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Massive wildfires threaten two California towns

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California firefighters made a desperate stand as darkness fell on Thursday to save more than 4,000 homes and other structures from a pair of out-of-control wildfires burning about 170 miles (273 km)...

The 'genius' French students tortured and stabbed 250 times in Tarantino-style raid on London home

dailymail.co.uk     12 mins ago   175 related          

They were two brilliant young men, already marked out as among the most gifted of their generation. But just eight weeks after arriving in this country from their native France they were murdered in a frenzy of barbaric violence.

Independence Day blast in Belarus leaves some 50 injured - 2

rian.ru     26 mins ago   17 related          

MINSK, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - About 50 people were hospitalized after an explosion at an open air concert in downtown Minsk as Belarus celebrated its Independence Day, the republic's health ministry said on Friday. There were...

Massive wildfires threaten two California towns

tiscali.co.uk     2 hrs ago   11 related          

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California firefighters made a desperate stand as darkness fell on Thursday to save more than 4,000 homes and other structures from a pair of out-of-control wildfires burning about 170 miles (273 km)...

John McQuaid: US military contracting bears bitter fruit in Colombia

guardian.co.uk     10 hrs ago   2 related          

Colombia's stunning rescue of 15 hostages held by the Farc, including the US military contractors Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, is great news. But amid the celebrations and debriefings, Americans would do...

Why Canada is the best haven from climate change

Why Canada is the best haven from climate change By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor A group of islands with the potential to develop into a tourist paradise has been named as the country least equipped to withstand the...

Mercury is shrinking, Nasa space probe reveals

By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent The smallest planet in the solar system is shrinking, a space mission to Mercury has revealed. The Messenger space probe, which began its 5 billion mile journey to Mercury four years ago,...

China risks a scorching as hot money flows in at record level

ft.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

On the face of it, China might not seem the obvious place to invest at the moment. The local stock market has collapsed, property markets are weak and the interest rate on bank deposits is about half the rate of inflation. Yet...

Facing fears

THREE Porlock brothers strode to success this week - completing a tough 36-mile trek a year after a terrifying car crash left them in hospital. Chris Gibbs, 23, and brothers Breyon, 14, and Sebastian, 12, set out from Coleridge...

UK to explore role of speculation in oil price

ft.com     4 hrs ago   38 related          

Concern over the possible role of speculators in driving record crude oil prices -yesterday spilled over into Britain, where a parliamentary committee said it would hold its first hearing into regulation of oil markets. The...

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