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Coming up on 16 years ago, Bosnian Serb forces stormed a UN safe enclave, killing thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia.
It's shocking, and amazing to me that forensics are still working to identify victims, even a decade and a half later.
A burial ceremony will be held on July 11, 2011.
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Senior forensic anthropologist Dragana Vucetic, of the International Commission for Missing Persons , compare human bones during a process of association and identification of human remains, exhumed from mass graves and identified by DNA, in the identification center in Tuzla, about 85 miles north of Sarajevo, Bosnia on July 7. About 3000 bags with body remains wait in the Tuzla identification center. More than 7,000 people were killed in five days during the fall of the UN safe enclave of Srebrenica, and bodies have been found scattered in dozens of mass graves. A burial ceremony for 614 victims will be held on July 11, 2011, in Potocari, on the 16th anniversary of the Srebrenica tragedy when Bosnian Serb forces stormed the enclave and systematically killed thousands of Bosnian Muslims.
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Peru's President Alan Garcia arrives to the Inca citadel Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru on July 7.
As the country prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery of the "Lost City of the Incas", archaeologists are warning that a heavy flow of visitors and poor administration are threatening one of the wonders of the world.
The Incas built Machu Picchu atop an Andean peak with a breathtaking view across the inhospitable abysses that surround it.
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The wreckage of a small plane sticks out of the side of an unoccupied office building at Watsonville Community Hospital in Watsonville, Calif. on July 7. The plane had just taken off from the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were killed in the crash
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Rain storms in the area of pad 39a on Thursday night, July 7, form puddles as the Space Shuttle Atlantis gets ready for its final launch Friday afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis is set to liftoff Friday on the final flight of the shuttle program, STS-135, a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA decided to start the fueling operations early Friday morning.
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South Sudanese workers paint metal rods on July 7 as they prepare the grounds in Juba where the main independence celebrations will take place when South Sudan secedes from the north and becomes the world's newest nation on July 9.
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Yeehaw!
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William show off their new Smithbilt cowboy hats as they watch a rodeo demonstration in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday. The royal couple are currently traveling through Canada.
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Big Arrest in British Tabloid Scandal
British Prime Minister David Cameron, here at a press conference on Friday in London, said he would launch inquiries into the News of the World hacking scandal as a former top aide, Andy Coulson, was arrested in the matter.
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Spectator sport
Restaurant patrons, from left, Mary Wilbanks, Lindsay Ingram and Mince Duncan, react to the not guilty verdict in Casey Anthony murder trial in Daytona Beach, Fla., on July 5. Anthony was acquitted of the most serious charges, including the muder of her 2-year-old daughter
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After the rains
The Xiaolangdi Dam undergoes a sediment cleaning process as workers deal with the flooding season in the Yellow River area in northern China's Henan province. Persistent rains since early June have swamped many areas across a wide swathe of China, and the state weather bureau has forecast continued downpours with the summer typhoon season approaching
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Low-tide harvest
A woman digs for clams during low tide on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The tradition of clam-digging is a regular draw for residents of Hong Kong's outlying islands. People spend hours hunched over barnacled rocks to harvest clams that they sell to nearby seafood establishments
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Los Alamos Canyon is filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M. Firefighters held their ground on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, and officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who evacuated
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Manchester City strike deal to rename Eastlands
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Manchester City have confirmed the City of Manchester Stadium will be renamed the Etihad Stadium after signing a 10-year deal with the airline.
The Abu Dhabi-based company is already the club's shirt sponsor.
"We are delighted to be expanding our relationship with Etihad Airways through this partnership agreement," said City chief executive Garry Cook.
City, who won the FA Cup in May, were taken over by a consortium from Abu Dhabi in 2008.
In total, owner Sheikh Mansour has ploughed over £1billion into the club, helping City to win their first trophy since 1976 and finish third in last season's Premier League, earning a place in the Champions League.
However, last season City posted loses of £123.3m.
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Egypt: Thousands of protesters gather in Tahrir Square
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters have gathered in central Cairo to press for speedier reforms from the government.
Opposition activists have called for a million-person protest in Tahrir Square, the focus of February's uprising.
They particularly want to see ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his officials put on trial more quickly.
There were riots this week over a court decision to bail policemen accused of killing 17 people during the uprising.
People began arriving in Tahrir Square throughout the night to pitch their tents.
They were even directing traffic in place of the police who had agreed to stay away to avoid confrontation.
Police and army officers were stationed in the side streets but were not present on the square itself.
Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement said it would attend the protest.
"The law is above everyone, and justice has to prevail on all people, young and old," the group's Mahmoud Ghzolan said.
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Brookside's Brian Regan denies Liverpool murder
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Former Brookside actor Brian Regan has denied murdering a doorman outside a Liverpool pub.
The 53-year-old, who played Terry Sullivan in the soap, appeared via video-link at Liverpool Crown Court to deny murdering Bahman Faraji.
Mr Faraji, 44, was shot in the head as he left the Belgrave public house in Aigburth on 24 February.
Mr Regan, of St Mary's Road, Garston, also denied perverting the course of justice and was remanded until October.
Christine Line, 48, of the same address, denied perverting the course of justice.
Co-accused Edward Heffey, 40, of Beloe Street, Dingle, Liverpool, Lee Dodson, 42, of Logfield Drive, Garston, and Simon Smart, 32, of Kylemore Way, Liverpool, all pleaded not guilty to murder and were remanded into custody.
A date for a trial to take place at Liverpool Crown Court was set for 4 October.
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European Parliament agrees on code of conduct
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The political leaders in the European Parliament have agreed on a new code of conduct aimed at thwarting unethical behaviour by MEPs.
The code bans rewards for influencing votes and says MEPs will have to specify extra payments they receive.
The decision to tighten the rules was prompted by a "cash-for-laws" scandal which erupted in March.
The parliament has been investigating corruption allegations against four MEPs, who have denied wrongdoing.
A report by an undercover team from the UK's Sunday Times newspaper alleged that the MEPs had accepted offers of cash in exchange for influencing laws.
A parliament statement on Thursday said the new code was based on best practice from several national parliaments.
A vote by the full parliament is still required to put the code into effect.
Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said the rules were drawn up in 10 weeks and "we now have a strong proposal for the first-ever code of conduct for the European Parliament".
The code spells out rules for former MEPs who work as lobbyists and requires current MEPs to declare any activities that might constitute a conflict of interest.
It also bans any gifts worth more than 150 euros (£135).
MEPs will be able to consult a new five-member advisory committee about the code, and that parliamentary panel will also examine alleged breaches of the code.
Where the committee finds that the rules have been broken, it will recommend penalties, ranging from a reprimand to depriving an MEP of an official parliamentary post.
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Karachi: 'Shoot on sight' orders as violence soars
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Security forces in the Pakistani city of Karachi have been ordered to shoot on sight to stem violence in which 80 people have been killed since Tuesday.
The violence is widely blamed on armed gangs from rival political parties.
Pakistan's biggest city is virtually shut down. Many shops, schools and offices are closed and there is hardly any traffic on the streets.
Most people are staying at home fearing more violence. The government says it has deployed an extra 1,000 troops.
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India: '38 dead' after train hits bus at level crossing
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The aftermath of the crash when an express train collided with the bus at an unmanned level crossing in Patiyali.
At least 38 people were killed after a train hit a bus carrying wedding guests at a level crossing in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say.
The accident happened at an unmanned level crossing near Patiyali, a town 250km (160 miles) south-east of Delhi.
The express train rammed into the packed bus, dragging it several hundred metres down the track, reports said.
No one on the train was hurt. More than 30 people travelling on the bus were taken to nearby hospitals.
The bride and the groom were travelling separately and were not hurt.
An inquiry into the cause of the accident has been ordered.
The collision happened at about 0200 (2030 GMT Wednesday).
The bus, carrying up to 100 wedding guests, had come to a halt at the crossing after its axle broke, and it was then hit by the train, local administrator Selva Kumar told the Associated Press.
People sitting on the roof of the bus were thrown off and seriously injured while those inside were crushed, reports the BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi in the state capital, Lucknow.
One of the injured told a local journalist that he had been sitting on the roof of the bus when he saw the train coming towards them.
He said he tried to warn the driver, who did not appear to hear him. Another injured person told journalists that the driver stopped the bus after a quarrel between the conductor and passengers.
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Israel blocks 'flytilla' activists
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Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists trying to reach Israel have been blocked at airports in Europe or deported after arrival in Tel Aviv.
Israeli officials asked foreign airlines to stop black-listed travellers reaching the country.
Activists are planning to spend a week in the occupied West Bank.
Their so-called "flytilla" comes as the Greek authorities have blocked the sailing of an aid flotilla trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Reports say two American women originally involved in the flotilla have already been deported from Ben Gurion Airport after flying in from Athens to try to join the latest demonstration.
The group, Welcome to Palestine, invited between 600 and 1,000 foreigners to visit locations such as Bethlehem and Ramallah starting on Saturday.
The activists planned to inform Israeli immigration of their intention to visit only Palestinian areas on arrival at the airport knowing that this could see their entry blocked.
Organisers said the purpose was to highlight Israel's control of Palestinian borders.
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A Tibetan masked dancer prepares in a classroom to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday in Nepal
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South Korean's release doved shaped balloons to celebrate the award of hosting the Winter Olympic Games
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A model displays the headgear of a designer in Paris.
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Separated perfectly between the plume and the shuttle, a bird takes flight at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Sparklers ignite the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters and main engines as 300,000 gallons of water release just prior to liftoff. The deluge of water provides sound buffering protection for the launching spacecraft. As a part of the sound suppression water system, the deluge is released just before engine ignition to muffle the intense sound waves produced by the shuttle engines. Without water, the vibration from the force of the main engines and solid rocket boosters would shake the launch pad to pieces.
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Women's World Cup: England target win against France
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England beat Japan 2-0 to reach quarter-finals
England centre-back Sophie Bradley is hoping to play her part in helping her team to a World Cup semi-final spot for the first time.
Hope Powell's side face France in the last eight on Saturday in Leverkusen after topping Group B.
Bradley, 21, who could be replaced in the starting XI by captain Faye White, said England have loftier ambitions.
"We're here for the long run, we aren't happy to settle for the quarter-finals," she told BBC Sport.
"We want to keep progressing. Japan were ranked fourth, France are ranked eighth, so they are higher than us as well, but that doesn't mean anything when you step out on the pitch."
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Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan sorry for nuclear mix-up
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Japan's prime minister has apologised for causing confusion by ordering nuclear firms to carry out safety tests on their reactors, weeks after his government said the plants were safe.
Naoto Kan said his order for "stress tests" on Wednesday came too late.
Local officials and energy firms say they no longer know whether they can restart their reactors or not.
Two-thirds of Japan's reactors have remained inactive since the devastating earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami levelled towns along the country's north-east coast, leaving thousands homeless and killing more than 14,000 people.
The disaster also wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi plant, causing radiation leaks and a national review of nuclear power.
After carrying out inspections, ministers announced last month that the country's nuclear plants were safe to reopen.
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A picture combo shows Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh attending a pro-regime rally in Sanaa on April 15, left, and delivering a speech from the Saudi capital Riyadh on July 7 in his first public appearance since he was wounded in an explosion at his palace in Sanaa last month.
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East Africa drought
East Africa is experiencing the worst drought for 60 years, which has led to the devastation of farmland, failed harvests and livestock deaths. At least 10 million people are expected to need humanitarian assistance
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