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  • 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    Mexico News.Net

    A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of fatalities.

  • Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    Mexico News.Net

    US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on Friday.

  • Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    Mexico News.Net

    Miami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked bag.

  • Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    Mexico News.Net

    25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

  • Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    Mexico News.Net

    Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace process.

  • Afghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike

    Afghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike

    Mexico News.Net

    Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack which killed 10 parliamentary campaign workers and injured two others including a candidate.

  • Three killed in small plane crash in California

    Mexico News.Net

    Three people were killed in a small plane crash Thursday in a lagoon in the US state of California, authorities said.

  • US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    Mexico News.Net

    A US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US troops.

  • Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    Mexico News.Net

    The relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid effort.

  • Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    Mexico News.Net

    A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.

  • Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    Mexico News.Net

    A fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far north.

  • Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    Mexico News.Net

    Another Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into action.

  • Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    Mexico News.Net

    A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the window.

  • Light plane crash kills two in Austria

    Mexico News.Net

    A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.

  • Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

    Washington Times

    quake , which hit 19 miles west of the southern city of Christchurch, shook a wide area with radio reports saying items were tossed from store shelves and roof tiles cracked by the strong temblor.The ...

  • U.N. nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty

    Washington Times

    Israel 's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, according to the broadcaster. Diplomats say Arab nations are urging Washington and other powers to end their support of

  • UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

    Washington Times

    United Arab Emirates (AP) — A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.The pla...

  • Deportation of Iraqis from Europe worries U.N. agency

    Washington Times

    UNHCR ), said in Geneva that the agency was “very concerned” about these developments."We strongly urge European governments to provide Iraqis with protection until the situation in their ...

  • Calls For Release Of Iranian Rights Activist Ahead Of Trial

    RadioFreeEurope

    There have been calls for the release of Iranian human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari, ahead of the scheduled start of her trial on September 4, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports.Ahari has been held in ...

  • Slaying The Dragon-Slayer: The Debate About Anti-Censorship Software In Iran

    RadioFreeEurope

    You can see why the media is interested in Austin Heap. His name sounds a bit like a 1970s rock band. He was playing video games at home when he decided to help the people of Iran with his anticensors...

  • Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Kills At Least Six In Pakistan

    RadioFreeEurope

    Pakistani security officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed at least six people in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border. The officials said two missiles targeted a ...

  • Suspect In Kyrgyz Policeman's Killing Arrested In Kazakhstan

    RadioFreeEurope

    BISHKEK -- A man suspected of involvement in the killing of a Kyrgyz police colonel in southern Kyrgyzstan in June has been arrested in Kazakhstan, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.Kyrgyz Interior Mini...

  • Strong earthquake causes widespread damage, power cuts in New Zealand

    New York Post

    A strong earthquake caused widespread damage and power cuts across New Zealand's second-largest city of Christchurch early Saturday local time.Shaken residents told how they cowered under doorways as ...

  • UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

    New York Post

    A UPS cargo plane with two crewmembers aboard crashed Friday night near Dubai International Airport and there were unconfirmed reports the crew was killed.A statement issued by UPS said the plane, a 7...

  • Montana teen sends text meant for drug dealer to sheriff by mistake

    New York Post

    A teen from Helena, Mont., looking to buy marijuana accidentally sent a text message meant for a drug dealer to a sheriff, the Helena Independent Record reported Friday."Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I ...

  • British cops suspended for taking seized sports car for a spin, then crashing it

    New York Post

    Two British police officers have been suspended for confiscating a super-fast sports car from its driver Thursday and then crashing it, Sky News reported Friday.The driver of the turbo-charged, four-w...

  • Bosnian police find teen who tossed newborn puppies into river

    New York Post

    Police in Bosnia say they have identified the girl seen on a video throwing six newborn puppies into a river. The disturbing video provoked worldwide outrage after being posted online earlier this wee...

  • From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression

    International Herald Tribune

    JAKARTA — Hiding out with a two-year jail sentence hanging over his head and vigilantes vowing to track him down, the editor of Indonesia’s defunct version of Playboy magazine, Erwin Arnad...

  • 'US supports Israeli security and Palestinian aspirations'

    Jerusalem Post

    Clinton declares that peace is within both Israeli and Palestinian interests in Friday night interview with Israeli and Palestinian reporters, rejects suggestion that talks are ploy to gain Arab suppo...

  • UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai

    Channel News Asia

    DUBAI: A cargo aircraft belonging to the US courier United Parcel Services (UPS) crashed on Friday evening near Dubai international airport, a civil aviation official told AFP. The official United Ara...

  • 'DASH' diet can lower heart attack risk almost 20%

    USA Today

    After eight weeks, DASH dieters eating nine to 11 fruit and vegetable servings daily had reduced their heart attack risk 18% compared with those eating an "American diet."

  • Bone drugs may raise throat cancer risk

    USA Today

    LONDON (AP) — People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

  • Paris mosque won't bite burger chain's Muslim outreach

    USA Today

    Quick's meat is certified as halal, but Cheikh Al Sid Cheikh, assistant to the rector of the Paris Mosque, said the burger chain should have had the other ingredients checked as well, from its mustard...

  • Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.

  • Obama promises new jobs initiatives

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- President Obama went on the offensive Friday on the politically critical issue of job creation, promising to lay out a broad package of ideas next week and slamming Senate Republic...

  • Beer chills 200 years under the sea

    CNN

    (CNN) -- First there was the discovery of dozens of bottles of 200-year-old champagne, but now salvage divers have recovered what they believe to be the world's oldest beer, taking advertisers' notion...

  • Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand

    C News

    WASHINGTON - A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. There were no...

  • Police find girl who threw puppies in a river

    C News

    Police have reportedly found the young woman in a red shirt who was filmed throwing puppies into a river. Local police in Travnik, on the eastern edge of Bosnia near the Croatian border, identified t...

  • Earthquake hits south New Zealand

    BBC

    A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off New Zealand's South Island, the US Geological Survey has said. The epicentre was 30km (20 miles) north-west of Christchurch, at a depth of 16.1 km (10 m...

  • Cargo plane 'crash on Dubai road'

    BBC

    A cargo plane has crashed near a major motorway in Dubai, according to local officials and media reports. There is no word yet on casualties. The plane came down near the Emirates Road, setting some...

  • Armenia 0-1 Republic of Ireland

    BBC

    Keith Fahey's 76th-minute goal earned the Republic of Ireland victory in a tense opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia in Yerevan.Robbie Keane missed a great early chance and Sean St Ledger also...

  • Fans jailed for Uefa screen riot

    BBC

    Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" will be going to jail, a judge has said. Hundreds of Rangers fans caused "may...

  • Error 'no bearing on Donagh move'

    BBC

    The justice minister David Ford has said a clerical error had no bearing in the decision to allow the McDermott brothers to return to Donagh. A court official typed up a supervision and treatment ord...

  • S Lanka panel lost in translation

    BBC

    A key witness at the commission set up to examine the final phase of Sri Lanka's civil war has complained his words were not properly translated. Douglas Devananda, a cabinet minister and ex-Tam...

  • DJs unite for Love Parade track

    BBC

    Three of the world's most successful dance DJs have joined forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July. Paul Oakenfold, Armin van Buuren and Paul van D...

  • Panda twins delight Japanese zoo

    BBC

    New-born twin giant pandas made their media debut at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama. The brother and sister were born on 11 August to proud mother Rauhin and father Eimei. The zoo said the cu...

  • Crew Feared Dead As Plane Crashes In Dubai

    Sky News

    The aircraft, owned by American courier UPS, crashed shortly after taking off from Dubai International Airport. It landed near a busy highway intersection about 10 miles southeast of the airport. St...

  • Eight Killed In Fires In Southern Russia

    Sky News

    Strong winds have stoked fires to cause widespread damage in 20 villages in the regions of Volgograd and Saratov, officials said. Russian President

  • Obama says to address new economic ideas next week

    Reuters

    Tough economic times and aggressive campaigning by the Republicans weigh heavy on President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. Follow Reuters for complete analysis, opinion and polls ahead of the ...

  • Strong 7.4 quake hits New Zealand near Christchurch

    Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.