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3 kids among 6 killed in London high-rise fire

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:59 EDT

Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday, officials said. The fire started on the fourth floor, eventually engulfing 12 floors and gutting apartments along the way.

Report: UK embassy staff in Iran 'face trial'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:26:24 EDT

A top Iranian cleric said Friday some of the arrested employees from the British Embassy in Tehran would be put on trial, Iranian Students News Agency reported. The employees have been accused of helping to incite some of the post-election protests that swept through the country.

Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:11:44 EDT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

Top-ranking British soldier killed in Afghanistan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:54:02 EDT

The commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.

Zakaria: Iran regime a 'naked dictatorship'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:09:53 EDT

Three leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday.

Video: Honduran protester bus tires shot out

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:25:28 EDT

Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.

Analysis: Air France crash mystery deepens

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:26 EDT

If there was ever any question over the importance of finding the black boxes from Air France flight 447 then there is certainly none now.

Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:13:48 EDT

U.S. Marines on Friday continued to lead a major push against militants in southern Afghanistan in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in Helmand province, Marine Capt. William Pelletier said.

Pakistan: Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 15

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:06:45 EDT

A suspected U.S. drone attack killed at least 15 people in northwest Pakistan Friday morning, Pakistani officials said.

Thrown pig leads to religious riots in India

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:31:58 EDT

Three people have been killed in religious rioting in southern India between Muslims and Hindus, police said Friday.