Roundup 51 bodies found in northern Mexico
In a field near a Monterrey trash dump authorities recovered 51 corpses over two days, including 48 men and 3 women, in one of the region’s largest clandestine burial sites. Refrigerated trucks were used to store the victims as investigators probe drug cartel ties and identify remains, noting tattoos may indicate gang links.
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Mexico City
Monterrey
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
Alejandro Garza Y Garza
Garza Y Garza
Iran vows 100 vessels per US warship in Gulf clash
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says 100 military vessels are ready to confront each U S or other foreign warship in the Persian Gulf as tensions rise over potential threats to energy routes. The warning follows Iran’s bid to seal the Strait of Hormuz if attacked.
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Iran
Revolutionary Guard
U.S
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Strait of
Hormuz
Morteza Saffari
Panjereh
Israel
Taliban claims capture of missing U S service members in Kabul region
Two U S service members went missing after driving from their base in Kabul and the Taliban claimed to have captured them in Logar province while NATO officials cautioned they could not confirm the reports. Five U S troops were killed in southern Afghanistan on the same day as NATO tallies rose to 75 U S deaths in July.
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U.S
Taliban
Afghanistan
NATO
Associated Press
Navy
Joseph Breasseale
Logar
Matinai
Charkh
Din Mohammad Darwish
Zabiullah Mujahid
Deadly stampede at Love Parade festival in Duisburg
At least 19 people died and more than 300 injured after a crowd surge in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade festival in Duisburg Germany. Officials later raised injuries to 342. Chancellor Merkel and President Wulff voiced condolences.
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Duisburg
Germany
Angela Merkel
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Christian Wulff
Nuclear powered carrier shows force with Korea drills
The USS George Washington with about 8,000 U.S. and South Korean troops, 20 ships, and 200 aircraft began maneuvers in joint drills amid North Korea warnings of sacred war. Pyongyang blames a torpedo attack that sank the Cheonan and vows nuclear deterrence while Washington and Seoul press to curb aggression.
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U.S
South Korea
North Korea
George
Pyongyang
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North
Seoul
Washington
Herenton Runs Race as Key in Memphis House Bid
In Memphis the former mayor touts racial representation as he challenges U S Rep Steve Cohen in the Democratic primary endorsed by Barack Obama. Cohen defends nonracial voting record and gains support from civil rights allies as Herenton seeks to diversify the delegation amid lingering racial tensions.
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Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Willie Herenton
U.S
Steve Cohen
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Herenton
Barack Obama
Cohen
NAACP
Obama
Tennessee
Antonio Parkinson
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