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U.S. worried more secret documents may be released

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:27 +0000

Source: Reuters * U.S. has tried to make contact with WikiLeaks * Detained Army analyst moved from Kuwait to U.S. base * Officials urge WikiLeaks not to post more U.S. documents By David Alexander WASHINGTON ...

Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:57:13 +0000

Source: Reuters * Israeli aircraft target Hamas camp, smuggling tunnels * Air strikes follow Gaza rocket fire into Israeli city * U.N. rights committee deplores Israel's Gaza blockade (Updates with Israeli ...

UNESCO declares US Everglades endangered site

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:28:50 +0000

Source: Reuters * Pollution and water shortage are main culprits * Experts to visit area and help with conservation plan BRASILIA, July 30 (Reuters) - A U.N. panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an ...

Oil threat recedes for US East Coast, much of Fla.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:42 +0000

Source: Reuters * Dire predictions failed to materialize * BP oil won't reach loop current, Gulf Stream current MIAMI, July 30 (Reuters) - South Florida, the Florida Keys and the U.S. East Coast will likely be ...

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza--Palestinians

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:15:18 +0000

Source: Reuters (Adds details) GAZA, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, local ...

Companies start shipping U.S. flu vaccines

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:14 +0000

Source: Reuters * 170 million vaccines expected for U.S. market * Universal vaccination now recommended By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Two flu vaccine makers said on ...

Colombia rebels call for talks with new government

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:39:12 +0000

Source: Reuters * Rebels battered by Colombia's military offensive * Santos seen continuing incumbent's security polices BOGOTA, July 30 (Reuters) - The leader of Colombia's largest guerrilla movement has called ...

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza --Palestinians

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:35:17 +0000

Source: Reuters GAZA, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, local witnesses ...

FACTBOX-Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:36 +0000

Source: Reuters July 30 (Reuters) - Here are some developments in BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest offshore oil disaster in U.S. history. TOP DEVELOPMENTS ...

Four killed in US Air Force plane crash in Alaska

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:29 +0000

Source: Reuters (corrects to Navy's Blue Angels in 10th paragraph) By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 29 (Reuters) - All four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed in flames ...