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Saudi, Syrian leaders visit Lebanon amid tension (AP)
7/30/2010 9:19:12 AM

Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, step off the plane upon their arrival at RAfik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday July 30, 2010. The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia have launched an unprecedented effort to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Many fear that new violence between Lebanon's Shiite and Sunni communities could break out if the international tribunal investigating Hariri's death implicates the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is Syria's main ally in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP - The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated (AP)
7/30/2010 8:48:01 AM

In this photo taken on Sunday, July 25, 2010, a worker cleans up the oil at the Nantuo Fishing Harbor after the oil spill in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province. An American oil spill expert says China's worst-known oil spill is far larger than the government has reported. China's government has said 1,500 tons of oil spilled after an explosion two weeks ago near the northeastern city of Dalian. But Rick Steiner estimates that 60,000 to 90,000 tons spilled into the Yellow Sea. He says the spill is at least as large as the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska. (AP Photo)**CHINA OUT**AP - China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported, and some of the oil was spilled deliberately to avoid an even larger disaster, an American expert said Friday.
July is deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)
7/30/2010 8:21:33 AM

NATO and US soldiers are seen standing guard in Kabul. Three foreign soldiers were killed in two separate Taliban-style bomb attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south, NATO said Friday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.
Mind the road: London launches new bike hire plan (AP)
7/30/2010 9:24:21 AM

Boris Johnson Mayor of London poses for the media as a new cycle hire scheme starts in London, Friday, July 30, 2010, with the London Eye in background. The cycle hire scheme aims to enable travelers to use a network of cycle stations throughout central London to commute or just tour the area, as the cycle hire system goes live Friday morning.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - London is launching a new bicycle rental program in hopes of easing congestion in a European capital once known for its gridlock.
US Embassy workers tested after suspicious letter (AP)
7/30/2010 9:04:52 AM
AP - Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, but the embassy said preliminary analysis suggested it was not harmful.
Palestinians Hold to Preconditions for Talks with Israel (Time.com)
7/30/2010 7:35:00 AM
Time.com - U.S. efforts to cajole Mahmoud Abbas into talks with the Israelis have yet to yield results. But the Obama Administration could soon find itself on the spot if such talks go ahead
"Little Pea" Hernandez living dream at United (AFP)
7/30/2010 9:37:41 AM

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson (R) with Mexico international striker Javier Hernandez in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 29. Hernandez said he is living a dream ahead of Friday's friendly between former club Chivas of Guadalajara and new side Manchester United.(AFP/Hector Guerrero)AFP - Mexico international striker Javier Hernandez said he is living a dream ahead of Friday's friendly between former club Chivas of Guadalajara and new side Manchester United.
Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot (AP)
7/30/2010 6:21:46 AM
AP - An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.
Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel (AP)
7/30/2010 5:30:15 AM

This undated photo downloaded from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, website shows Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel. According to local media, Coronel was allegedly killed Thursday by the army during a raid in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. Coronel is considered number three in the organization of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin Chapo Guzman. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Central African Republic election delayed to Jan. (AP)
7/30/2010 9:08:31 AM
AP - The president of the Central African Republic has issued a decree delaying the country's elections again, to Jan. 23.




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