Thousands Dead and Missing as Asian Floods Ravage Several Nations
Rescuers in China, Pakistan and Kashmir race to reach survivors from record floods. In Zhouqu China hundreds died and at least 1,100 remain missing after landslides. Pakistan faces 13.8 million affected, the worst floods in its history, with deaths and massive displacement.
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Pakistan
United Nations
Indian Ocean
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Haiti
Gansu
Maurizio Giuliano
U.N. Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Associated Press
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Swat Valley
Giuliano
Yousuf Raza Gilani
Multan
Xinhua
Zhouyu
Gannan
Gansu Province
Inmate fugitive search unsettles Wyoming town residents
A church sighting and televised recognition tied two inmates to a jail escape and murders in Arizona. Province faces extradition while McCluskey and Welch are pursued with a $40,000 reward. New Mexico reports burned remains tied to the case. Yellowstone posters warn visitors as hunts continue.
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Casper
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Welch
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Pima County
Ariz
Maricopa County
Oklahoma
New Mexico
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Linda
Gary Haas
Tecumseh
Okla
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Wyoming
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Park
Mohave County
Arizona
Iran U S and EU tighten sanctions over nuclear program
Iran plans to ditch dollar and euro reserves to counter new U N sanctions. IAEA notes progress on a second 164 centrifuge cascade to boost uranium enrichment near 20 percent. German lawmakers warn sanctions may hit imports exports as Tehran cites resolve. A U N resolution creates a experts group to monitor evasion efforts.
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Fars
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Rainer Stinner
Germany
Free Democrats
Angela Merkel
Teheran
New Delhi
Oil Relief Well Could Seal Gulf Blowout by Friday
Officials say the relief well could reach its target by Friday and perform a bottom kill to permanently seal the blown BP well spewing millions of gallons into the Gulf since April. Crews advance 20 to 30 feet per step using electric current to guide drilling as a static kill previously reduced leaks. Retired Adm Thad Allen calls victory premature but notes the end is near.
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Coast Guard Adm
Thad Allen
Allen
Australia
Eric Smith
Tulane Energy Institute
Smith
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