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The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere as China braced Sunday for more downpours.
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White House reserving judgment on Bulgaria attack
The White House isn't yet backing Israel's assertion that Hezbollah, with the help of Iran, was behind this week's deadly bombing of a tourist bus in Bulgaria.
By Mark Wilson, Getty Images
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday reiterated the Israeli belief that Hezbollah was responsible for the terror attack on Wednesday which killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian bus driver. And a U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity also told the Associated Press on Thursday that Iranian-backed Hezbollah was behind the attack.
But asked on Friday about possible Hezbollah involvement, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was circumspect.
"It is certainly the case that Hezbollah and Iran have been bad actors, as a general matter," Carney said. "But we're not, at this point, in a position to make a statement about responsibility. "
Obama spoke by phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov on Friday before he delivered remarks in Fort Myers, Fla., on the shooting rampage early this morning at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
