Obama sacks Gen. McChrystal over magazine criticism, makes Gen. Petraeus Afghan commander

Obama seemed to suggest that McChrystal’s military career is over, including in his praise of the general that the nation should be grateful "for his remarkable career in uniform." McChrystal left the White House following his Oval Office call to accounts, and returned to his military quarters at …

Cleveland Plain Dealer · June 23, 2010, 4:37 PM (PST)

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Politico.com

More rain expected for flood-hit areas in China

BEIJING (AP) – China’s premier has arrived in the southern province of Jiangxi (jang-shee) to oversee rescue efforts and visit victims of the widespread flooding. Rising waters have killed more than 200 people and caused $6.4 billion in damages. The official Xinhua (shihn-wah) News Agency says Wen …

kgw.com · June 24, 2010, 4:33 AM (PST)

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Train kills 12 revellers crossing track in Spain

At least 12 people died and another 13 were injured after an intercity train slammed into a group of young revellers crossing a railway track in northeastern Spain, officials said Thursday. The accident happened at around 11:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Wednesday at the Castelldefels Playa station south of …

Raw Story · June 24, 2010, 2:31 AM (PST)

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San Jose Mercury News

Feds assess risk from sunken Lake Champlain tug

Federal officials are trying to determine if any fuel remains in a tugboat that sank in Lake Champlain almost 50 years ago. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Coast Guard sent a remote operated vehicle down 160 feet in Lake Champlain to the wreckage of the William H. McAllister. It was the …

AP – msnbc.com · June 24, 2010, 2:45 AM (PST)

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Washington Post

Tropical Storm Darby gaining strength in Pacific

(AP) MIAMI – Tropical Storm Darby is gaining strength in the Pacific and could become a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Darby’s maximum sustained winds increased Thursday to near 70 mph (110 kph) and could reach hurricane strength later in the day. Darby is located about 230 …

WHEC TV-10 · June 24, 2010, 4:11 AM (PST)

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Channel 3000

French train drivers, teachers strike to protest Sarkozy’s plans to raise retirement age to 62

PARIS – French transport workers, teachers, postal workers and others are on strike to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to raise the retirement age to 62. Paris commuters crammed into overcrowded buses and subway trains where many drivers were on strike. Disruptions and some cancellations …

San Francisco Examiner · June 24, 2010, 2:38 AM (PST)

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Belfast Telegraph

Prince Albert of Monaco Engaged to Charlene Wittstock

The son of Grace Kelly has announced his engagement to former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock on June 23. Grace Kelly’s son Prince Albert II of Monaco is engaged to marry his longterm girlfriend, former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock. The 52-year-old
royal, who previously dated …

AceShowbiz · June 23, 2010, 7:57 PM (PST)

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Daily Mail

Pakistani court sentences 5 Americans to 10 years in prison for terror crimes, prosecutor says

SARGODHA, Pakistan (AP) – A prosecutor says a Pakistani court has convicted five Americans on terror charges and sentenced each to at least 10 years in prison. Rana Bakhtiar made the announcement Thursday in the Punjab town of Sargodha. He says the men have the right to appeal. The five young …

WHO-TV · June 24, 2010, 1:26 AM (PST)

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Kyrgyzstan ethnic violence doesn’t deter believers

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (BP)–Ethnic violence among Kyrgyz and Uzbek people in Central Asia has killed as many as 2,000 people and driven an estimated 400,000 from their homes. Yet, despite the tensions, Kyrgyz believers have reached out to help Uzbek neighbors, putting their own lives at risk, a Christian …

Town Hall · June 23, 2010, 5:34 PM (PST)

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ABC 27

North Korea threatens more punishment for American

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Thursday to increase punishment for an American who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country, citing what it called a hostile U.S. policy toward it. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from Boston, was sentenced in April to eight years of hard …

Seattle Post Intelligencer · June 24, 2010, 4:47 AM (PST)

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