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Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.
Officials: Floods kill at least 267 in Pakistan (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade.
Police say 4 soldiers killed in landmine attack (AP)
July 30, 2010AP - Suspected separatist rebels triggered a land mine explosion Friday that killed at least four paramilitary soldiers and injured 25 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, police said.
China: Factory Explosion, Toxic Spills as Disasters Rise (Time.com)
July 30, 2010Time.com - While China's boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing more harm than good
Alcatel-Lucent posts 2nd quarter loss (AP)
July 30, 2010AP - Alcatel-Lucent SA says its net loss in the second quarter was a wider-than-expected euro184 million (US$240 million) but said it remains on track for a targeted improvement in profitability this year.
Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.
Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - A U.S. couple was deported in shackles Thursday to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans and questioning in the disappearances of five other people.
Moroccan king marks anniversary with clemency (AFP)
July 30, 2010
AFP - King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday granted pardons or reduced sentences to nearly 1,000 people to mark his 11 years on the throne, the justice ministry said.
