIONS : UN chief Ban Ki-moon praised Friday a landmark treaty banning cluster munitions which comes into force this weekend as a major advance in efforts to rid the world of the "abhorrent we... Leaked Afghan war files a 'dangerous' risk: Gates
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON : Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said leaked US documents on the Afghan war posed grave risks for Americans in battle and for US relationships in the region. Gates vowed the Pentagon wi... Former Fiji PM pleads not guilty
New Zealand Herald
Fiji's former prime minister has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges including money laundering and tax evasion, local media reported. Mahendra Chaudhry is charged with breaching Fiji's laws on overseas... Kevin Rudd in hospital
New Zealand Herald
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been admitted to a Brisbane hospital and will have an operation today. A spokeswoman for Mr Rudd, who is running for the Brisbane seat of Griffith in the August 2... Pair charged with murders deported
New Zealand Herald
A US 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. Authorities identifie... Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan
New Zealand Herald
The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. The r... Boy Scouts out in force for Jamboree
USA Today
He smiles as he recalls a special adventure with fellow Scouts — the first time he tried to swim, which came after leaping off the end of a rope swing and plunging into a lake. He says he also l... New BP boss to discuss Gulf recovery
CNN
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday. May take 10 days to cap abandoned well
CNN
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is cap... Life insurance target of fraud inquiry
CNN
(CNN) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a fraud investigation into the life insurance industry for "practices that appear to have denied grieving military families and others... While crews battle 2 fires, third ignites
CNN
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Hundreds of firefighters battled a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area early Friday as two more raged within 60 miles of one another. Strikes and ash extend BA losses
BBC
British Airways has revealed a steep loss for the April-to-June quarter after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland. Live - Hungarian GP practice
BBC
606 or text us on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) with F1 before your message. (Not all contributions can be used. Messages will be charged at your standard operator rate.) Proud Morgan revels in maiden ton
BBC
Eoin Morgan said he felt deeply proud after scoring a first Test century against Pakistan and paid tribute to team-mate Paul Collingwood.The duo put on an unbroken stand of 213 as England reached 331-... Call for NHS accommodation probe
BBC
Call for NHS accommodation probe An MSP calls for an investigation by NHS Grampian into senior managers staying in hospital staff accommodation. Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
BBC
EDF said it had received "an irrevocable offer" from the consortium "to acquire 100% of EDF Energy's ownership in its UK regulated and non-regulated activities". Violence in Dhaka over wage rise
BBC
Violence erupted in the Bangladeshi capital as thousands of garment workers protested over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of demands. Chip sales boost Samsung profits
BBC
"A slowing global economy is a major concern as it will dent demand. [Chip] prices may fall with excessive supply amid steep competition," said Lee Ka-Keun at IBK Securities. DeGeneres leaving American Idol
BBC
"A couple months ago, I let Fox and the American Idol producers know that this didn't feel like the right fit for me," DeGeneres said. Festivals give anti-rape advice
BBC
"Festivals are made up of an incredible amount of like minded people who offer great support to each other," said Mr Benn, who also oversees security at Glastonbury.
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