Opponents of Gamal Mubarak ridicule postersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:54AMPresident Mubarak's son seen as increasingly unpopular choice even by Egypt ruling party.
MMDA to launch Twitter accountFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:47AMMANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Development Authority on Friday said it will soon launch its own Twitter account to foster faster exchange of information with the public.
Tough Union host surging Revs in important tiltFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:47AMGet Mapp involved in the fluid passing game the Union have recently excelled at. Disrupt the midfield play of the Revs' Sainey Nyassi. Keep All-Star Sebastien Le Toux as far away from the ball as possible.
1,200 homes evacuated in rural Los Angeles county as fire spreadsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:36AMPALMDALE, California (AP) – A brush fire swept over more than 11 square kilometers, prompted evacuations and burned structures in rural Los Angeles County Thursday as water-dropping helicopters and crews scrambled to get ahead of the blaze. Orange flames exploded through dry grasses, jumped roads and sped across the hills that connect Los Angeles to the high desert. The fire started on the ...
Chinese influence on Canada runs deep: MPFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:31AMChina's influence over Western politicians runs deeper than controversial claims made by the head of Canada's spy agency, Tory MP Rob Anders is alleging.
Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in PakistanFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:27AM(Updated 3:27 p.m.) PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.
" 'CSI' effect" sets races for Colorado county coroners ablazeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:25AMOnly a handful of coroner races are contested during a typical election cycle, but this year 20 of Colorado's 64 counties have battles for the job of managing death investigations on their ballots.
Floods kill 267 in PakistanFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:23AMThe death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan has reached at least 267, rescue and government officials say, as rains submerged villages.
3 U.S. troops die, deadliest month of Afghan warFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:21AMThree U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.