July 2010
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More Than 800 Feared Dead in Pakistani Floods.
NOWSHERA, Pakistan (July 31) — Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases. In neighboring eastern Afghanistan, floods have killed 64 people and injured 61 others in the past week, while destroying hundreds of...
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WatchRihanna - Disturbia
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Bear in Fatal Attack Is Killed; Cubs May Go to...
(July 30) — A mama grizzly bear was euthanized today after tests determined she was responsible for a fatal attack at a Montana campsite, but her cubs may be sent to live in a zoo, an official said today. A third cub was caught in a culvert trap early this morning, and likely participated in the deadly mauling of 48-year-old Kevin Kammer from Grand Rapids, Mich., according to The Associated...
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Mexican Troops Kill 'King of Crystal' Cartel...
(July 30) — Mexican troops have killed a top drug kingpin known as the “King of Crystal,” in a shootout as he tried to escape from a wealthy suburban hideout. His death is a rare victory for President Felipe Calderon’s struggling war on drug cartels and organized crime. Meanwhile, dozens of police officers in the Mexican border city of Tijuana have been arrested in an...
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Natural Gas Explosion Kills 2 Workers in Los...
LOS ANGELES (July 30) — A suspected natural gas explosion Friday shattered a metal-fabricating business and killed two people, including one worker who was hurled across the street by the blast and another man who was electrocuted by a downed power line, fire officials said. The explosion at about 6:15 a.m. turned the front of the wooden building into a mass of downed, shattered wooden...
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