MergeDigital

44-pound cat adopted; gets good vet's report

Fat, happy and no longer homeless. That describes life for the 44-pound New Jersey cat who became an overnight sensat... 34 comments

The Associated Press

10 die in train crash in Czech Republic

Czech railway officials say at least 10 people are dead after a high-speed train hit a collapsed bridge east of Prague. 2 comments

Examiner.com

EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program

The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to ...

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Las Vegs Sun

US Navy stops pirate attack in Gulf of Aden

Fri, Aug 8, 2008 The U.S. Navy says it has stopped a pirate attack on a merchant vessel north of Somalia in the Gulf ... 4 comments

Guardian Unlimited

Hurricane Hernan forms off Mexico's Pacific coast - AP

Hurricane Hernan formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and is expected to remain far from land, the U.S. Na...

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Newsday.com

Protests over shrine in Kashmir threatens the Muslim region's ties to Hindu-majority India

But 12 deaths and 47 days of rioting have transformed the protests into one of the worst political crises to hit this...

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Alaska woman injured in grizzly attack near Juneau

A Juneau woman walked away after being mauled by a grizzly bear on Admiralty Island.

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FindLaw

Fannie Mae loses $2.3B in quarter as defaults rise

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae says it swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street...

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News Chief

Puerto Rico officer killed in FBI-led kidnap raid

A police official says an FBI agent may have accidentally killed a local officer in a late-night shootout with allege...

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Political Gateway

Police question Olmert in corruption probe

Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a fifth time Friday in a corruption scandal that forced him ...

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