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• Hundreds of new wildfires break out in Russia (AP)
• Murray squanders match point, loses final to Querrey (AFP)
• French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP)
• Hodgson worried over Liverpool readiness (AFP)
• Lemaitre claims third European gold (AFP)
• Anelka back as Chelsea slump to friendly defeat (AFP)
• French minister widens crime crackdown on foreigners (AFP)
• Walcott makes point as Arsenal win Emirates Cup (AFP)
• Taiwan's Tseng edges Hull for British Open golf title (AFP)
• Hamilton rues lost points and race lead (AFP)
• Police investigator shot dead in Russia's south (AP)
• Turkish military could promote charged officers (AP)
• News agency: 4 killed by landmine in Turkey (AP)
• 2 arrested after explosives sent to British spy HQ (AP)
• Britain's military braced for sharp spending cuts (AP)

Hundreds of new wildfires break out in Russia (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:46 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of new fires broke out Sunday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat, but firefighters claimed success in bringing some of the wildfires raging around cities under control.

Murray squanders match point, loses final to Querrey (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT AFP - Andy Murray squandered a match point in the second set and American Sam Querrey rallied Sunday for a 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 victory over the top seed in the final of the Los Angeles Open.

French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - French opposition lawmakers and media attacked a host of new government proposals targeting Gypsies and immigrants suspected of crimes, charging Sunday that President Nicolas Sarkozy was pandering to the far-right in a bid to boost his popularity.

Hodgson worried over Liverpool readiness (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:33 PM PDT AFP - Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson admitted on Sunday that he was concerned by his team's readiness for the Premier League kick-off.

Lemaitre claims third European gold (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:01 PM PDT AFP - French sprint king Christophe Lemaitre won his third gold of the European Championships on Sunday as his country stormed to victory in the men's 4x100m relay.

Anelka back as Chelsea slump to friendly defeat (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:31 PM PDT AFP - Nicolas Anelka played for the first time since being kicked-out of France's World Cup squad on Sunday but was unable to prevent Chelsea slipping to a 2-1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.

French minister widens crime crackdown on foreigners (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT AFP - France's interior minister Sunday proposed extra tough measures against foreign-born criminals, widening controversial crime-fighting proposals that critics have branded a vote-grabbing strategy.

Walcott makes point as Arsenal win Emirates Cup (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:35 AM PDT AFP - Theo Walcott made a point to England coach Fabio Capello as the Arsenal winger inspired his side to a 3-2 victory over Celtic that clinched the Emirates Cup on Sunday.

Taiwan's Tseng edges Hull for British Open golf title (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng, who led by four shots overnight, edged Australia's Katherine Hull by just one stroke to win the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday to claim her third Major title.

Hamilton rues lost points and race lead (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:11 AM PDT AFP - Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button headed towards their summer holidays in downcast mood on Sunday after losing both their drivers and constructors' championships leads.

Police investigator shot dead in Russia's south (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT AP - Three militants broke into the home of a senior investigator in Russia's restive North Caucasus region on Sunday and shot him dead after binding his wife and son with tape in the next room, police said.

Turkish military could promote charged officers (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:10 AM PDT AP - Turkey's military has decided that 11 generals and admirals charged with conspiring to overthrow the government are eligible for promotion, several newspapers reported Sunday, citing unidentified military officials.

News agency: 4 killed by landmine in Turkey (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:36 AM PDT AP - Four civilians died when their vehicle hit a landmine that Kurdish rebels are suspected of planting in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.

2 arrested after explosives sent to British spy HQ (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:19 AM PDT AP - British police are questioning two men after a homemade parcel bomb was sent to the headquarters of the MI6 spy agency, and another was found at a London postal depot.

Britain's military braced for sharp spending cuts (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:17 AM PDT AP - Tens of thousands of troops, a gleaming new aircraft carrier, one or more of the nuclear-armed submarines that guarantees Britain's place at the world's top table: Something has to give as the government looks to make sharp cuts to its defense budget as part of deficit-shredding austerity measures.

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