U.N.'s Ban rebukes Myanmar generals over Suu Kyi (Reuters)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) holds a meeting with Myanmar's junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe (R) in Naypyidaw, July 3, 2009. Ban had a rare meeting with Shwe on Friday but left with no clear answer to his request to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REUTERS/Louis Charbonneau (

Reuters - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon publicly rebuked Myanmar's generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should take part in politics before 2010 elections.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:33:23 GMT
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)

In this photo released by Mehr News Agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, accompanied by his Vice-President Parviz Davoudi, as they attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency,Sajjad Safari) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT

AP - A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should be tried for treason, increasing the pressure on reformists disputing the outcome of last month's presidential election.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:51:07 GMT
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)

Jermaine Jackson, right, and Jackie Jackson drive out of the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

AP - Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:52:00 GMT
Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission (AP)

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:25 GMT
Tour de France starts in Monaco (AP)

American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, listens to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, as he warms up prior to taking the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

AP - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday by briefly taking the lead in the first-stage time trial in Monaco.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:55:32 GMT
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)

Anti-North Korea protesters march as they carry a mock North Korean missile during a rally, in Seoul July 3, 2009. The North has test-fired two short-range missiles, Japan's Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said on Saturday, quoting South Korea's Yonhap, stoking regional tensions after its nuclear tests and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to U.N. sanctions. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

Reuters - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:48:00 GMT
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter (Reuters)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya waves upon his arrival at Comalapa international airport, in San Salvador July 2, 2009. REUTERS/La Prensa Grafica/Milton Flores/Pool

Reuters - The Organization of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and defiantly renounced the OAS charter in an apparent preemptive move.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:49:39 GMT
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)

Lisa Lilly, left, and Victor Tirumalai joke as they play board games at the Holiday Club during a singles event, Nerds at Heart, in Chicago, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Attendance at the monthly gatherings, where mostly young professionals pay $25 for a drink and a chance to spend the evening clustered around trivia and board games, was more than double expectations in April and has stayed high since. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)

AP - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:04:27 GMT
Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack (Reuters)
Reuters - Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:50:18 GMT
Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

Two women walk past a reflection of a mural with pictures of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and a member of the Basij militia with a quote from Iran's Supreme Leader that reads,

Reuters - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:18 GMT