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Britain Replaces US as Favorite Target of Iran - Voice of America
Spiegel Online Britain Replaces US as Favorite Target of Iran Voice of America In the aftermath of the disputed Iranian presidential election, Tehran has hurled some of its sharpest rhetoric not at its traditional nemesis, the United States, but at Britain. Iran accused Britain of instigating protests, ... British calls for diplomatic walkout from Iran are rejected by EU ... Times Online EU urges Iran to release British Embassy staffThe Associated Press EU Presidency: Ready To Act If Iran Doesn't Free UK EmployeesWall Street Journal Global Security Newswire -New York Times -BBC News all 376 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:22:37 GMT

Text of Obama's AP interview - The Associated Press
BBC News Text of Obama's AP interview The Associated Press AP transcript of an interview with President Barack Obama on Thursday. ___ Q: Appreciate the time. Obama: You bet. Q: News out this morning: unemployment rate up to 9.5 percent, and it's of course expected to go higher, as you've said that it probably ... Analysts Say Russia's Influence on Iran Very LimitedVoice of America Obama: Russia must freshen outlookAljazeera.net Obama, Russia PM Putin may discuss reserve currenciesReuters Hindu -Telegraph.co.uk -RIA Novosti all 1,571 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:11:37 GMT

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles - Voice of America
Globe and Mail North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Voice of America By VOA News President Barack Obama says the United States is trying to "keep a door open" for North Korea to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks. The president's comments came in an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, ... S Korea braces for more missile testsABC Online NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US fearedThe Associated Press US, Hawaii lacking tech to down NKorean missile: expertRadio Australia Newsweek -Christian Science Monitor -AFP all 1,607 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:18:21 GMT

Iran reports more protest arrests - The Associated Press
CBC.ca Iran reports more protest arrests The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official ... Moscow opposes new sanctions on IranPRESS TV Iran's reformists unite for long-haul campaignHindu Defeated Mousavi to disclose "tell-all documents" on election: reportXinhua WashingtonTV -New York Times -Los Angeles Times all 3,785 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:12:14 GMT

US 'hits the pause button' on aid to Honduras - CNN International
Times Online US 'hits the pause button' on aid to Honduras CNN International WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States put some teeth in its diplomatic signals to Honduras Thursday, stopping some aid programs temporarily to the Latin American country as it grapples with its two-president crisis. ... Diplomats, OAS Press for Resolution of Crisis in HondurasVoice of America Honduras coup spotlights Latin America's growing instabilityChristian Science Monitor OAS chief says sanctions likely in HondurasThe Associated Press Xinhua -Times Online -Reuters all 10,686 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:48:31 GMT

US Soldier May Be in Taliban Hands - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk US Soldier May Be in Taliban Hands New York Times KABUL — A young American soldier who walked off his remote combat outpost in a volatile region of eastern Afghanistan has been captured and is believed to be in the hands of the Taliban network headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, ... US forces target Taliban strongholdAljazeera.net US offensive aims to show that Taliban can be beatMiamiHerald.com American soldier feared captured in AfghanistanThe Associated Press CBS News -Bloomberg -guardian.co.uk all 3,166 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:55:33 GMT

Judgment on Section 377 welcomed - Hindu
Telegraph.co.uk Judgment on Section 377 welcomed Hindu NEW DELHI: Describing Thursday as an “exciting” day for people with different sexual preferences, Voices Against 377 and Naz Foundation (India) Trust have welcomed the Delhi High Court judgment that said making gay sex among consenting adults a ... Gay sex ruling: Views from IndiaBBC News India decriminalizes consensual gay sexChristian Science Monitor Gay ruling paves way for a more equal societyTimes of India Hindu -Times of India -Times of India all 712 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:41:39 GMT

UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime - Reuters
CBC.ca UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime Reuters GENEVA, July 2 (Reuters) - A UN human rights investigator on Thursday called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the territory constituted a "continuing crime ... Settlements issue "blown out of proportion": Israeli FMXinhua mckinney held in Israel, to be returned to USCNN IDF initial probe: Gaza girl killed by Palestinian mortar shellsJerusalem Post Ynetnews -ABC Online -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 1,915 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:37 GMT

Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk - The Associated Press
CTV.ca Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — First there was smoke, then flames burst out of the aircraft engine. But I was having difficulty communicating with the Mozambican flight attendant who was fussing with warm sodas and soggy sandwiches and did not speak English. ... Inquiry Finds French Flight Struck Ocean IntactNew York Times Piecing together fate of Air France jetBBC News Air France jetliner did not break up in mid-air: probeAFP Voice of America -Christian Science Monitor -Xinhua all 1,557 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:21:30 GMT

Next big test for Iraq: January election - Christian Science Monitor
FOXNews Next big test for Iraq: January election Christian Science Monitor Everything up to this point has been 'concessional, interim, or bridging,' Iraq's foreign minister told the Monitor, calling the vote the most important in Iraq's history. By Jane Arraf | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Baghdad - As the ... US VP Visits Iraq Following US Troop Withdrawal From CitiesVoice of America US vice-president in Iraq visitBBC News US Vice President Biden visits BaghdadReuters Bloomberg -AHN -Xinhua all 750 news articles »
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:16:58 GMT

The Scotsman: International


US sends 4,000 marines into the hell of Helmand
COMMITTING men, money and firepower, the United States opened a new chapter in the Afghan conflict yesterday, sending more than 4,000 of its best combat troops tearing into a
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Jackson's ex-wife wants custody of children
MICHAEL Jackson's second ex-wife is to fight for their two children, dismissing claims that she is not their biological mother and accusing the late star of breaking his e
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Pilots struggled to pull Air France jet out of final dive
A DISTURBING account has emerged yesterday of the last moments aboard the Air France jet that plunged 35,000ft into the Atlantic Ocean last month, killing all 228 people on bo
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

India's capital 'enters the 21st century' after court rules gay sex legal
THE Indian capital's highest court ruled yesterday that gay sex was not a crime ? a groundbreaking decision sure to open divisions in the deeply conservative country.
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Saddam 'let world believe he had WMD to deter Iran from attacking'
SADDAM Hussein told American interrogators he let the world believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he worried about the need to deter an attack from Iran, newly de
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Former leader of UK island could face criminal inquiry
AN INVESTIGATION into allegations of corruption in a tropical British Overseas Territory has recommended a criminal inquiry into the former ruler, Foreign Office minister Chr
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

New head of UN nuclear watchdog must tackle Iran threat
JAPANESE diplomat Yukiya Amano was narrowly elected the next head of the UN atomic watchdog yesterday and he vowed to tackle rich-poor tensions weakening the fight against the
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Italians and Dutch fend off Germans in battle over Bavarian beer
EUROPE'S highest court has upheld the right of Dutch and Italian brewers to sell their "Bavaria" beer in Italy, rejecting a bid by a rival Bavarian company to st
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Romanian football star admits role as informer
GHEORGHE "Gica" Popescu, the former captain of Romania's national football team, yesterday admitted being an informer for the country's secret police during t
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

Jet plunge survivor back with father
THE sole survivor of a Yemeni jet that plunged into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros Islands was reunited with her father in France yesterday.
2 Jul 2009 at 7:00pm

BBC World


Air France jet 'broke on impact'
French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.
2 Jul 2009 at 11:30am

WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:50pm

Jackson ex-wife vows custody fight
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:45pm

UN chief due to arrive in Burma
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
2 Jul 2009 at 6:24pm

US urges Russian break from past
President Obama warns Moscow ahead of a visit that "Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past.
2 Jul 2009 at 12:46pm

Flat siege in south Russian city
Security forces in the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik besiege a flat after coming under fire, Russian media report.
2 Jul 2009 at 6:46pm

Saddam interview tapes released
US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader.
2 Jul 2009 at 11:39am

Afghan rebels capture US soldier
A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:40pm

World 'still losing biodiversity'
Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns.
2 Jul 2009 at 10:38am

Nigerian gas firm Nigaz gets web all of a twitter about 'racist name'
A new joint-venture energy firm between Nigeria and Russia has got online communities twittering, after the governments choose the name Nigaz.
2 Jul 2009 at 7:14am

Guardian Unlimited World


US marines pour into Helmand in fresh Taliban offensive

Huge assault to take and hold river valley in bid to increase security for local population ahead of elections

The US poured 4,000 marines into Afghanistan's Helmand province today in its biggest operation for five years to try to wrest the poppy-filled river valley permanently from the Taliban.

In helicopters, armoured vehicles and on foot, the marines fanned out to Afghan villages in two districts previously dominated by insurgents in a mission codenamed Operation Khanjar (Sword Strike).

Repo...


by Julian Borger, Ewen MacAskill
2 Jul 2009 at 3:38pm

Air France jet intact when it crashed

? Investigators: Jet hit the sea belly first at high speed
? Without black box exact cause may never be found

The Air France plane that vanished in the middle of the Atlantic with 228 people on board did not disintegrate in mid-air but plunged into the water intact and belly first, investigators said today.

Alain Bouillard, leading the preliminary inquiry on behalf of France's BEA accident agency, said examination of wreckage indicated the A330 Airbus was still in one piece when it crashed, at h...


by Lizzy Davies
2 Jul 2009 at 1:58pm

Yemen jet survivor and father reunited

A teenager believed to be the only survivor of an aeroplane crash in the Indian Ocean flew back to France today to be reunited with her father, who embraced her and made jokes to lift her spirits.

Bahia Bakari, 14, returned from the Comoros islands on an aircraft carrying a government minister and other French officials, which arrived at Le Bourget airport just north of Paris.

Yemenia Flight 626 crashed on Tuesday morning off Comoros in heavy winds, and Bakari, who was described by her father a...


2 Jul 2009 at 3:53pm

China's Green Dam internet filtering system will go ahead, official says

Government claims technology will curb access to pornography, but internet users say it blocks politically sensitive content and monitors behaviour

China's controversial plan to install Green Dam internet filtering software on all computers will go ahead despite being postponement, a government official told state media today.

The official said it was only "a matter of time" until the software was installed.

The remarks ? if they fully reflect official policy ? will anger internet users, who mou...


by Tania Branigan
2 Jul 2009 at 1:09am

Revolutionary care

Young victims continue to receive treatment in Cuba two decades after Ukrainian nuclear disaster

Eleven-year-old Olga enters the beach house in flip-flops, her hair still wet from a dip in the Caribbean. "I really like it here," she says. "The food is great, the beach is awesome. I made some fantastic friends."

A typical child's reaction to a beach holiday, perhaps ? only this is no ordinary seaside break. Olga is a Ukrainian "Chernobyl child", in Cuba not for a holiday but to undergo intensive...


2 Jul 2009 at 12:51pm

Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in LA

Plans for public event confirmed as more details about the pop singer's drug use emerge

The family of Michael Jackson has finally moved to end uncertainty about his memorial fully a week after his death by firming up plans for commemorative event in downtown Los Angeles next Tuesday.

The Hollywood Reporter said all systems were go for a memorial event on Tuesday at 10am at the Staples Centre, the auditorium owned by AEG, the company that was promoting Jackson's London run of shows at the O2 Are...


by Ed Pilkington
2 Jul 2009 at 5:15pm

Find God, win a trip to Mecca (or Tibet)

Turkish gameshow enlists imam, Greek Orthodox priest, rabbi and monk to try to convert atheists, with pilgrimage as reward

It sounds like the beginning of a joke: what do you get when you put a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist monk and 10 atheists in the same room?

Viewers of Turkish television will soon get the punchline when a new gameshow begins that offers a prize arguably greater than that offered by Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Contestants will ponder whether to ...


by Robert Tait
2 Jul 2009 at 1:11pm

FBI reports why Saddam refused UN inspectors

? Deposed dictator calls Osama bin Laden a 'zealot'
? Iraqi told interviewers religion and government 'should not mix'

Saddam Hussein remained preoccupied with the threat from neighbouring Iran as the US-led invasion loomed and would have sought a security pact with the US if UN sanctions were lifted, he told an FBI interviewer in his jail cell before his execution.

In more than two dozen interviews and casual talks, the deposed Iraqi leader told FBI questioners that he refused to allowed UN ins...


by Daniel Nasaw
2 Jul 2009 at 10:37am

Washington Post withdraws Obama offer

? Meetings would have cost $25,000
? Publisher Katharine Weymouth had planned to host events

The Washington Post has abandoned an offer to sell lobbyists and business interests access to Obama administration officials and policymakers for $25,000 a time, including dinner, after uproar in the paper's newsroom over a promise that its journalists would also be part of the package.

The offer came to light in a flier aimed at players in healthcare at a time when the White House is planning major refo...


by Chris McGreal
2 Jul 2009 at 11:06am

Indian court decriminalises homosexuality in Delhi

Sex between people of same gender has been illegal in India since British colonial era

An Indian court today decriminalised homosexuality ? but only in the country's capital, Delhi.

The Delhi high court ruled that treating consensual gay sex as a crime was a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution.

The ruling is the first of its kind in the deeply conservative country.

"We've finally entered the 21st century," said Anjali Gopalan, the executive director of the Naz Founda...


2 Jul 2009 at 4:29am

Toronto Globe and Mail: International


OAS chief to visit Honduras for talks on coup
Interim leaders tried to shore up support for the coup against President Manuel Zelaya



by Mica Rosenberg
2 Jul 2009 at 3:39pm

Obama chides Putin for ‘old ways of doing business'
U.S. President readies for trip to meet with Russian Prime Minister, President Dmitry Medvedev



by Jennifer Loven
2 Jul 2009 at 2:39pm

September 2010 trial set for first Guantanamo defendant
No description available



by Larry Neumeister
2 Jul 2009 at 1:00pm

Croatia's parliament accepts PM's resignation
Ivo Sanader fails to explain his unexpected move



2 Jul 2009 at 12:52pm

Cyprus police say Canadian tourist strangled to death
No description available



2 Jul 2009 at 12:52pm

Plane crash survivor returns to family
Young girl who spent more than 13 hours in the water after Yemenia Flight 626 accident met in Paris by her father, who described the reunion as ‘very powerful'



by Michel Euler and Tom Maliti
2 Jul 2009 at 12:32pm

U.S. Marines begin massive Afghan assault
Aim is to seize virtually the entire lower Helmand River valley, the heartland of the Taliban insurgency and the world's biggest opium poppy producing region



by Peter Graff
2 Jul 2009 at 6:34am

The New York Times


U.S. Marines Try to Retake Afghan Valley
Almost 4,000 Marines moved to clear Taliban fighters from the hotly contested Helmand River valley.
by By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:39pm

U.S. Faces Resentment in Afghan Region
A new American military operation in southern Afghanistan may ignite further tensions among a weary population, residents and local officials warn.
by By CARLOTTA GALL
2 Jul 2009 at 4:21pm

In Refugee Aid, Pakistan?s War Has New Front
Hard-line Islamist charities are using a refugee crisis to sour public opinion about the United States.
by By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
2 Jul 2009 at 1:49pm

U.S. Soldier May Be in Taliban Hands
A young American soldier who walked off his remote combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan is believed to be in the hands of the Taliban network headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, American military officials said Thursday.
by By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:55pm

Bomber Strikes Government Bus in Pakistan
A suicide bomber riding a motorbike rammed into a government bus in Rawalpindi, police officials said, killing at least one person and injuring 28 others.
by By SALMAN MASOOD
2 Jul 2009 at 5:36pm

Sole Comoros Crash Survivor Arrives in France
Bahia Bakari arrived in Paris on Thursday for an emotional reunion with her father, just as the French media raised new concerns about air safety.
by By STEVEN ERLANGER
2 Jul 2009 at 3:20pm

Inquiry Finds French Flight Struck Ocean Intact
The Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic, killing all 228 people aboard, did not break up in the air but rather hit the water intact, investigators said.
by By NICOLA CLARK and MATTHEW L. WALD
2 Jul 2009 at 3:17pm

Documents Show Iraqi Dictator?s Fears
Before his execution, Saddam Hussein told the F.B.I. that he refused entry to U.N. inspectors because he feared they ?would have directly identified to the Iranians where to inflict maximum damage to Iraq.?
by By SCOTT SHANE
2 Jul 2009 at 7:02pm

Biden Visits Iraq, Underscoring Fragile Sovereignty
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. began a two-day mission that he said was intended to ?reestablish contact? with Iraqi leaders.
by By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
2 Jul 2009 at 6:12pm

North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles
The launchings had been expected, as North Korea declared a no-sail zone last month in waters off its east coast through July 10.
by By CHOE SANG-HUN
2 Jul 2009 at 9:28am