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Mexican drug lord killed

Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, a top leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was killed Thursday during a military raid in a suburb of Guadalajara, Mexico, sources with knowledge of the operation told CNN en Espanol. Go to Source

London saddles up and rides

Six thousand matching black, silver and blue bicycles hit the streets of London as the city launches its ambitious public bike sharing scheme. Go to Source

Tokyo’s "oldest man" may have been dead for decades

Police have found the mummified body of a man believed to have been Tokyo’s oldest man, who may have in fact died some 30 yeas ago, officials at the city’s Adachi Ward said. Go to Source

Uganda charges 3 in World Cup bombings

Uganda has charged three people in connection with the bomb blasts that erupted in an Ethiopian restaurant and a rugby center in Kampala earlier this month, killing some 76 people, a government official said Friday. Go to Source

Russian army fights wildfires

Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left five people dead, and prompted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to call on local officials to resign, Russian news agencies reported Friday. President Dmitry Medvedev has called out the...

July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago. Go to Source

Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage

A Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow by his adoptive mother in the United States has been returned to an orphanage, an attorney of the World Association for Children and Parents said Friday. Go to Source

Iranian woman facing stoning: ‘I’m afraid of dying’

In a room thousands of miles from her prison cell in northeastern Iran, the fear that has gripped Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for years was clear and almost palpable. Go to Source

Witness: Israeli airstrike targets Hamas compound

Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately confirm the strike. Go to Source

More than 100 hurt in Iran earthquake

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring 110 people, according to state-run media. Go to Source
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