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Last updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010 | 6:07 PM ET

BP prepares to plug damaged well
: A procedure intended to ease the job of plugging BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well for good could start as early as the weekend, the U.S. government's point man for the spill response says. more »; Related: BP's 1st American CEO to take over Oct. 1; Related: BP posts $17B quarterly loss

Frenchwoman charged in baby deaths: A Frenchwoman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter. more »
Enbridge oil not expected to reach Lake Michigan: Oil that spilled from an Enbridge pipeline into a southern Michigan waterway is not expected to reach Lake Michigan, U.S. officials say. more »

Ex-Nazi camp guard, 88, charged in youth court: A former guard at the Belzec death camp who is accused of participating in the killings of more than 430,000 Jews during the Second World War has been charged in youth court. more »
Global warming signs unmistakable: report: A new report by 300 scientists has flagged the past decade as the hottest on record and compiled 10 'unmistakable' indicators the world is getting warmer. But the scientists mostly stayed away from discussions about the cause. more »
Pakistan mourns plane crash dead: Pakistan is mourning for the 152 victims of the country's worst plane crash, as emergency crews continue a grim search for bodies amid thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides. more »
Murder suspect TV host dies in Brazil: A former Brazilian crime show host and state legislator accused of orchestrating murders to boost his TV ratings has died in hospital. more »
Bear attacks Ont. woman in Montana: A London, Ont., woman is recovering in a Wyoming hospital after a near-fatal bear attack late Wednesday night at an American national forest. more »
Ex-USDA worker Sherrod will sue blogger: Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week. more »
WTF? Goldman bans email profanity: Goldman Sachs workers are likely wondering WTF is appropriate anymore after the New York investment bank informed employees that profanity is no longer acceptable in electronic messages. more »

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The Sherrod affair and the U.S. media wars: Henry Champ on the left-right media wars bedevilling U.S. politics.
Top BP exec appeared uncomfortable with public role: Tony Hayward was BP's public face, but the chief executive of the multi-national oil firm often seemed uncomfortable in his role.
FAQ: WikiLeaks: Frequently asked questions about WikiLeaks.com, the website that published secret military documents providing details about the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2009.
Afghan war log leak: Around the web: More than 91,000 secret U.S. military and intelligence documents about the war in Afghanistan were leaked online by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks this week. Here's a roundup of what media outlets have reported so far.
Lessons from the Shirley Sherrod affair: Henry Champ on race in America, the latest incident.
Gulf spill's growing toll: The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the biggest offshore spill ever in the United States — and one of the largest in the world.
How Mao's legacy is still shaping a troubled peace: Having voted out its monarchy, impoverished Nepal is now trying to vote in a new future.
The continuing plight of Iraq's refugees: More refugees are still pouring out of war-torn Iraq than are returning and the UN is looking for new options.
Barack Obama plays the Bill Clinton card: Henry Champ on Bill Clinton's new role.
How can you possibly talk to a country like Iran?: Brian Stewart on Iran and the rights of women.
A battle for Afghan hearts: CBC's Darrow MacIntyre spent six days in an Afghan village, watching soldiers try to build relationships with the community in hopes of keeping the Taliban out.
Why is Russia still planting 'sleeper' agents abroad?: Historian Amy Knight on the likely fate of the swapped Russian spies.
Rebuilding effort in Haiti 'at standstill': Six months after the earthquake, frustration grows as rebuilding efforts seem stalled.
New Orleans: The city that lives on: CBC's Maureen Brosnahan finds New Orleans down but not out.
There is nothing like a Panama hat: Neil Macdonald on the timeliness of a real Panama hat.
A seafood culture braces for the worst: Travel writer John Zada explores Louisiana's seafood culture, as a way of life begins to unravel because of the Gulf oil spill.
The Supreme Court and the right to carry: Henry Champ on the future of gun control in the U.S.
The general had to go: Henry Champ on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's big misread.
The world's richest royals: Wedding bells, divorce, lawsuits, bailouts, riots. It's been a tumultuous year for the wealthiest monarchs.
The Queen, in quotation marks: Queen Elizabeth does not often speak publicly and those who meet her are asked to keep their conversations private.
Wavin' flags: How well do you know the emblems of the teams in the World Cup knockout stages?
Queen Elizabeth: A timeline: A chronology of major events in the life of Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth II: Nobody since Queen Victoria has held the British throne longer than Queen Elizabeth II, and no British monarch has survived to her age.
Indebted Greece and the world according to Dr. Doom: Neil Macdonald on indebted Greece and the promise of George Papandreou.
Africa and the surgical imbalance: Nick Czernkovich on the neglected stepchild of global health, surgery in the developing world
A sherpa's guide to the Toronto G8 and G20: Former U.S. 'sherpa' Daniel Price walks us through the origins and purpose of the G20 leaders' summit.
A country's love for dragon boating: In China, the 2000 year-old sport of Dragon boating is making a comback.
Sex, hypocrisy and the mysterious triumph of Alvin Greene: Neil Macdonald on the compelling theatre of U.S. political scandals.
Why is this happening now?: Political scientist Eugene Huskey explains why Kyrgyzstan is engulfed in violence just weeks before a national referendum.
Could someone please turn the power back on?: Blackouts and 'power shedding' are a way of life in Pakistan, but not a happy one, Waqas
The hawkers are missing: A behind-the-scenes blog by CBC's news crew in South Africa
Ubuntu wheeling through streets of Soweto: A behind-the-scenes blog by the CBC News crew covering the 2010 World Cup
Soccer dreams in a Cape Town squatter's camp: A behind-the-scenes blog by CBC's news crew in South Africa
1960: The Year of Africa: In 1960, 17 African countries declared independence. A story about Africa in 1960, the following half-century and thoughts about its future.
South Africa and the World Cup: It's a complex place, South Africa, David Gutnick finds.
Japan's first truly new government: Naoto Kan, Japan's new leader, revealed the lineup of his ministers on Tuesday. The big story is that the new cabinet looks largely like the old one. Should we write off the country's 93rd prime minister after just hours in office?
FAQs on the ships trying to reach Gaza: FAQ on the MV Rachel Corrie and the Gaza-bound flotilla seized by Israel
Africa 2010: This summer, the eyes of the world will be on Africa. What they see will be a continent developing and changing in unprecedented ways.
The G20 leaders: The G20 leaders are a varied lot. Some are heads of state; others are heads of government. Some have a great deal of summit experience; others are rookies. Here's a peek inside the membership of the world's most exclusive club.
America's newest hot-drink political movement: The Coffee Party movement is sweeping the U.S., with a local chapter in every state and more Facebook members than the Tea Party.
The roly-poly guy in the navy blue tracksuit: A behind-the-scenes blog by CBC's World Cup news crew
Sherpas: The senior diplomats who lay the summit groundwork: The success of a summit is largely the work of an unelected group of senior officials who have spent many months preparing for those few days of talks. Collectively, they are officially known as the Sherpas.
2010 World Cup: Behind the scenes in South Africa with CBC's news crew
The G8: Ins and outs of a small but powerful group: The G8 remains a key forum for the discussion of many political and social issues, including global security, climate change, international development, health, crime, arms control and the fight against terrorism.
The G20: In the relatively short time it's been around, the G20 and its leaders summits have become the main political forum for co-ordinated action on the world's economic problems.
Can a new Thailand emerge from the Red Shirt rubble?: Can Thailand's divisions be healed, Brendan Brady asks.