20 people were killed and 36 went missing after flash floods washed away a camp site early Friday in the US state of Arkansas, US media reported.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon condemned in a Friday statement a deadly Thursday night attack on a drug rehabilitation center that killed 19 people and injured a further four in Chihuahua, the nation's most violent state.
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake occurred in Japan's Bonin Islands region on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
About 30 people in central China's Hubei province, including 16 children, have been diagnosed with excessive lead levels in their blood, local authorities and a victim said.
Rafael Marquez came to Mexico's rescue as his 79th-minute goal earned a 1-1 tie with hosts South Africa in the opening game of the 2010 Soccer World Cup on Friday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here Friday evening for a two-day state visit to Kazakhstan.
China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) asked authorities in the nation's major wheat-planting areas to work to achieve quick summer grain harvests in spite of the difficulties posed by the extreme weather.
The UN General Assembly on Friday elected Joseph Deiss of Switzerland as the president of its 65th Session, which is due to open in September.
China is sparing no effort to meet its 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010) energy-conservation goals, a senior official said Friday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the Kazakh capital of Astana Friday for a state visit to the Central Asian nation.
A man who stabbed eight people, including three family members, to death was sentenced to death at a court in East China's Jiangxi province, a court spokesman said Friday.
Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium erupted in cheers as performers took to the field to mark the first time that sports' most watched tournament has been staged on the continent. 
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