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5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India
July 31, 2010
Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, where a deadly separatist insurgency has long raged.
My first and last bullfights: Artistry, courage, slaughter
July 31, 2010Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire
July 31, 2010
Israel carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, witnesses said.
430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood
July 31, 2010Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929 deluge, which killed 408.
Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
July 31, 2010
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.
Chavez: Venezuela has deployed troops amid spat
July 31, 2010Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he has deployed troops and air units in case of a conflict with neighboring Colombia.
5.7 quake shakes Iran
July 31, 2010A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies
July 31, 2010
Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season.
Mexico kingpin's death could mean more violence
July 31, 2010
One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.
July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war
July 31, 2010In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead.
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