World News
 FBI called in on Wikileaks issue
France News.Net
The FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents.  Pakistan poll finds Taliban support
France News.Net
The US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups.  Floods threaten first global warming islands
France News.Net
Residents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean. Russian Opposition Plans New 'Day Of Wrath'
RadioFreeEurope
MOSCOW -- Russian opposition groups have submitted an application to hold a "Day of Wrath" protest in Moscow on August 12, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports."Day of Wrath" is the jo... Kyrgyz President Visits Tense Southern City
RadioFreeEurope
OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva has begun meeting in this southern city with the city's mayor and with Kyrgyz residents who are still looking for their missing relatives, RFE/RL's K... Rick layup was quick and easy
New York Post
Rick Pitino had his shame face on. In a low point for the former Knick coach, Pitino was forced yesterday to recount in graphic detail his "15-second" sexual encounter with the woman now on trial for ... 'Toxic WTC' payout nixed
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House yesterday. It failed to win the needed two-thirds majority... Riverside Park picnic-rape suspect nabbed
New York Post
A Russian tourist was raped in Riverside Park after being lured there for a picnic by her charming attacker, police sources said yesterday. The suspect, Hugues Akassy, 42, of Washington, DC, was arres... Rangel's rise from war hero to DC vet
New York Post
Charlie Rangel might have been New York's ultimate political insider, but his rise began a world away in the frozen hills of Korea. There, the high-school dropout of lowly Army rank found himself at t... Harlem to Rangel: resign
New York Post
For a long time, Sharon Philip pulled the lever for Charles Rangel without hesitation, confident that the longtime legislator was the right man for her and for Harlem. But after years of wondering whe... How The Post broke the Rangel scandals
New York Post
Rep. Charles Rangel's scandal woes began three years ago, when The Post disclosed that he was soliciting massive donations from companies with interests before Congress in a bid to bankroll a center i... 23G for Churchill's choppers
New York Post
07/30/2010 6:52 AM " Teeth that Saved the world " ? Are you kidding ? Remember the old saw : " There'll always be an England ? " Yeah, sure there will , as long as they have the United States to pull... Chelsea nups a no-fly zone
New York Post
You're grounded, paparazzi! Federal officials have thrown up a no-fly zone around Chelsea Clinton's wedding in Dutchess County tomorrow. No aircraft flying below 2,000 feet will be allowed within a 1.... Upper West Siders take on out-of-control delivery men
New York Post
Freewheeling food deliverymen are giving Upper West Siders indigestion, riding their bikes illegally on sidewalks and mowing down pedestrians who get in their way, residents griped yesterday. "I've al... No one hurt in plane crash at Downtown Island Airport
Knox News
A single-engine airplane crashed into Fort Loudoun Lake near the Downtown Island Airport on Thursday. Both male occupants, who were returning to Knoxville from a business trip in Tampa, Fla., swam fre... Pedal power rules as London launches cycle hire scheme
Channel News Asia
LONDON - London launched a major cycle hire scheme on Friday which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics, following in the tracks of cities like Paris and Shanghai. May... South African students fined for racist video
New Zealand Herald
A South African court is ordering four white former students to pay fines for a video they made humiliating black university employees. The case has prompted bitter protests that racism remains entre... Russia clamps down on Internet
The Independent
A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting US Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted ... Google says China search block may be tech glitch
The Independent
Google said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem. Google shares pare... Miramax sold for $660M
CNN
LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- The Walt Disney Company said Friday it has agreed to sell Miramax Films for around $660 million to an investor group.The indie film label is being bought by Filmyard Holdings,... Pakistan flooding death toll soars
BBC
While the north-west of the country has borne the brunt of the flooding, the south-western province of Balochistan has also been hit hard by the recent rains and crops in Punjab province are reported ... Arrest made over T in Park rape
BBC
Arrest made over T in Park rape A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with an alleged abduction and rape at the T in the Park music festival. Four fined over SA 'racist video'
BBC
The five university workers apparently argued that the four - RC Malherbe, Johnny Roberts, Schalk van der Merwe and Danie Grobler - should be fined, rather than jailed. Mugabe mourns after sister dies
BBC
President Mugabe told mourners at State House his sister had suffered brain damage after a stoke in 1995, reports the state-owned Herald newspaper. Greek hauliers defy strike order
BBC
Lorry drivers in Greece have defied an emergency order imposed by the government to end their strike, as the country's fuel shortage worsens. Berlusconi plays down party split
BBC
Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi insists that his ruling right-wing coalition will survive despite a split with his party's co-founder Gianfranco Fini. US has 'deadliest Afghan month'
BBC
American forces have experienced their deadliest month in the nine-year-old Afghan war, with 63 US service members killed in July, according to estimates. Coalition deal 'untruths' claim
BBC
Labour's Ed Miliband has claimed the coalition government was "built on a series of untruths" after revelations in a BBC documentary. Call to check on mobile security
BBC
"We do want people to go out and study how secure these networks are and to put pressure on the operators to improve," said Dr Karsten Nohl, the lead security researcher behind the project. UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training
BBC
In early trials at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire, troops have learned the jargon and procedures more quickly than before, when they were sat listening to lessons from instructors. Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV
BBC
Ben Shephard has bid farewell to GMTV after 10 years on the sofa, telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you." Get-away or get away?
BBC
Going away seems a good idea in January when it's cold and you see all the supplements with pictures of warm, happy people - but weeks before we're due to leave I'm already getting stre... 'I survived grizzly bear attack'
BBC
Wildlife authorities have captured a 400lb (181kg) mother grizzly bear that they believe was responsible for the attacks and are awaiting the results of DNA tests to confirm its involvement. Lord Prescott attends Iraq Inquiry
BBC
This is a video feed from the Chilcot committee inquiry into the Iraq war. The pictures are being shown on a one minute delay and are subject to possible interruption. Hong Kong Tycoon Buys EDF's UK Networks
Sky News
A consortium of companies led by Asia's richest businessman has won a bid to buy the UK distribution networks of the French electricity provider EDF for £5.8bn. Woman 'Calls 911 After Acupuncture Mishap'
Sky News
A woman apparently had to pull acupuncture needles out of her back and call emergency services after staff forgot about her and closed the clinic with her still inside.
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