WASHINGTON - The House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner. Full Story »
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NY reps. bicker over 9/11 responder bill's defeat
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UNESCO declares Everglades endangered site
Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 5:30 pm ETBRASILIA (Reuters) - A U.N. panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an endangered World Heritage site due to the wetlands' continued degradation, officials said on Friday. Full Story »
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Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
AP – Fri Jul 30, 5:24 pm ETPARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency. Full Story »
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Bike riding in London is risky business
AP – Fri Jul 30, 4:48 pm ETLONDON - Feel like living dangerously? Full Story »
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Anti-Islam lawmaker not part of Dutch government
AP – Fri Jul 30, 4:29 pm ETTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' hopes of becoming a Dutch Cabinet minister evaporated Friday after exploratory talks to include him in a right-wing coalition ended without agreement. Full Story »
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Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25
AP – Fri Jul 30, 3:29 pm ETMOSCOW - Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country's hottest summer on record. Full Story »
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U.N. sanctions dropped against 5 senior Taliban
Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 2:41 pm ETUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Five Taliban have been struck off a U.N. Security Council list of militants subject to sanctions -- a move sought by Kabul to ease reconciliation talks with insurgents, the United Nations said on Friday. Full Story »
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U.N. tells Darfur peace force to focus on security
Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 2:24 pm ETUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council extended the stay of peacekeepers in Sudan's western Darfur region by another year on Friday, telling the force to focus primarily on protecting civilians and aid deliveries. Full Story »
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Irish find remains of IRA victim missing since '81
AP – Fri Jul 30, 2:16 pm ETDUBLIN - The suspected remains of a 57-year-old Northern Ireland man who was abducted by the Irish Republican Army in 1981 have been unearthed in a bog in Ireland. Full Story »
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Paris police: Tear gas in letter for US Embassy
AP – Fri Jul 30, 2:14 pm ETPARIS - Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said, and Paris police said it appeared they had been exposed to tear gas fumes. Full Story »
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Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable
AP – Fri Jul 30, 2:05 pm ETROME - Silvio Berlusconi has split with his oldest political ally and co-founder of his party, a spectacular falling-out expected to make it harder for the premier to push disputed legislation through parliament. Full Story »
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UN removes 5 Taliban from sanctions blacklist
AP – Fri Jul 30, 1:41 pm ETUNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council on Friday removed five Taliban members from its sanctions blacklist, a move sought by the Afghan government to promote reconciliation. Full Story »
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Five Taliban taken off UN sanctions list: Austria
AFP – Fri Jul 30, 1:10 pm ETUNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Five Taliban members, including a former Afghan ambassador to the United Nations, have been taken off a UN sanctions terrorism list, Austria's UN mission said Friday. Full Story »
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China says it disapproves of EU sanctions against Iran
AFP – Fri Jul 30, 12:08 pm ETBEIJING (AFP) - China said Friday it opposed tough new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran over its contested nuclear programme, again calling for more talks to resolve the standoff. Full Story »
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N.Korea holds more talks with US military on ship sinking
AFP – Fri Jul 30, 12:01 pm ETSEOUL (AFP) - Military officers from North Korea and the US-led United Nations Command held their third round of talks Friday on the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship that was blamed on the North. Full Story »
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US senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie
AP – Fri Jul 30, 10:23 am ETLONDON - A U.S. senator wants to send investigators to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Full Story »
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U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade
Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 9:57 am ETGENEVA (Reuters) - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday. Full Story »
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Russian official resigns over youth group comments
AP – Fri Jul 30, 9:56 am ETMOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev's human rights adviser has resigned after a Kremlin-backed youth organization threatened her with a libel suit for her harsh criticism. Full Story »
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