Al-Qaida in N. Africa says French hostage killed (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 03:46 PM PDT AP - The leader of al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa said in a message broadcast Sunday that the group has killed a French engineer taken hostage in Niger in April. |
Families mark 10 years since Concorde crash (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 03:39 PM PDT AP - Families whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago joined together near Paris on Sunday, laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went down.
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Richards lifts Red Bulls past Man City in friendly (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:56 PM PDT AFP - Dane Richards scored in the 70th minute to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 victory over big-spending Manchester City of the English Premier League in a friendly on Sunday.
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Obika lifts Spurs into draw with Sporting in New Jersey friendly (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:52 PM PDT AFP - Substitute Jonathan Obika's goal in the 70th minute lifted Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in an international football friendly here on Sunday.
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Furious Love Parade survivors slam organisers (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:45 PM PDT AFP - Angry survivors demanded answers on Sunday and prosecutors launched an inquiry after a panicked stampede at a techno music festival in Germany killed 19 people and left hundreds hurt.
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Al Qaeda claims to have killed French hostage after raid (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's wing in North Africa said it had killed a French hostage in response to a raid last week by French troops against a base in the Sahara desert, according to a recording aired on Sunday by Al Jazeera.
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Russia's Putin sings with expelled agents (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - Vladimir Putin says he met with the Russian spies who were expelled from the United States, joining them in singing an unofficial KGB anthem and promising them good jobs and a bright future back in their homeland.
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Hayward expected to resign as BP looks to rebuild (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:17 PM PDT AFP - BP will sacrifice embattled chief executive Tony Hayward within days as it tries to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, reports said Sunday.
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US preferred Megrahi be free than in Libyan jail: report (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:58 PM PDT AFP - The United States told Scotland it was "far preferable" to free the Lockerbie bomber than have him transferred to a Libyan jail, leaked documents showed Sunday, amid renewed US criticism of the release.
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Ceremonies mark 10 years since Paris Concorde crash (AFP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:12 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of people attended sombre ceremonies on Sunday near the site of the Paris Concorde crash, marking the 10th anniversary of the disaster which killed 113 people.
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High security for Israeli athletes in Turkey (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 10:13 AM PDT AP - Turkey defeated Israel 3-0 in a women's volleyball game Sunday that was guarded by hundreds of police because of concerns that pro-Palestinian demonstrators would try to disrupt the event.
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A Russian milestone: 1st black elected to office (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 06:22 AM PDT AP - People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare â" an honest politician.
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Peres: Croatian WWII camp was a show of `sadism' (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2010 03:41 AM PDT AP - Touring the site of Croatia's World War II concentration camp, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday it was a demonstration of "sheer sadism" and that Iran's president, who has denied the Holocaust, should visit it.
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