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Russian forest fires spread, at least 7 dead
AP - Forest fires continue to rage around several Russian cities and officials say at least seven people have died, including two firefighters.
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Sarah Palin shows flag-waving credentials on cover of new book
The Republican is pictured wearing two items of U.S. flag jewellery and holding a fist to her chest on the front of America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag.
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Pakistan search on for black box of doomed plane
AFP - The torso of a woman was recovered Friday from the site of Pakistan's worst aviation disaster, as bodies were returned to families and investigators scoured a third day for the crucial black box.
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Run-laden S.Lanka-India Test heads for draw
AFP - India compiled their second-highest total ever as the big-scoring second cricket Test against Sri Lanka headed for a draw on Friday.
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Mugabe's sister dies in Zimbabwe
Sabina Mugabe, the younger sister of Zimbabwe's president has died, aged 76.
1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Tokyo's 'oldest man' Sogen Kato had been dead for 30 years
Sogen Kato - who was born on July 22, 1899 - had been lying mummified in his bed. Social workers had repeatedly tried to meet him but were chased away by his family.
1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Anglo American says profits down 31%
AFP - Global miner Anglo American on Friday said its net profits slumped 31 percent to £1.32 billion in the first half, a result skewed by the fact it had made a major disposal the previous year.
1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Video: Wyclef Jean: 'I can't just sing right now'
Wyclef Jean says he's still deciding whether or not he will make a bid for the presidency of Haiti
1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case
AP - A South African court is ordering four white former students to pay fines for a video they made humiliating black university employees.
1 hour, 35 minutes ago
French mother Dominique Cottrez's daughters defend her
Showing extraordinary support for Dominique Cottrez, Emeline and Virginia - who both have children of their own - said she was a 'model mother who supported us'.
1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes
Reuters - Italy was in political turmoil on Friday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dramatically split with his one-time most powerful center-right ally, putting the country at risk of early elections.
1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Under fire in Sangin - just another day in Afghanistan for British troops
The Daily Telegraph's Thomas Harding, first British journalist to visit Sangin for three months, filmed dramatic footage of a patrol underfire.
1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Fierce wildfires blaze in California
California governor Arnold Schwazenegger has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles county where dozens of homes and buildings have been destroyed by wildfires.
1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Saudi, Syrian leaders head to Lebanon amid tension
AP - The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday to help defuse a simmering crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Sri Lanka TV station firebombed
A gang armed with firebombs attacks a private TV and radio station in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Imran Khan says David Cameron is making Pakistan a scapegoat for Afghanistan failures
David Cameron is trying shift the blame for the failure of the war in Afghanistan, former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said.
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Police destroy marijuana plants worth £1.1billion in California farm raids
More than 270 acres of crops were found during police raids involving 450 officers in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
2 hours, 5 minutes ago
At least 267 killed and thousands missing in Pakistan's worst flooding for 80 years
Monsoon rain has caused rivers to burst their banks, destroying thousands of mudbrick houses and causing buildings to collapse.
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China to crack down on pro-Cantonese protesters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in China's southern city of Guangzhou will punish people who try and organize any more protests in support of the Cantonese dialect, a state-run newspaper said on Friday.
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Eyewitness: The big sleep
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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