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Updated : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:08 GMT
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle that ended when American troops called in airstrikes, officials said. Two U.S. troops were killed and four were wounded.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:14:43 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 08:28:50 GMT
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea fired six 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 08:08:29 GMT
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)
AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:57:42 GMT
Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments (Reuters)
Reuters - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:20 GMT
Honduras refuses to restore president; snubs OAS (AP)
AP - Honduras' refusal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite an appeal by the top envoy for the Americas has put the impoverished nation on a collision course with the world community that could lead to its isolation.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:25:34 GMT
U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26 (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area.Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:21 GMT
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter (Reuters)
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
Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial (Reuters)
Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:27 GMT
NKorea test-fires five ballistic missiles: SKorea (AFP)
AFP - North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:36:09 GMT