Top world stories (Jun 26, 2010)
Hurricane Darby becomes a Category 3 storm
MIAMI – Hurricane Darby has reached Category 3 strength, making it the second major hurricane of the eastern Pacific season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Darby’s maximum sustained winds Friday are near 115 mph (185 kph). The hurricane is located about 245 miles (395 kilometers …
Gainesville Sun · June 26, 2010, 4:59 AM (PST)
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Kylie Minogue sells halter dress for AIDS charity
PARIS – Kylie Minogue proved that in the name of charity, she’s capable of selling the shirt off her back. Australian singer Kylie Minogue attends to the Amfar dinner, in Paris, Friday, June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Australian singer Kylie Minogue, left, and French fashion designer Jean …
AccessAtlanta · June 26, 2010, 5:13 AM (PST)
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FIFA won’t hesitate to suspend French federation if it discovers government interference
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – FIFA is monitoring the fallout in France over Les Bleus’ World Cup failure, warning that it won’t hesitate to suspend the 1998 champions if it discovers government interference with the team. France President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to personally investigate the squad’s …
Chicago Tribune · June 26, 2010, 4:37 AM (PST)
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US pilot killed as helicopter crashes in Malaysian jungle
Kuala Lumpur – A US national was killed and another injured after their helicopter crashed in the jungles of the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak state on Borneo island, police said Saturday. The helicopter, registered to a private logging company, was believed be bound for a logging village in …
Monsters and Critics · June 26, 2010, 12:41 AM (PST)
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US Teen Sailor Reunited With Brother After Drama
(AP) Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother Saturday and defended her family against criticism that she had been too young to try to sail around the world alone. Though saddened by the loss of her boat in a southern Indian Ocean storm, Sunderland said she …
ABC News · June 26, 2010, 12:20 AM (PST)
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Kyrgyz investigators exhume bodies from ethnic riots; nation tense ahead of vote Sunday
OSH, Kyrgyzstan – Investigators in southern Kyrgyzstan began exhuming the bodies of those killed during rampages against the Uzbek minority as tensions rose ahead of Sunday’s constitutional referendum. This impoverished Central Asian nation was thrown into chaos by five days of ethnic violence two …
Minneapolis Star Tribune · June 26, 2010, 4:23 AM (PST)
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India asks Pakistan to arrest more Mumbai suspects
ISLAMABAD- India pressed Pakistan on Saturday to put more suspects on trial for alleged links to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a sign of persistent tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals despite efforts to resume peace talks. Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said he had raised the issue …
Boston Globe · June 26, 2010, 4:59 AM (PST)
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NATO: Taliban commander disguised in Afghan women’s clothes killed
Kabul – A senior Taliban commander disguised in women’s clothes was killed by Afghan and NATO forces south of the capital Kabul, the military alliance said Saturday. The joint forces surrounded a compound in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of the central province of Logar, on Friday night to arrest senior …
Monsters and Critics · June 26, 2010, 5:13 AM (PST)
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Polls busy but calm as Somaliland, peaceful breakaway region of Somalia, votes for president
HARGEISA, SOMALIA – Officials in Somaliland say polls have been busy but peaceful in the second presidential election held in the self-declared republic. The mayor of the region’s capital of Hargeisa said polls were calm but busy Saturday morning. The electoral commission said voters lined up …
San Francisco Examiner · June 26, 2010, 5:13 AM (PST)
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Petraeus Appointment Greeted with Praise, Uncertainty in Afghanistan
U.S. President Barack Obama’s announcement that he plans to change the top commander in Afghanistan from General Stanley McChrystal to General David Petraeus comes during NATO’s deadliest month in the war torn country. This June in Afghanistan has seen not only the highest number of casualties for …
Global Security · June 25, 2010, 3:30 PM (PST)
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