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msnbc.comNew flood levee breaches threaten Pakistan townBBC NewsOfficials in southern Pakistan are battling to save the town of Thatta, where the raging Indus river has again breached its levees. Tens of thousands of people have fled the town in the past ...

Jakarta PostMilitants Take Hostages in Pakistani Army BuildingVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP Authorities in southern Pakistan say flooding in the region is getting worse as the swollen Indus river breaches more barriers and threatens to inundate towns in Sindh...

Jakarta PostMore deaths feared in Pakistan as flood waters recedeCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surf...

The GuardianRights Panel Criticizes France Over Roma PolicyNew York TimesGENEVA — A United Nations-backed committee of experts sharply criticized France on Friday for deporting large groups of Roma and said the government in Paris should do more to combat...

CBC.caUN: Pakistan Floods Displace 1 Million More PeopleVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP Pakistani villagers arrive at a safe place after fleeing their flooded village in Thatta near Hyderabad, Pakistan 26 Aug., 2010. The United Nations says new floods in southe...

msnbc.comTrapped Chilean miners sing national anthem in footage from inside mineThe GuardianThe first video footage of the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for three weeks shows the men in good spirits, singing the national anthem and c...

ReutersCarter wins American's release from North KoreaLos Angeles TimesThe ex-president leaves Pyongyang with a Boston native held since January on charges of entering the country illegally. By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Former President Jimmy...

Aljazeera.netProbe continues into 72 bodies found on Mexican ranch near US borderCNN(CNN) -- Mexican authorities were taking fingerprints Wednesday to try to identify 72 bodies discovered Tuesday night on a ranch in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, o...

Globe and MailFresh Fighting Erupts in MogadishuVoice of AmericaFresh fighting has erupted in the Somali capital between Islamist militants and government troops following Tuesday's militant attack on a Mogadishu hotel that killed 31 people. The Frenc...

The GuardianPassenger plane crashes in NE China, at least 43 deadXinhuaHARBIN, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane with 96 people on board crashed during landing at a forests-surrounded airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province amid thick f...