Tropical Storm Chris continued to gain strength Tuesday, with top sustained winds of nearly 60 mph as it passed over the Leeward Islands. It was expected to gather strength as it approached Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters said it could become a minimal hurricane later in the week. Long-range forecasts put the storm anywhere from south of Cuba to Florida by late in the weekend.
China: 50,000 dogs slaughtered
China slaughtered 50,000 dogs in Yunnan province after three people died of rabies, sparking unusually pointed criticism in state media Tuesday and an outcry Tuesday from animal rights activists. Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported. Led by the county police chief, killing teams entered villages at night creating noise to get dogs barking, then beat the animals to death, the reports said. Only 3 percent of dogs are vaccinated against rabies and more than 2,000 people die of the disease each year.
Iran: President rejects deadline
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a U.N. Security Council deadline for it to suspend uranium enrichment, saying Tuesday that Tehran would not be pressured into stopping its nuclear program. The Security Council passed a resolution Monday calling for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment by Aug. 31 or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions.
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