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Russia helps fight fatal Kazakh forest fires

September 9, 2010

Forest fires killed five people in northern Kazakhstan as neighboring Russia sends aircraft to fight blazes advancing onto its territory.

Iran woman's stoning suspended after global outcry

September 9, 2010

Iranian authorities have suspended the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of condemnation from around the world.

UK prime minister's father dies in France

September 9, 2010

British Prime Minister David Cameron's father died on Wednesday after falling ill during a holiday in the south of France.

7 women in 'miscarriage' cases freed in Mexico

September 9, 2010

Seven women in Mexico serving prison terms of up to 29 years for the death of their newborns are freed after a legal reform enacted in the state of Guanajuato lowered their sentences.

Report: Attacks on Mexican media 'national crisis'

September 9, 2010

At least 22 Mexican journalists have been killed over the past four years, according to a U.S.-based media watchdog group that is calling on the government to respond forcefully to the dangers facing reporters who cover the country's drug war.

6 killed in 2 separate bomb attacks in Baghdad

September 9, 2010

Iraqi police and health officials say at least six people have been killed and 35 wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad.

Gunmen free up to 800 inmates from Nigeria prison

September 9, 2010

Heavily armed gunmen attacked a prison in the central Nigerian city of Bauchi late on Tuesday, freeing as many as 800 inmates including suspected members of a militant Islamic sect, police said Wednesday.

Airliner lands in Russian forest after power fails

September 9, 2010

Russian aviation investigators have launched a probe into the emergency landing of a passenger jet that rolled into a forest without hurting anyone.

Pakistan to charge 3 in Times Square bomb plot

September 9, 2010

Pakistan will soon charge three men alleged to have helped failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad meet up with militant leaders and send him money to carry out the attack.