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  1. File - Britain's oldest man Henry Allingham aged 112 and the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War, holds a copy of his book at a launch in London, in this Sept.23, 2008 file photo. St Dunstan's care home in Ovingdean, near Brighton on England's south coast, says Allingham died early Saturday July 18, 2009. He was one of only two surviving World War I veterans in Britain and had been the world's oldest man since June 19. He was 113. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
    World's oldest man, WWI veteran dies AP - Sat Jul 18, 2:10 PM ETSent 84 times

    LONDON - Only death could silence Henry Allingham.

  2. Smoke from nearby forest fire and evening cloud mix as residents gather on the shores of Okanagan Lake to watch, in Kelowna, British Columbia northeast of Vancouver July 19, 2009. Emergency crews made slow progress on Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
    Thousands flee western Canadian wildfires Reuters - 2 hours, 8 minutes agoSent 66 times

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Emergency crews made slow progress Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes.

  3. British backpacker Jamie Neale tries to walk past the media as he leaves the Blue Mountains hospital in Katoomba 100 km (62 miles) from Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 17, 2009. Neale was found alive on Wednesday July 15 after 12 days in the rugged bush land of the Blue Mountains.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
    Lost British backpacker says he was 'total idiot' AP - Sun Jul 19, 2:04 PM ETSent 58 times

    ADELAIDE, Australia - A British teenager who was found dehydrated and freezing after 12 wintry days lost in Australia's wilderness said he wrote farewell notes to his family and expected to die of starvation.

  4. File photo shows two US soldiers stopping a truck near the heavily fortified prison at the main American military base in Bagram, Afghanistan. A US military review has called for overhauling the troubled US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan because US officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban, The New York Times reported.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)
    NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base AP - 2 hours, 28 minutes agoSent 45 times

    KABUL - A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Fourteen Afghan civilians died in two incidents, including three killed when German troops opened fire on their vehicle, Afghan officials said.

  5. Former president Mohammad Khatami arrives to vote during the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran June 12, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Chavosh Homavandi/jamejamonline
    Iran supreme leader warns opposition to back down AP - 41 minutes agoSent 33 times

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader told politicians Monday not to disturb the country's security in a strong warning to the opposition to back down after one of its top figures called for a referendum on the government.

  6. Mexican police patrol the roads of Michoacan state. Ten policemen were arrested in the western state in connection with the murder of 12 federal police whose bodies were found piled next to a road, prosecutors said(AFP/File/Agencia Quadratin)
    Mexico detains 10 in killings of federal agents AP - Sun Jul 19, 4:30 PM ETSent 27 times

    MEXICO CITY - Mexican investigators have detained 10 police officers in the torture and killings of 12 federal agents whose bodies were found dumped along a highway in western Michoacan state.

  7. A man holds up an Honduran flag during a meeting of supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Talks to resolve Honduras' political crisis resumed with the two sides at odds over reinstating the ousted president Manuel Zelaya and creating a reconciliation government. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
    Zelaya prepares return to Honduras as talks stall AP - Mon Jul 20, 2:04 AM ETSent 15 times

    MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya held out hope for a negotiated solution to Honduras' deepening political crisis even after talks in Costa Rica fell apart, but vowed to prepare the way for his return to power regardless of their outcome.

  8. In this Friday, July 17, 2009 photo cloned sniffer dogs go on their first mission to detect narcotics at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea. South Korea has put duplicated dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs at customs.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Han Sang-kyun)
    South Korea deploys cloned drug-sniffing dogs AP - Sun Jul 19, 12:22 PM ETSent 14 times

    SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has put cloned dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs at customs. Six genetic duplicates of a single Labrador retriever have been working at the country's main Incheon international airport and three other customs checkpoints to deter drug smuggling after completing 16 months of training, the Korea Customs Service said in a statement Sunday.

  9. In this June 24, 2009 photo, author, performer and lesbian activist Staceyann Chin, from Jamaica, poses for a portrait at her home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    Gays live — and die — in fear in Jamaica AP - Mon Jul 20, 12:50 AM ETSent 8 times

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - Even now, about three years after a near-fatal gay bashing, Sherman gets jittery at dusk. On bad days, his blood quickens, his eyes dart, and he seeks refuge indoors.

  10. SAfrica stops funding for AIDS vaccine research AP - 52 minutes agoSent 6 times

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The leading scientist of the first AIDS vaccine created in a developing country says South Africa's government has stopped funding vaccine research.

  11. In this Saturday, July 18, 2009 photo, Qi county residents prepare to return home from neighboring Sui county, after fleeing their town in central China's Henan province following a radiation leak scare. Rumors of a radiation leak at a local factory prompted scores of panicked residents of Qi county to flee their homes over the weekend but most had returned by Monday, July 20, 2009, amid government assurances that the situation was safe. (AP Photo)
    Chinese villagers flee county in radiation scare AP - 3 hours, 1 minute agoSent 5 times

    BEIJING - Residents fled a central Chinese county at the weekend over rumors of a radiation leak at a factory but most had returned by Monday after government assurances it was safe.

  12. South Korean police officers stand guard while anti-U.S. protesters hold a rally demanding abort of sanctions against North Korea in front of Foreign Ministry where Kurt Campbell, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, plans to meet with South Korean officials in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 20, 2009. Campbell will discuss how to handle an increasingly defiant North Korea in a standoff over its nuclear program when he meets with South Korean officials in a series of meetings Monday. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
    US, SKorea seeking new way of disarming NKorea AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes agoSent 4 times

    SEOUL, South Korea - The U.S. and South Korea are hatching a "comprehensive" strategy for persuading North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, breaking from the step-by-step process that has seen Pyongyang backtrack on pledges.

  13. Smoke from wildfires rises and hangs in the air at sunset as a boat sails on Lake Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia, on Sunday July 19, 2009. Thousands of residents were evacuated from their homes as three wildfires burned around Kelowna. AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
    11,000 Canadian flee forest fires AP - 19 minutes agoSent 4 times

    KELOWNA, British Columbia - About 11,000 residents of a subdivision threatened by a forest fire in southern British Columbia have been evacuated, officials said Sunday.

  14. The only person to have been World Champion motorcyclist and F1 World Champion, Britain's John Surtees, waves from his MV Agusta rides past the crowds at Goodwood's Festival of Speed in Goodwood, Southern England, on July 5, 2009. The 18-year-old son of former F1 world champion John Surtees died Sunday after an accident during a Formula Two race, the hospital treating him said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)
    Son of John Surtees dies in F2 race in England AFP - Sun Jul 19, 6:18 PM ETSent 3 times

    LONDON (AFP) - The 18-year-old son of former F1 world champion John Surtees died Sunday after an accident during a Formula Two race, the hospital treating him said.

  15. FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India. Kasab, the lone surviving gunman in the November Mumbai attacks, admitted his role in the shooting Monday, July 20, 2009, in a dramatic confession in an Indian court, reversing months of denials. (AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror, Sebastian D'souza, File)
    Lone surviving Mumbai attacks gunman admits guilt AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes agoSent 3 times

    MUMBAI, India - The lone surviving gunman in the November Mumbai attacks admitted his role in the shooting rampage in a dramatic confession Monday in an Indian court, reversing months of denials.

  16. A couple embrace at sunset in Peru. A British man and his Spanish former sweetheart have finally married 16 years after they drifted apart, reunited by a love letter lost behind a fireplace for over a decade, newspapers have reported.(AFP/File/Eitan Abramovich)
    Lost love letter reunites couple after 16 years AFP - 2 hours, 4 minutes agoSent 3 times

    LONDON (AFP) - A British man and his Spanish former sweetheart have finally married 16 years after they drifted apart, reunited by a love letter lost behind a fireplace for over a decade, reports said on Monday.

  17. Will the Jakarta Bombings Scare Away Foreigners? Time.com - 1 hour, 15 minutes agoSent 3 times

    One of the two July 17 blasts in Jakarta appeared to target expatriateexecutives in the Indonesian capital

  18. Kenya's Postelection Violence: High-Level Conspiracy? Time.com - Mon Jul 20, 4:00 AM ETSent 2 times

    The country's human-rights commission wants the ICC to take up the investigation into the violence that ensued after the controversial December 2007 election

  19. A Pakistani soldier stands on the rubble of destroyed Taliban hideouts in the restive northwestern district of Buner. Gunmen killed four police officials in a pre-dawn ambush Monday in an area of the northwest troubled by militancy on the main supply route to Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/Sajjad Qayyum)
    Pakistan: 4 police officers killed in ambush AP - Sun Jul 19, 11:42 PM ETSent 2 times

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Pakistan's volatile northwest, killing four officers.

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