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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
Source: BBC World

US has deadliest Afghan war month
US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 63 service members killed in July.
Source: BBC World

Pakistan Mulled Canceling U.K. Visit
Pakistan considered canceling a state visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to the U.K. after Prime Minister David Cameron made remarks during a trip to India this week about Pakistan's role in sponsoring terrorism.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Syrian Leader in Rare Visit to Lebanon
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed in Beirut, accompanied by the king of Saudi Arabia, marking Mr. Assad's first visit to Lebanon since he pulled back Syrian forces from a decades-long occupation of the country five years ago.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Jordan Opposition to Boycott Vote
Jordan's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood Movement, said it will boycott the country's November parliamentary elections.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Afghan Bomb Kills 3 U.S. Troops
Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and the deadliest for American forces in the war.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Saudi and Syrian leaders visit Beirut amid rising tension between rival Lebanese factions
The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Ra...
Source: FOX

Putin visits Russian village destroyed by forest fires, death toll from blazes up to 20
Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 20 people, including three firefighters, officials said.
Source: FOX

Former Swedish police chief convicted and imprisoned for rape and sex crimes
A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison.
Source: FOX

US expert says China's worst oil spill is far larger than government has reported so far
China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported, and some of the oil was spilled deliberately to avoid an even larger disaster, an American expert said F...
Source: FOX