Fire Engulfs High-Rise In Shanghai -- New York Times
SHANGHAI — Fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building undergoing renovations in the center of this city Monday afternoon, killing at least 42 people and injuring at least 90 others in one of the deadliest fires here in years, according to Xinhua, the official news agency.
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MIDDLE EAST
Israeli official: Hamas rockets can reach Tel Aviv.
Iran: Arms seized in Nigeria a 'misunderstanding'.
Israeli government seen accepting new settlement freeze. Israel 'risks chaos without peace', official warns.
Car bombs kill prison commander in north Iraq.
Millions of Muslims on annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Iran says oil at $100 would not hurt world economy.
ASIA
Petraeus strikes back at Karzai ahead of major NATO conference on Afghanistan.
Afghan Taliban reject talks again.
Japan tries to repair ties with China, Russia.
More than 40 killed in Delhi building collapse.
U.S. plan envisions path to ending Afghan combat.
Shanghai high-rise fire kills 42.
Newly freed Suu Kyi calls for 'non-violent revolution'. Aung San Suu Kyi challenges Burma junta to begin journey towards reform.
Burmese flee homes as tensions increase.
Number of NKorean defectors to SKorea tops 20,000.
North Korean nuclear scientist, Kim So-in, sent to labour camp for 'spying'.
China calls for ‘mutual trust’ in regional security.
Volatile mix of politics and crime plagues Karachi.
AFRICA
Officials: Alpha Conde wins Guinea election.
How the Chandlers' release could spur Somali pirate kidnappings.
Nigeria: Military attacks militant camp in the creeks of oil-rich Niger Delta.
Darfur violence alert as Sudan referendum nears.
Sudan's looming civil war: Obama's peace overture.
South Sudan leader Salva Kiir urges massive vote.
Cotton subsidies costing west African farmers £155m a year, report reveals.
EUROPE
Cameron says U.K. can maintain status in world.
Gerry Adams to run for seat in Ireland.
Ireland signals banks, not state, may need help. Irish in crisis talks with EU nations, refuse aid. Ireland leaves door open to bail-out.
Greece sees deficit above target after revisions.
Sarkozy appoints a more rightist cabinet in reshuffle.
End of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi era approaches. Berlusconi government hit by resignations.
Police seize £143 million of cocaine in international operation.
Russia police: Lawyer who died in jail stole $230M.
AMERICAS
Rise in U.S. hunger slows, but remains high.
Haitians protest UN base over cholera claim. Haiti cholera death toll tops 900.
Nicaragua draws Mexico's ire with drug accusations.
U.N.-backed investigators shake up Guatemala.
Cuba frees the first of 13 political prisoners.
Man films airport TSA encounter, says it borders on sexual assault.
Five Canadians, two Mexicans dead in Cancun resort explosion.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
An intricate plot unleashed in Mumbai, the West confronts a new threat.
Defense to present no evidence at Fort Hood trial, attorney says.
Amnesty says EU 'failing' over CIA renditions.
'Fusion centers' gather terrorism intelligence – and much more.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
GM seen pricing IPO above $30 per share: sources.
Greenspan says deficit could spark bond crisis.
Secret Walmart survey shows inflation already here.
China, India, supports Russia to join World Trade Organization.
U.S. banks expect more sympathy from GOP-controlled House.
Facebook expected to launch 'Gmail rival'.
Obamanomics leaving world nervous (commentary).