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Reuters: World News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza 31 Jul 2010 at 9:12am GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday. Blast hits China tax office in apparent attack 31 Jul 2010 at 4:38am SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A blast rocked a local tax office in central China, killing at least four people and injuring 19, in what police say appeared to be a deliberate attack, the official Xinhua news agency said Saturday. Fidel Castro says U.S. mistreating convicted spies 31 Jul 2010 at 3:57am HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday stepped up criticism of the United States over its treatment of five Cuban agents imprisoned for more than a decade for spying and said one of them was in a cell so small it amounted to torture. Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks 31 Jul 2010 at 11:54am ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has called off a trip to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks on its militant ties, as Islamabad is hit by a barrage of criticism of its alleged links to terror groups. Dozens killed and stranded by Afghanistan floods 31 Jul 2010 at 12:57pm KABUL (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed and thousands had to be rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains that struck Afghanistan's northeast, officials said on Saturday. |
Yahoo! News: World News World News ![]() Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP) 31 Jul 2010 at 12:26pm AP - Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people in five targets hit across Gaza overnight, the group and the military said Saturday. ![]() Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistani floods (AP) 31 Jul 2010 at 12:49pm AP - Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases. ![]() Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP) 31 Jul 2010 at 12:09pm AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism. ![]() 'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage (AP) 31 Jul 2010 at 12:14pm AP - Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. ![]() Russia begins to localize fires, others rage (AP) 31 Jul 2010 at 11:50am AP - Russia's armed forces mobilized Saturday to fight hundreds of wildfires that have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland. Officials said the worst blazes were under control, but evacuations continued. |
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