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US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security (AP) — 2010-07-30
AP - The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people tied to the consulate.
 

Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army (AP) — 2010-07-30

AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade.

Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack (AP) — 2010-07-29

AP - Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.

Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan (AP) — 2010-07-30

AP - The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.

Mexican drug gunmen demand media run clips (AP) — 2010-07-30
AP - Gunmen who abducted four journalists in northern Mexico are demanding their media outlets broadcast videos apparently taped by a drug cartel that accuse officials of favoring a rival gang.
 

China's Environmental Disasters on the Rise (Time.com) — 2010-07-30
Time.com - While China's boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing more harm than good
 

Lockerbie investigators may travel to Britain: US Senator (AFP) — 2010-07-30

AFP - A US senator said investigators could be sent to Britain to quiz witnesses who refused to travel to Washington to testify at a Senate probe into the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Saudi king in Syria amid regional tensions (AP) — 2010-07-29

AP - Syria on Thursday warned the United States to stop trying to interfere as Arab leaders try to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East.

(AP) — 2010-07-30
AP - US Consulate in Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez temporarily closes for security review.
 

Moroccan king marks anniversary with clemency (AFP) — 2010-07-29

AFP - King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday granted pardons or reduced sentences to nearly 1,000 people to mark his 11 years on the throne, the justice ministry said.

Samsung Electronics books record Q2 profit (AFP) — 2010-07-30

AFP - Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips and flat-screen televisions, reported record second-quarter profits Friday as revived global demand pushed up memory chip prices.

Canada think tank sees loophole in emissions plans (Reuters) — 2010-07-29
Reuters - Proposed Canadian regulations to cut emissions from cars and trucks may have little to no effect as early "action credits" banked by automakers may be able to carry them through the compliance period, an environmental think tank said on Thursday.
 

Australia's Aboriginals won land, now defend right to use it (The Christian Science Monitor) — 2010-07-29
The Christian Science Monitor - For environmentalists, it doesn’t get much better than Australia’s Cape York Peninsula, a vast expanse of wetlands, tropical rainforest, savannah grasslands, and bone-white sand dunes, sheltering one-half of the country’s birds and one-third of its mammals.
 

Army suicides: Poor leadership, not repeat deployments blamed (McClatchy Newspapers) — 2010-07-30
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A new Army report has founded that inattention to rising rates of drug abuse and criminal activity among soldiers and not repeat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan is responsible for the record-high levels of suicide among troops.
 

Black Eyed Peas join Mexico in protesting Arizona immigration law SB1070 [video] (The Christian Science Monitor) — 2010-07-29
The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico staged a handful of protests today against the new immigration law in Arizona, where up to 530,000 undocumented workers live and 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population is Mexican.