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Updated : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:21:43 GMT

Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters)

U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)

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
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
On Independence Day, Liberty's crown reopens (AP)

Erica Breder, 25, right, looks over at Aaron Weisinger, 26, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., after accepting his surprise wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. Looking on at left is Luke Rankin of Yakima Washington. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman, Pool)

AP - The first visitors to Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years have made the arduous climb and one couple marked the occasion by getting engaged.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:08:25 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
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
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
N.Korea test-fires seven missiles: S.Korea (AFP)

A television screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows news of the North Korean multiple missile launch into the Sea of Japan. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/Park Ji-Hwan)

AFP - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT
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
Serena tops Venus again for third Wimbledon title (AP)

AP - Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:51:14 GMT