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UK PM to Pakistan: Don't export terror
July 29, 2010"We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that (Pakistan) is allowed to look both ways and is able in any way to promote the export of terror," British leader David Cameron says. FULL STORY l INTERPRETING CAMERON'S COMMENTS
Four journalists held hostage in Mexico
July 29, 2010The Committee to Protect Journalists appealed Wednesday to the Mexican government to do all it can to bring about the release of four journalists abducted Monday.
Mexico praises decision on Arizona law
July 29, 2010Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa called Wednesday's decision on Arizona's immigration law "a step in the right direction."
French couple held over newborns' deaths
July 29, 2010French national police Tuesday detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a home and others in the garden of another home, the French Interior Ministry said.
Joint S. Korea-U.S. drills enter fourth day
July 29, 2010The United States and South Korea on Wednesday plan to end their joint military exercises aimed at warning North Korea to stop acts of aggression.
Iran ready to resolve dispute over nuclear program, with conditions
July 29, 2010Iran is ready for "effective cooperation" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, the nation's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said in an interview with state media.
Japan carries out first executions in year
July 29, 2010Japan hanged two convicted killers on Wednesday -- the first execution in the country since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last September.
Report: Billions for Iraq fund unaccounted
July 29, 2010A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday.
Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting
July 29, 2010Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.
Venezuela, Colombia spat costs more than friendship
July 29, 2010It was a swift reaction. After the Colombian government accused Venezuela of harboring terrorists last week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke off relations with his neighbor.
