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at 10:00 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Sarkozy wants to take away French citizenship of immigrants who attack police

PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put police officers' lives in danger.

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at 09:56 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Russian human rights official resigns after denouncing Kremlin-backed youth group

MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev's human rights adviser has resigned after a Kremlin-backed youth organization threatened her with a libel suit for her harsh criticism.

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at 09:36 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Officials rules 2009 US helicopter crash that killed British man, 3 others accidental

BOONSBORO, Md. - The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a helicopter crash that killed four people, including a British man, last summer was accidental.

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at 09:28 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

4th bear captured after deadly attack at US campground; DNA tests will show involvement

COOKE CITY, Mont. - Wildlife officials say they have captured the fourth and final grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park.

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at 09:27 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Need a bike? London launches new plan to rent bikes in the capital

LONDON - London is launching a new bicycle rental program in hopes of easing congestion in a European capital once known for its gridlock.

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at 09:24 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Appeals court upholds sentences for 4 Serbian Muslims for planning terrorist attacks

BELGRADE, Serbia - An appeals court has upheld the sentences for four Muslims from a tense southern Serbian region who were convicted of planning terrorist attacks.

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at 09:07 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Wildfire explodes in rural hills outside Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate

PALMDALE, Calif. - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles (18 square kilometres) of dry brush, forcing thousands of evacuations and burning at least three structures.

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at 09:05 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Central African Republic delays presidential vote for 3rd time, from October to late January

BANGUI, Central African Republic - The president of the Central African Republic has issued a decree delaying the country's elections for the third time, to Jan. 23.

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at 08:59 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Paramilitary soldiers open fire on anti-India protesters in restive Kashmir, 2 killed

SRINAGAR, India - Paramilitary soldiers fired on hundreds of demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing two men and wounding at least 12 others, police said as protests against Indian rule spread across the disputed region.

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at 08:55 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Nepal court upholds French serial killer's conviction for killing American backpacker

KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's Supreme Court upheld a conviction of a French serial killer nicknamed "The Serpent" who was found guilty of killing an American tourist in Kathmandu more than three decades ago.

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