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An Afghan man rides a bicycle past the South Korean embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban militants kidnapped at least 18 South Koreans at gunpoint from a bus, and a spokesman for the group said they would be killed unless Seoul pulled its troops from Afghanistan. (Photo by Farzana Wahidy / AP)

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Security forces 'surround Taliban captors'

Security forces have surrounded the location where Taliban fighters are holding 23 South Korean hostages, an Afghan defense ministry official says.

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BBC

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Body of German recovered in Afghanistan

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Australia police deny new claims against Indian doctor

Australian police denied newspaper reports they were investigating whether an Indian doctor detained on terror charges may have been plotting to blow up a high-rise building on the Gold Coast.

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Reuters

Court tells U.S. to reveal data on Guantánamo

A U.S. appeals court ordered that the government turn over information on Guantánamo detainees challenging their detention, rejecting Justice Department efforts to limit disclosures.

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International Herald Tribune

Iraqi premier wants summer break limited

Iraq's prime minister urged parliament to cancel or shorten its summer vacation to pass laws Washington considers crucial to Iraq's stability.

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

Turkish voters head to polls

Turks voted for a new Parliament in a contest to determine the balance between Islam and secularism.

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International Herald Tribune

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BBC

Tammy Faye Messner dies at 65

Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, has died. She was 65.

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Tammy Faye Messner dies at 65

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NATION

Brazil suffers new air safety problems

A radar failure forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of flights, deepening a national aviation crisis after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country's deadliest air disaster.

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Kansas City Star

26 Polish pilgrims killed in bus crash

Twenty-six Polish pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at a notorious accident black spot in the French Alps and burst into flames, police and officials say.

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CNN

Chaos as heavy rain brings floods in U.K.

Torrential rain has been sweeping the U.K., causing travel chaos and forcing the evacuation of homes and schools.

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POLITICS

With Iraq on fire, rest of world on hold

As the White House struggles to show progress in the 52-month-old war, other important global issues increasingly are getting pushed to the side, according to U.S. officials, diplomats and analysts.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Bush reclaims powers after colonoscopy

Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush's colon after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Signs of trouble for Murdoch's bid

It seemed inevitable that Rupert Murdoch would prevail in his campaign to add Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, to the media empire he has spent a lifetime building.

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Houston Chronicle

Harley-Davidson posts 19 percent profit growth

Harley-Davidson Inc. handed investors a solid second-quarter profit, up 19 percent from a year ago, and maintained its earnings outlook for the rest of the year.

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MarketWatch

6,000 forestry workers strike in British Columbia

Forestry mills along coastal British Columbia are behind picket lines as workers began a strike.

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Toronto Star

SPORTS

Beckham plays 12 minutes in uneventful Galaxy debut

David Beckham began his daunting challenge to convert America into a soccer-mad nation with an uneventful 12-minute debut for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy.

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Beckham's Galaxy debut in pictures

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BBC

Bonds remains at 753

With commissioner Bud Selig in attendance, Bonds went hitless in Milwaukee and remained two home runs from tying Hank Aaron's record of 755.

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HEALTH

Major international HIV/AIDS conference opens in Sydney

The world's biggest HIV/AIDS conference opened in Australia with experts calling for more funding for research and the announcement of findings that male circumcision can reduce infection rates.

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Reuters

Georgia processor expands meat recall

A Georgia meat processor expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope urges an end to all wars

Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to all wars, saying they are "useless slaughters" that bring hell to paradise on Earth.

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San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

World leaders mark Mandela's birthday

Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday by joining other Nobel peace laureates and politicians to form a "council of elders" dedicated to fostering peace and resolving global crises.

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Breaks may help workouts burn more fat

Taking a break in the middle of your workout may burn more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.

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Rest: the fat burner

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NATION

Heavy rain floods Texas

Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.

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CNN

200 trapped inside Gateway Arch for 2 hours during power outage

Some 200 people were trapped inside the Gateway Arch for about two hours after an apparent power outage, authorities said.

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MSNBC

Federal minimum wage rising

Many lawmakers are celebrating the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade. Yet many acknowledge that raising it from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 will provide only meager help.

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ENVIRONMENT

Shell ordered to suspend Arctic drilling

A federal appeals court has ordered Shell Oil to stop its exploratory drilling program off the north coast of Alaska at least until a hearing in August.

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Yahoo! News

Turkmenistan, China reach energy deal

Turkmenistan and China reached a deal on energy, economic and security cooperation during a meeting of leaders in Beijing.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

3 million copies of Harry Potter sold within 24 hours

Within 24 hours of J.K. Rowling opening her copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" at London's Natural History Museum, the book has become the fastest-selling novel in publishing history.

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The Hindu

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'Deathly Hallows' packs the most punch

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Sky's the limit for world's tallest building

A year and a half ahead of completion and already 1,680 feet tall, the skyscraper known as Burj Dubai in the Gulf state has become the world's tallest building, its developers claim.

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Scotsman

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dust storms threaten NASA Mars rovers

A dust storm raging on Mars presents a threat to the continued operation of NASA's two rovers, threatening to starve the solar-powered robots by blocking out sunlight, NASA said.

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Reuters

Go ahead, post that dumb video online - it could be your big break

The Internet has broadened the ways people "get discovered," often for entertainment jobs that did not exist a few years ago.

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International Herald Tribune

EDUCATION

College application draws bomb squad

Emergency crews evacuated an Eastern Illinois University building after a campus postal carrier discovered a disheveled-looking package heading for the college’s admissions office.

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MSNBC

House Democrats promote increases for education and health programs

A bill filled with money for job training, health and education faces a veto from President George W. Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive.

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International Herald Tribune

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.S. soldier's Iraq memoir wins blog book prize

An American soldier's violent and darkly comic account of fighting in Iraq has won the "Blooker prize" for best book that began as a blog on the Internet.

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Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco tumbles over right fielder Gary Sheffield after they collided while chasing a fly ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Mark Teahan in the third inning of a baseball game in Detroit. (Photo by Duane Burleson / AP)

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