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Morning News


Aug.2   Arctic   Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
  Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic


  Minnesota   Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage Map of Minneapolis U. S. Midwest
  4 people were confirmed dead, and at least 79 people were injured when the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed
 US emergency teams are searching for bodies


  Russian Far East 2 dead in island of Sakhalin quakes  The first earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 off Sakhalin. It was felt in Japan

  London Anti-terror chief 'misled' public  Report: There were 'serious weaknesses' in the police's handling of information after the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

  Northern Iraq Mosul al Qaeda leader killed  Qaeda's emir of Mosul -- known as Safi was shot to death by Iraqi soldiers during a combat operation

Day News


  U.S. Congress   Senate tightens lobbying rules  The Senate has voted in favour of a bill to tighten rules on lobbying and ethics for lawmakers, following its approval in the House of Reps

  Colombia Uribe offers talks zone  President has offered to create a temporary demilitarised zone to hold peace talks with the left-wing rebel group FARC

  Congo 68 die in train crash in remote region  The accident took place late near Benaleka, around 220 kilometers northwest of the town of Kananga in Western Kasai province

  Southern California Marine ringleader convicted of murder  Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III was found guilty of unpremeditated murder, larceny, making a false official statement and conspiracy

  UN Security Council U.N. considers bigger role in Iraq  The U.N. Security Council resolution would expand the U.N. mandate to include fostering 'regional dialogue' on border security, energy, refugees

Evening News


  India   Monsoon floods claim more than 160   Teeming rains have inundated wide swaths of northern India and Bangladesh, washing away villages and farmland that 19 million people depend on

  Minnesota   Divers suspend Minneapolis search Map of Minneapolis U. S. Midwest  It was too dangerous for the divers to work in the dark to search for victims of a bridge that collapsed over the Mississippi river

  Russia Gazprom hope for Belarus gas deal  Russia's state-owned gas monopoly hopes to maintain supplies to Belarus after a spat between the countries appeared to calm
San Francisco Bay Area , August 2, 2007 Timeline