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Morning News


Aug.1   Saudi Arabia   Saudis back US Middle East plans
  Saudi Arabia supports plans for a regional peace conference this year and would be keen to attend


  Baghdad   Gas station blast kills 50
  A fuel tanker packed with explosives detonated in western Baghdad. 10 cars were damaged in the blast that sent a dark cloud of smoke


  Washington   BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m   British Airways has been fined after it admitted collusion in fixing the prices of fuel surcharges

  Paris France to sell anti-tank missiles to Libya  The son of Gadhafi: France has agreed to sell missiles to Libya as part of a broader military agreement

  London Global stock markets take a dive  Currency markets churned as casualties mounted from worsening credit markets and investors scrambled away from assets

  India At least 28 die in swollen river  An overcrowded boat evacuating people from a flooded village capsized in northern India. 45 people swam to safety

Day News


  Minnesota   Bridge collapses into Mississippi Map of Minneapolis U. S. Midwest
  A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
 An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805


  Arctic   Russia to sink flag in land grab  An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of the oil and gas wealth reached the North Pole

  Sao Paulo Recorder reveals pilots' alarm  The pilots of doomed TAM Airlines flight screamed 'slow down!' and 'turn, turn, turn!' seconds before their Airbus skidded off the runway

  Southern California Marine guilty of conspiring to murder Iraqi  Cpl. Marshall Magincalda was found guilty of conspiracy to murder an Iraqi man, but acquitted of premeditated murder and kidnapping

  Melanesia Quake strikes near Vanuatu  A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific 30 miles (45 km) southeast of Santo, Vanuatu,

  Serbia Serbia 'may compromise on Kosovo'  Foreign minister Jeremic convinced a compromise solution can be found to decide the future of the disputed province

Evening News


  Baghdad   Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government
  Upset over being 'marginalized,' The Iraqi Accord Front made good on a threat to pull its 6 Cabinet ministers


  USA   Chinese-made toys recalled in US
  Toymaker Fisher Price is to recall almost 1,000,000 Chinese-made toys over fears that their paint contains too much lead
San Francisco Bay Area , August 1, 2007 Timeline