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French woman admits killing 8 newborns

July 29, 2010

A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Mystery at sea: What damaged massive tanker?

July 29, 2010

The chief official at the port where a Japanese tanker was docked a day after it was damaged at the mouth of the Persian Gulf said Thursday investigators now believe the ship was involved in a collision.

Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan

July 29, 2010

Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recovery effort at the hillside crash site laden by heavy rain and mud.

Rome grapples with endless vandalism

July 29, 2010

Vandals are increasingly on the prowl in Rome— and now Italian authorities are fighting back, sending more police and installing cameras to protect monuments and artworks.

Russia foils passenger plane hijacking

July 29, 2010

Russian special forces quickly overpowered a man after he briefly seized a plane with 105 passengers onboard at a Moscow airport, officials said.

Man listed as Tokyo's oldest had been dead decades

July 29, 2010

A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed.

At least 80 dead after Congo boat disaster

July 29, 2010

A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government spokesman said Thursday at least 80 people were confirmed dead.

Al-Qaida plants flag in Baghdad as 23 die in Iraq

July 29, 2010

Al-Qaida briefly planted its flag in Baghdad on Thursday as militants killed 23 members of Iraq's security forces across the country in a combination of shootings and roadside bombs demonstrating the dangers the country still faces.

Raging Russian fires destroy homes, people flee

July 29, 2010

Raging forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Moscow suffered through a record, weeks-long heat wave and smog cloud caused by peat-bog fires.