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(Updated 3:27 p.m.) PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Rescue and government officials say flooding has killed at least 267 people in Pakistan over the past three days.

WASHINGTON - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."

WASHINGTON - Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation.

BAGHDAD - Militants flew an al-Qaeda flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.

BAGHDAD - Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.

ROME - They knock the noses off statues in a park that was a favorite haunt of poet John Keats and throw dye into the iconic Trevi Fountain.

MOSCOW - Moscow on Thursday broke its all-time temperature record for the second time in a week as Russia continued to sizzled in a stubborn heatwave and forest fires elsewhere forced evacuations and ravaged provincial homes.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Rivers burst their banks during deadly monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, washing away streets, battering a dam and submerging thousands of homes, officials said Thursday.

ISLAMABAD - Relatives desperate to find the bodies of their loved ones joined emergency teams battling thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides on Thursday at the scene of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash.

UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday declared access to clean water and sanitation a "human right" in a resolution that more than 40 countries including the United States didn't support.

SEOUL, South Korea - For four days, US and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets - dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.

BEIJING - Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wednesday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continued to besiege many areas of the country.

(Updated 7:22 p.m.) ISLAMABAD - A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid poor weather Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and blazing a path of devastation strewn with body parts and twisted metal wreckage.

ISLAMABAD - A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. At least five people were killed and five wounded, but many more were feared dead.

A US audit has found that the Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction money, spotlighting Iraqi complaints that there is little to show for the massive funds pumped into their cash-strapped, war-ravaged nation.

ABOARD THE USS CURTIS WILBUR - US and South Korean naval ships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs off South Korea's east coast Tuesday, the third day of high-profile military maneuvers intended to warn North Korea against any aggression.

WASHINGTON - The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home, cause new friction with Pakistan over allegations about its spy agency and raise questions around the world about Washington's own ability to protect military secrets.

HANOI, Vietnam- An official says a mass grave has been found containing the remains of 40 communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

PARIS - Scientists behind the European particle collider aimed at uncovering the secrets of the universe pushed Monday to build an even bigger machine - with money and partners from around the world.