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AP News in Brief
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AP - North Korea fires 7 ballistic missiles off eastern coast, flouting UN resolutions
2 U.S. troops die in attack in Afghanistan
'); KABUL — Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south ...
the woman MP who dares to defy Afghanistan’s warlord rulers
My father always said he could spot me in any crowd of women wearing burqas because I walk like a penguin. You have no peripheral vision because of the netting in front of your eyes — and it&r...
Russia will open airspace to US for Afghan war
SEOUL — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the US on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tension
Iraq rules out US help to reconcile factions
SEOUL — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the US on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tension
US, Iraq bolstering diplomatic ties
SEOUL — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the US on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tension
Bulgaria Opposition Party Blocks Turkey Border
Krasimir Karakachanov, leader of the VMRO party (L), and Dimitar Abadzhiev form the RZS party took party the blockade of the Bulgarian-Turkish border Saturday. Photo by BGNES
Marines March Across Afghan Desert In Grueling Heat
Last updated: 3:06 pmJuly 4, 2009 Posted: 3:05 pmJuly 4, 2009 NAWA, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Af...
Targets On Their Backs, Marines Enter Afghan Town
July 4, 2009 · After final battle briefings, the Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment walk for more than a mile across the shin-high sand in Afghanistan that they call "moon dust" to the ...
India pitchers debut for Pirates' club
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Pittsburgh Pirates farmhands Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel became the first players from India to appear in organized baseball when each pitched an inning for Bradenton of the Gulf ...
Saddam is 'rolling over in his grave'
World After greeting over 200 US soldiers at a naturalization ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Biden had lunch with the the 261st Theater Tactical Signa...
Sharansky Welcomes 75 New Immigrants from Ethiopia
Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky made his official debut as head of the Jewish Agency this week by welcoming 75 new immigrants from Ethiopia at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem.
Round Two in Sabbath Parking Lot Protests
More than a thousand hareidi religious community in Jerusalem took to the streets towards the end of the Sabbath to demonstrate, some of whom threw rocks at police over the opening of a parking lot on...
Hitler He got things done
Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One chief, said on Friday that he preferred totalitarian regimes to democracies and praised Adolf Hitler for his ability to ?get things done? in an outspoken interview w...
That SOB Saddam is rolling over in his grave
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday celebrated America's Independence Day with U.S. troops, including his soldier son Beau, at their base near Baghdad, giving a speech that mocked Saddam Hussein...
Marines March in Scorching Afghanistan Sun July 4
Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troop...
EMPA considers Israeli measures in Jerusalem obstacles to peace
Amman - The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) on Saturday rebuked Israel over measures being taken to "Judaize" East Jerusalem as "obstacles" to peace, and urged the Jewish state to res...
British embassy worker charged in Iran
View larger image In this citizen photograph, a supporter of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, holds paper signs in Persian, reading 'measure is people's vote,' during a gathering at Ghoba Mosqu...
No alternative to talks on N.Korea nuclear programme
MOSCOW - Russia and China are convinced that there is no alternative to six-party talks to stop North Korea's nuclear programme, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday after a meeting with Chinese officials.
EU may lift Garuda flight ban
The Garuda crash in Jogyakarta in 2007 was one of a string of deadly air disasters for the airline. (Reuters: Pentak Lanud Adisucipto, file photo)
Men in uniform may face stiffer rap for rape
NEW DELHI: In keeping with increasing instances of sexual misconduct by men in uniform and in positions of authority, the National Commission for Women (NCW) is pushing for a radical overhaul of la...
Shanghai aims to outdo Wall Street bull
BEIJING: China’s financial capital Shanghai plans to build a bigger version of New York’s charging bull statue that sits near Wall Street in lower Manhattan for its waterfront, state media said...
Israeli sub takes Suez route. Iran in its sights
JERUSALEM: An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said on Friday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strategic rea...
Iran nuclear sanctions 'counter-productive': Medvedev
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AFP - Sanctions against Iran triggered by Western fears over its nuclear drive would only inflame tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast Saturday.
Top Canadian, U.S. generals meet on Afghanistan
Reminiscent of the famous climactic scene in the classic movie Dr. Strangelove, Canadian General Walt Natynczyk (right) rides a torpedo at the Armed Forces display at the Stampede in Calgary on July 3...
Russia scolds OSCE for equating Hitler and Stalin
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Reuters - Russian lawmakers threatened the OSCE with "harsh" consequences on Saturday after the European security body's parliamentary arm condemned both Stalinism and fascism for starting World War Two.
Oasis amidst war, Afghan valley looks to tourism
Even as troops fight militants in the south, government officials and donors in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan valley are training tour guides and teaching restaurateurs about customer service. It's an...
Toyota employs the Japanese hybrid solar powered vehicle carrier ship 'Auriga Leader'
. Auriga Leader has 328 solar panels to provide 40 kilowatts, about 10% of the ship's power while sitting idling in dock. This amount of energy is the equivalent to the power used by ten average home...
VP Biden celebrates July 4 with US troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeop...
'India should draw inspiration from North Korea'
Dubai: Baichung Bhutia will be 33 this December. Considered the torch-bearer of contemporary Indian football, the 'Sikkimese Sniper' became a pioneer of sorts for many of his compatriots when he parad...
 
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UAE finds $2.5m hash in animal feed - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Police in Abu Dhabi have seized than 700 kilograms of hashish with a street value of $US2 million ($2.5 million) smuggled in by two Asian nationals, Emirati police said. The police, quoted by state news agency WAM, said the drugs were found in ...
Asian markets: Week ahead: - Daily Times
SYDNEY: Australian shares were likely to trade in a tight range in the coming week, as global economic fears make for market volatility, dealers said. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 eased 75.6 points, or 1.94 percent, over the week to close at 3,828.2 ...
Climate change impact on Karachi to deepen by 2030 - Nation
KARACHI - Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have been urged to draw long-term solutions and invest more in green technology to combat the adverse effects of climate change, reports the Asian Development Bank. The Asia Pacific region already ...
Chinese, Russian ministers discuss DPRK nuclear issue, Northeast Asia ... - Xinhua News Agency
MOSCOW, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin discussed here on Saturday the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and the situation in Northeast Asia. On the basis of mutual ...
Crisis cuts viability of large-scale biofuels production in Asia
Manila - The global economic downturn and falling fuel prices have dampened the viability of large-scale biofuels production in Asia, a study by a US aid agency said Thursday. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said that over the pas...
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