Pakistan flood toll nears 900 as cholera emerges (AFP)
AFP - The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory neared 900 on Sunday as outbreaks of waterborne disease emerged and penniless survivors streamed out of the raging torrents.
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Death toll climbs as Russia forest fires spread (AFP)
AFP - Firefighters on Sunday pressed on with battling forest fires that have killed at least 30 people, destroyed thousands of homes and forced the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of emergency workers.
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Iran rebuffs Obama’s call to free U.S. detainees (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran has rejected President Barack Obama's plea to release three Americans arrested more than a year ago near the Iraq border, the foreign ministry said, insisting that justice would take its course.
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Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)
AP - Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.
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UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)
AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.
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