Aug 3, 2010
Vanuatu celebrates Independence 30th anniversary
Celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Vanuatu’s independence have started in Port-Vila.
July 30th is the day on which, in 1980, the former New Hebrides gained independence from Britain and France.
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45 die in revenge attacks in Pakistan's Karachi (AP)
- AP - Gunmen killed at least 45 people in Pakistan's largest city after the assassination of a prominent lawmaker set off a cycle of revenge attacks, officials said Tuesday. Dozens of vehicles and shops were set ablaze as security forces struggled to regain control of Karachi.
- On Gulf, crews hope kill attempt will do the trick (AP)
- Confirmation on track, Senate starts Kagan debate (AP)
- Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia (AP)
- Protesters in Poland block cross from being moved (AP) AP - Protesters shouting "Defend the cross!" scuffled with police Tuesday but managed to prevent Polish officials from moving a cross erected outside the presidential palace in memory of the late President Lech Kaczynski.
- Pakistan's leader says world losing Afghan war (AP)
- Protests in England over tests for 11-year-olds (AP)
- Ex-top cop in SAfrica gets 15 years in prison (AP)
- Deadly flooding spreads to Pakistan's heartland (AP)
- Is the Middle East on the Brink of a New Regional War? (Time.com)
- Consumer spending and personal incomes both weak (AP)
- Company: At least 3 shot at Conn. beer distributor (AP)