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French couple held over newborns’ deaths

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
French national police Tuesday detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a home and others in the garden of another home, the French Interior Ministry said.

China floods push chemicals into river

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
Rising waters from flooding in northeastern China hit a chemical plant and washed thousands of containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river, state media said Thursday.

Leaks pose security concern for Afghans

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
U.S. military officials are assessing what damage could be done to intelligence contacts in Afghanistan after a number of names of local Afghans working with the U.S. military appeared on documents leaked by the WikiLeaks website, according to a U.S. military official.

Pentagon focuses on ‘main suspect’ in leak

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
The Pentagon is focusing on jailed Army Pfc. Bradley Manning as the main suspect in the leak of tens of thousands of secret U.S. military documents related to the war in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told CNN Wednesday.

Mexico praises decision on Arizona law

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa called Wednesday's decision on Arizona's immigration law "a step in the right direction."

Four journalists held hostage in Mexico

July 29, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
The Committee to Protect Journalists appealed Wednesday to the Mexican government to do all it can to bring about the release of four journalists abducted Monday.

Japan carries out first executions in year

July 28, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
Japan hanged two convicted killers on Wednesday -- the first execution in the country since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last September.

New York borough sees attacks on Mexicans

July 28, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
New York police have stepped up patrols in a Staten Island neighborhood after a string of attacks on Mexican nationals, authorities say.

152 killed in Pakistan crash

July 28, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
Rescuers worked in heavy rains to recover the bodies of 152 people from the wreckage of an Airbus from Pakistani carrier Airblue that crashed on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad. FULL STORY l WHAT CAUSED CRASH?

UK PM to Pakistan: Don’t export terror

July 28, 2010BBC NewsComments Off
"We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that (Pakistan) is allowed to look both ways and is able in any way to promote the export of terror," British leader David Cameron says. FULL STORY l INTERPRETING CAMERON'S COMMENTS