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At least 74 killed in flooding in India
Police say at least 74 people have been killed by heavy monsoon rains lashing northern India. Read Full Story
3 NATO soldiers killed in central Afghanistan
NATO says three of its soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in central Afghanistan. Read Full Story
Giuliani to give keynote at GOP convention
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month. Read Full Story
Illinois to pursue release of Obama- records
The University of Illinois says it can't release records relating to Barack Obama's service to a nonprofit group linked to former 1960s radical activist William Ayers. Read Full Story
'The world's freedom is at stake here'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he did not regret sending 700 more troops to Afghanistan this year, despite insurgents killing 10 French soldiers this week. Read Full Story
Reports: Plane swerves off Madrid runway
Spanish media said an airliner had �swerved off the runway at Madrid airport on Wednesday. Read Full Story
Prospects grim for abandoned baby whale
An abandoned humpback whale calf that has been trying to suckle from boats in the waters off north Sydney has rebuffed fresh attempts by wildlife workers to return it to the open ocean. Read Full Story
China's Bao reclaims title as world's tallest man
Guinness World Records has returned the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines. Read Full Story
China sentences women to labor for protest bid
Chinese authorities have ordered two women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. Read Full Story
Small SUVs improve in crash tests
Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade. Read Full Story