Death toll crosses 800 in Gaza conflict - Hindustan Times

Israeli fire killed four people in Gaza Friday, including a pregnant woman, bringing the total death toll to more than 800, Palestinian emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. He said that an air strike on a house in the southern Gaza town of Deir-el-Balah killed a woman of 26 and another aged 23 who was pregnant, as Israel pressed on with its 18-day campaign to stamp out Gaza rocket fire. The baby was saved, he said. Two other people...

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US Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans - New York Times

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Kerry, European leaders push for new sanctions on Russia - USA TODAY

Ukrainian emergency workers walk by charred debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, on July 20, 2014.(Photo: Vadim Ghirda, AP) 424 CONNECT 1 LINKEDIN EMAILMORE Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that there was mounting evidence Russia assisted separatists in Ukraine in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. European leaders and members of Congress also called for new sanctions...

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Who Did It? What We Know About the Ukraine Jet Crash - NBCNews.com

Two days after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over contested Ukrainian territory, killing all 298 people on board, many questions surrounding the horrific tragedy remain unanswered.Who did it?The most important question is that of responsibility. Three parties are possible: Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, Russian regular army soldiers operating on the wrong side of the border, or Ukrainian military elements fighting the first two.President...

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Gaza Residents See Growing Toll in Israel Fight - Wall Street Journal

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Unlike 1st, Malaysia's 2nd disaster brings closure - Businessweek

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than five months ago, they had rushed to Kuala Lumpur International Airport — anxious relatives with a hope in their hearts, however faint, that a missing jumbo jet with their loved ones had not crashed, and would eventually be found.This week, throngs of relatives came again with no hope, just a chilling certainty that everyone on board another Malaysia Airlines had perished.They shed tears, sobbed and looked for...

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Huge Wildfires Bear Down on Two More Towns in Washington - NBCNews.com

Evacuations were ordered in two more small towns in central Washington on Friday as huge wildfires that already had burned scores of homes approached, emergency officials said. The latest evacuation warnings Friday night were to people on the outskirts of Brewster, a city of 2,400 just north along the Columbia River from Pateros, which was hit hard Thursday night by one of the fires in the Carlton Complex. Earlier Friday, most of the 500 residents...

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Hamas resumes rocket fire after 5-hour cease-fire - Washington Post

A Palestinian girl walks with a toy that she salvaged from debris of the el-Yazje apartment building which was destroyed following an overnight Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Thursday, July 17, 2014. The Israeli military says it has struck 37 targets in Gaza ahead of a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire meant to allow civilians to stock up after 10 days of fighting. The Gaza Interior Ministry says four people were killed and that a 75-year-old...

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FILE: Microsoft To Cut 18000 Jobs - Los Angeles Times

By Paresh Dave contact the reporter Microsoft Corp. plans to cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, a 14% workforce reduction aimed at ditching management layers and building a more agile technology powerhouse.The broadest layoffs in the company’s 39-year history, announced Thursday morning, surpassed expectations of analysts and observers for cuts of 6,000 to 12,000 employees.About 12,500 of the layoffs will come during the next six months...

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Gaza Ceasefire Ends as Cairo Talks Simmer - ABC News

<br />ABC News | ABC Sports News<br />Copy A temporary ceasefire in Gaza came to an end today as negotiators for Israel and Hamas worked with Egypt to find a way to create a permanent halt to the fighting.The end of the five hour long truce was marked by the wail sirens in Ashkelon and Israeli settlements near the Gaza border. A rocket fired from Gaza struck near Ashkelon just as the "humanitarian pause" was officially over.The break...

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Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters

By Lauren Tara LaCapra and Tanya AgrawalThu Jul 17, 2014 8:54am EDT The corporate logo of financial firm Morgan Stanley is pictured on a building in San Diego, California September 24, 2013.Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake span class="focusParagraph articleLocation">(Reuters) - Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley's (MS.N) quarterly earnings more than doubled, beating market estimates, as stronger performances by its investment banking and wealth management...

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Gaza Militants Sneak Into Israel Ahead of Cease-Fire - ABC News

<br />ABC News | ABC Sports News<br />Copy The Israeli military says it thwarted an attack by 13 Gaza militants who sneaked into Israel through a tunnel, an incident that occurred hours before a cease-fire was slated to begin.Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, says the militants were identified some 820 feet inside Israel and were struck by Israeli aircraft. Lerner said the military believed at least one militant was killed...

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US slaps toughest sanctions yet on Russia, targets Putin allies - Reuters

By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON/MOSCOW Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:48am EDT A pro-Russian separatist from the Vostok (East) battalion stands guard near a T-64 tank in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, July 16, 2014.Credit: Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama imposed the toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Russia, striking at the heart of Vladimir Putin's powerbase by targeting companies closest to him over what...

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