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• British anti-Taliban push going well: London (AFP)
• Bomb found at Britain's MI6 spy agency (AFP)
• Britain tastes triple gold at European Championships (AFP)
• Rowers break 114-year-old Atlantic crossing record (AFP)
• Frenchman, 80, freed after year in wife's laundry prison (AFP)
• England eye victory after Prior ton, Pakistan collapse (AFP)
• Milan boss Allegri rules out Beckham return (AFP)
• Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 (Reuters)
• Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters)
• 3 dead as building collapses in Italy (AP)
• Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq (AP)
• Russian police arrest Kremlin opponent at rally (AP)
• Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP)
• Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP)
• Russia sends army to battle deadly wildfires (AP)
• British child murderer sues over prison attack (AP)
• Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP)

British anti-Taliban push going well: London (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 04:53 PM PDT AFP - Britain said a military operation to clear out Taliban fighters from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan was going "very well", as the push entered its third day Sunday.

Bomb found at Britain's MI6 spy agency (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 04:39 PM PDT AFP - Two men were being questioned Sunday after one parcel bomb was sent to the MI6 foreign intelligence agency and another was intercepted.

Britain tastes triple gold at European Championships (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT AFP - Britain clinched three more gold medals at the European Championships on Saturday with Mo Farah taking pride of place, adding the 5,000m title to his 10,000m crown.

Rowers break 114-year-old Atlantic crossing record (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:22 PM PDT AFP - A four-strong rowing team smashed a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic Ocean when they reached the finish line Saturday.

Frenchman, 80, freed after year in wife's laundry prison (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT AFP - An 80-year-old Frenchman was recovering in a state of shock in hospital on Saturday after being freed from a year locked in a laundry room by a wife half his age and her alleged lover.

England eye victory after Prior ton, Pakistan collapse (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:47 PM PDT AFP - Matt Prior's unbeaten century left England well placed for victory inside four days in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge here on Saturday.

Milan boss Allegri rules out Beckham return (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:27 AM PDT AFP - AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri admits David Beckham is unlikely to return to the San Siro for another loan spell.

Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 hours, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult.

Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.

3 dead as building collapses in Italy (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT AP - An apartment building collapsed overnight and killed three people in their sleep in a town in southern Italy, police said Saturday.

Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:54 AM PDT AP - Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, an Italian anti-death penalty group said Saturday, reporting that the number of the country's executions rose dramatically last year.

Russian police arrest Kremlin opponent at rally (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:29 AM PDT AP - Russian police arrested a leading Kremlin opponent and dozens of fellow activists Saturday at a demonstration demanding freedom of assembly.

Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:42 AM PDT AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.

Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:29 AM PDT AP - Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won't yet be the first leg of the 14-year-old's solo voyage.

Russia sends army to battle deadly wildfires (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:14 AM PDT AP - Russia sent the army on Saturday to battle wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and were threatening dozens of towns and villages. Thick smoke and ash slowed firefighting efforts and thousands of people were being evacuated.

British child murderer sues over prison attack (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:54 AM PDT AP - One of Britain's most notorious murderers is suing prison authorities for failing to protect him after his throat was slashed by another inmate.

Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:06 AM PDT AP - Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.

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