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Updated : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:25 GMT
Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:08:51 GMT
Tour de France starts in Monaco (AP)
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
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP)
AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:51:37 GMT
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)
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
Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters)
Reuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:33 GMT
Rescuers find debris of Yemenia aircraft: government (Reuters)
Reuters - Search crews have located a large piece of debris from a Yemeni jet that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands last week and are working to retrieve it, the Yemeni transport ministry said Saturday.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:23:42 GMT
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)
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
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP)
AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:49:36 GMT
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)
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
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:13:42 GMT