Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP)

A Pakistani villager salvages a washing machine through deep floodwater on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.



Wildfire smolders in desert north of Los Angeles (AP)

Firefighters spray water on burning plants as flames race across the desert floor in Palmdale, Calif., Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)AP - A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke into a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.



Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's NY wedding (AP)

Actor Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen arrive at the Delamater Inn in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Saturday, July 31, 2010.  Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky are expected to be married in Rhinebeck today. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials.



PLO official says Obama sent warning to Abbas (AP)

Palestinians security forces loyal to president Mahmoud Abbas demonstrate their skills during graduation ceremony in the West Bank city of Jericho, Saturday, July. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)AP - President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.



Informant says WikiLeaks suspect had civilian help (AP)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen hold a press briefing, Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Pentagon.  (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday.





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