July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US
By ROBERT H. REID
Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadli ...
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Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25
By DAVID NOWAK
Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country's ...
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China setting milestone as economy passes Japan's
By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
BEIJING (AP) -- China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designe ...
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Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the c ...
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Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack
By REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a ...
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Churchill's choppers sold at auction in England
By SYLVIA HUI
Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP) -- A partial set of dentures used by former British leader Winston Churchill -- described as the teeth that saved the world -- sold at auction Thursday for 15,200 pounds ($23,723.)
The upper de ...
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