Residents raise safety fears after London high-rise fire (AFP)
AFP - Residents raised questions Saturday about the safety of a high-rise public housing block in London hit by a fire which killed six people including a newborn baby, as police launched an investigation.
UN chief leaves Myanmar ‘disappointed’ with junta (AP)
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Myanmar on Saturday saying he was “deeply disappointed” that the isolated nation’s top military ruler denied him a visit to jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sudan tries to contact kidnappers of Darfur aid workers (AFP)
AFP - Sudanese authorities were trying on Saturday to establish contact with kidnappers who snatched two foreign aid workers from their offices in Darfur, a foreign ministry official said.
Albanian opposition threatens street protests (AP)
AP - Albania’s opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country’s lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week’s national election were tallied.
North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo (AP)
AP - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.
Captain Hassan insists Egypt can qualify for World Cup (AFP)
AFP - Captain Ahmed Hassan insists struggling Egypt can reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ahead of a crucial qualifier against Rwanda in Cairo Sunday.
Yemen says plane wreckage recovered off Comoros (AP)
AP - A Yemeni aviation committee says pieces of wreckage from the passenger jet that crashed off the Comoros islands have been recovered.
Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer (AP)
AP - Authorities say a teenage girl shot in her father’s store has become the fifth person slain by a suspected serial killer.
Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, again (AP)
AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for 4th (AP)
AP - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his boxer shorts says he’s glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan especially on the Fourth of July.
Palin keeps low-profile after surprise news (AP)
AP - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is staying out of the public eye after her surprise announcement that she will leave office more than a year before her term is complete.