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Sri Lankan, Hawaiian sites make world heritage list (AFP)

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The Philautus Asankai, or powder-blue mountain frog, was discovered in Sri Lanka?s central highlands in 2005. A region of mountainous forests in Sri Lanka and an isolated archipelago off Hawaii have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, officials of the UN cultural and scientific body said.(AFP/File/Ho)AFP - A region of mountainous forests in Sri Lanka and an isolated archipelago off Hawaii have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, officials of the UN cultural and scientific body said Saturday.


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Merkel attends memorial for Love Parade victims (Reuters)

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German lower house of parliament Bundestag president Norbert Lammert (L-R), Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Christian Wulff and his wife Bettina (3L) and Hannelore Kraft, state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia NRW attend a memorial service in Salvator Church (Salvatorkirche) in Duisburg July 31, 2010. Merkel attended a memorial service on Saturday for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade techno music festival as pressure grew on the local mayor Adolf Sauerland, her party ally, to resign. REUTERS/KNA-Bild/Harald Oppitz/PoolReuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel attended a memorial service on Saturday for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade techno music festival as pressure grew on the local mayor, her party ally, to resign.


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Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP)

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Laura Dekker poses for the media on her boat Guppy in Den Osse, south-west Netherlands, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A Dutch court has cleared the way for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to set sail on a risky solo voyage around the world. Judges at Middelburg's family court have lifted a guardianship order imposed on Dekker last year after she said she wanted to set sail alone around the world. (AP Photo/ Evert-Jan Daniels)AP - Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesday.


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Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP)

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Candles and flowers are placed near the accident site in Duisburg, Germany, Monday, July 26, 2010, where more than a dozen people were killed in a stampede during the Love Parade techno festival on Saturday. Inscription in background reads ' In Deep Grief'. Word above reads: 'Why'. (AP Photo/ddp/Clemens Bilan/ddp)AP - Thousands of grief-stricken mourners watched in tears on Saturday as rescue workers lit one white candle for every one of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival.


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2 strong earthquakes hit Iran, injuring hundreds (AP)

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AP - Two strong earthquakes shook different parts of Iran in less than 24 hours, injuring more than 200 people and damaging hundreds of homes, Iranian media reported Saturday.

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Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistani floods (AP)

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A woman sits outside her house flooded by heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said it was the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.


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Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM’s comments (AP)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron smiles during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron says his visit to India has created the basis for 'an enhanced and enduring partnership' between Britain and its former colony. Cameron, who used his three-day trip to seek new business for the struggling British economy, made his statement at a Thursday night press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.


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Trott and Pietersen extend England lead (AFP)

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Umar Gul of Pakistan plays a shot at Trent Bridge on July 31. South Africa born batsmen Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen saw England to 49 for two in their second innings, a lead of 221 runs, at lunch on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Saturday.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - South Africa born batsmen Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen saw England to 49 for two in their second innings, a lead of 221 runs, at lunch on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge here on Saturday.


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India to back New Zealander for top ICC post (AFP)

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Sharad Pawar, president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during a news conference on July 1. India's cricket chiefs have endorsed New Zealand's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Australian PM John Howard was snubbed for the job.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - India's cricket chiefs on Saturday endorsed New Zealand's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was snubbed for the job.


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Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP)

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Palestinians wheel a wounded man at the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, late Friday, July 30, 2010. Late Friday, Israel targeted back two buildings in Gaza used by Hamas militants as a training facility, Palestinian security officials said.Gaza militants fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Friday. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)AP - Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people in five targets hit across Gaza overnight, the group and the military said Saturday.


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