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3 people reported injured after shells fired in Istanbul; rebels blamed

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Shells fired from a mortar-like mechanism near a municipal government building in Istanbul slightly injured three people, the city's governor reportedly said. Updated 5:45 PM

1. American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500; July toll higher than Iraq

   KABUL - The deadliest three months for American forces in Afghanistan have pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 500, forcing a war long overshadowed by Iraq back into the headlines. Updated 5:45 PM

2. Seized library computers may hold clues in anthrax case, FBI says

   WASHINGTON - Computers recently seized from a Frederick, Md., library may hold clues about the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people, the FBI said in an affidavit Thursday. Updated 4:30 PM

3. Man held in Florida on charge of threatening to assassinate Obama

   MIAMI - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Updated 5:45 PM

4. Six Canadians suffer minor injuries in gunbattle in Afghanistan

   ZHARI DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Six Canadian soldiers suffered minor injuries in a firefight early Friday with insurgents in Zhari district west of Kandahar city. Updated 4:30 PM

5. Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed: The Associated Press

   YANGON, Myanmar - A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. Updated 3:40 PM

6. Fire complicating rescue efforts in helicopter crash; 9 presumed dead

   SAN FRANCISCO - Fire raging through rugged, dense terrain is complicating rescue crews' efforts to recover victims and evidence from the remote part of a Northern California forest where a firefighting helicopter crashed. Nine people were presumed dead. Updated 3:35 PM

7. Flight attendant says wife of pastor Joel Osteen acted like a diva on plane

   HOUSTON - The wife of renowned evangelical pastor Joel Osteen acted like a combative diva when a small spill on her airline seat was not immediately cleaned up, a flight attendant who was also on the plane testified Thursday. Updated 3:30 PM

8. Island life in multiracial Hawaii helped shape Obama, friends say

   HONOLULU - The diverse culture of the 50th U.S. state - and the island nature of Hawaii itself - shaped Barack Obama's view of the world and the politics he would practise. Updated 5:45 PM

9. 911-like call centre lets Afghans, coalition jointly tackle bomb threats

   ZHARI DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Canada is boosting its development and diplomacy efforts in what is perhaps Kandahar province's most volatile district. Updated 4:30 PM

10. Clinton pledges to unify Democrats for fall presidential campaign

    CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed suggestions that the nominating convention could be marred by tensions between his supporters and the die-hard backers of Hillary Clinton. Updated 3:35 PM

11. Young Kenyan mother says Swiss diplomat kidnapped son

    NAIROBI, Kenya - Police in Kenya launched a criminal investigation Thursday against a Swiss diplomat and his Ugandan beauty queen wife over accusations by a young mother that the couple kidnapped her infant son. Updated 11:25 AM

12. French troops deployed to troubled region in southern Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan - Hundreds of French troops have been deployed to train and mentor Afghan security forces in a key southern province wracked by the Taliban-led insurgency, NATO said Thursday. Eight Taliban militants were also killed in the south, authorities said. Updated 11:20 AM

13. Madeleine police file may offer family new leads through private investigator

    LISBON, Portugal - A team of legal experts in Lisbon is sifting through nearly 30,000 pages of police evidence on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and passing information to the British girl's family who have hired private investigators, one of their lawyers said Thursday. Updated 11:15 AM

14. Report: Anglican says committed, faithful same-sex relationships OK

    LONDON - In newly disclosed letters, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote that the Bible doesn't forbid same sex relationships when there is a commitment similar to traditional marriages, a British newspaper reported Thursday. Updated 11:15 AM

15. Bulgarian archeologists discover 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot

    SOFIA, Bulgaria - Archeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria. Updated 11:15 AM

16. Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India on day before Olympics

    KATMANDU, Nepal - Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated in Nepal and India on Thursday, a day before the Olympics open in Beijing, demanding religious rights and saying China should not be allowed to host the Games while its harsh rule over their homeland continues. Updated 11:10 AM

17. Mauritania coup chief leads march in the capital in show of force

    NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - The army general who successfully toppled Mauritania's government staged a show of force Thursday, leading several thousand supporters in a march through the capital. Updated 11:05 AM

18. New research shows-6 people lost their lives at Berlin Wall

    BERLIN - New research released Thursday before the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's construction start date said-6 people lost their lives at the Cold War barrier that once divided the city - a small increase over previous estimates. Updated 11:00 AM

19. Detroit mayor to spent night in jail after trip to Canada violated bond

    DETROIT - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies for his testimony in a civil trial, was ordered to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities. Updated 3:25 PM

20. US tells Japan nuclear-powered submarine leaked radiation over two years

    TOKYO - An American nuclear-powered submarine leaked radiation for more than two years, releasing the bulk of the material in its home port of Guam and at Pearl Harbor, Japanese and U.S. officials said Thursday. Updated 3:40 PM

21. Bin Laden driver seeks leniency from Guantanamo military jury

    GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a stunningly lenient sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for a sentence tough enough to frighten terrorists around the globe. Updated 4:30 PM

22. Explosion on Russian beach where 2014 Olympics to be held kills 2, wounds 7

    MOSCOW - Russian officials say a device exploded Thursday on a beach in a Russian resort that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, killing two people and wounding at least seven. Updated 9:15 AM

23. Canada-Chinese relations on mend, foreign minister says upon Beijing arrival

    BEIJING - Canada's foreign minister says relations with China have entered a period of renewal. Updated 8:25 AM

24. British veteran Eric Dowling, inspired movie 'Great Escape,' dies at 92

    LONDON - Eric Dowling, nicknamed "Digger" for helping excavate tunnels used in the breakout from a Second World War German prison camp that became known as the "Great Escape," has died in England. He was 92. Updated 8:05 AM

25. China rejects Bush's criticism of human rights record

    BEIJING - U.S. President George W. Bush's Olympic odyssey started with a game of political one-upmanship Thursday, as his blunt critique of the host country prompted China to warn the U.S. president to stop meddling in its business. Updated 3:40 PM

26. Officials say 25 militants, 2 troops dead in Pakistan near Afghan border

    An attack on a Pakistani military checkpost by some 200 pro-Taliban militants triggered intense fighting that killed 25 insurgents and two paramilitary soldiers near the Afghan border, security officials said Thursday. Updated 4:00 AM

27. French troops deployed to troubled region in southern Afghanistan

    Hundreds of French troops have been deployed to train and mentor Afghan security forces in a key southern province wracked by the Taliban-led insurgency, NATO said Thursday. Eight Taliban militants were also killed in the south, authorities said. Updated 4:00 AM

28. Pack of wild dogs overruns elementary school in Puerto Rico, forcing shutdown

    ARECIBO, Puerto Rico - A pack of about 30 wild dogs has invaded an elementary school in Puerto Rico and forced it to shut down. Updated 10:50 PM 08/06/08

29. Earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia's eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, causing damage and sending frightened residents running from their homes, officials and news reports said. Updated 10:45 PM 08/06/08

30. Mexican soldiers enter Arizona, briefly detain U.S. agent

    TUCSON, Ariz. - Four Mexican soldiers crossed into Arizona and held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Updated 10:45 PM 08/06/08

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