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- Karadzic to fight extradition to Holland
The Iran News.Net
Radovan Karadzic will try to block his extradition to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
- Major Iraq military assault timed for early August
The Iran News.Net
A military assault in Iraq’s Diyala province, timed for will involve around 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen.
- Hugo Chavez invites Russia to be protector against US
The Iran News.Net
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked Russia to align itself with the Venezuela as protection from the United States.
- Another bulldozer attack on Palestinian street
The Iran News.Net
A Palestinian man has rammed a bulldozer into vehicles on a Jerusalem street.
- Kurds ask for US bases to be built near Iran border
The Iran News.Net
As part of a long-term security agreement with Iraq, US forces could be stationed in Kurdistan.
- Texas or Mexico Only Hurricane Dolly knows
CNN
Hurricane Dolly may strengthen to Category 2 before landfall Wednesday Residents in Texas and Mexico prepare for Hurricane Dolly's arrival Storm could dump up to 15 inches of rain, cause...
- Rice in Singapore for ASEAN meeting
The Iran News.Net
The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has touched down in Singapore to attend the ASEAN security forum.
- Berlusconi receives immunity from prosecution
The Iran News.Net
Legislation giving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution during his term in office has been passed in Italy.
- Russia flies back into Cuban controversy
The Iran News.Net
The Russian newspaper Izvestia has reported that the military might fly long-range bombers to Cuba in response to the US plan to place missile defences in eastern Europe.
- PKK leader arrested in Germany
The Iran News.Net
A suspected leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, has been arrested in Detmold in Germany.
- Romania and Bulgaria In the Dock
IPS
After putting up a reformist face in order to join the European Union (EU) in 2007, Romanian and Bulgarian politicians have quickly returned to fostering corruption. And...
- Polygraph confirms IDF officer didn
Haaretz
The Israel Defense Forces officer accused of ordering a soldier under his command to shoot a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee has passed a polygraph test verifying his testimony that he did...
- Obama tries to reassure Israelis and Palestinians
New York Post
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama donned a Jewish skullcap at Israel's Holocaust memorial on Wednesday and vowed to preserve America's close ties with Israel in a dramatic visit to...
- Real story of the fraudsters
The Independent
Anne Darwin painted a picture of a 30-year-marriage to a quiet, brooding bully who railroaded her into getting his own way. But relatives and acquaintances tell a different story, with...
- Manufacturers are experiencing their worst price pressure for nearly 30 years, a survey said today.
The Herald
Manufacturers are experiencing their worst price pressure for nearly 30 years, a survey said today. The latest CBI Industrial Trends survey showed that average unit costs rose for 65% of firms in...
- Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard
New York Post
In the new consortium, Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co., along with Motorola Inc., Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., will develop an industry standard around technology from Amimon Ltd. of Israel...
- China to set up Olympic protest zones
CNN
Beijing to set up designated zones for protesters at Olympics Protests are likely to be in outlying parks Move seen as a softening stance in China's policy towards...
- Maquarie forecast troubles some
The Australian
Chief executive Nicholas Moore said all of Macquarie's businesses were operating profitably, but earnings for the three months to June were down due to the disruption in markets caused by last year's...
- Rudd needs to stop diplo-babble
The Australian
A TELLING exchange occurred between Kevin Rudd and an ABC journalist, Louise Yaxley, at the NATO summit in Bucharest in April. Yaxley asked Rudd if NATO leaders had changed the rules of engagement...
- Majority of economists see McCain better for stocks
Reuters
The U.S. stock market would fare better in the first year after a victory by Republican presidential candidate John McCain than by his Democratic rival Barack Obama, according...
- Sudan accuses northern army of Abyei attack
Reuters
Southern Sudan's army accused northern forces on Wednesday of raiding a village in the oil-producing Abyei region, where clashes in May raised fears...
- Grenade hero wins George Cross
BBC
A Royal Marine who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades' lives is to receive the George Cross. Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, 24, from Solihull, in the West Midlands triggered a trip...
- Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster quarter
New York Post
But at least they weren't as bad as many investors feared after Yahoo spent months sparring with Microsoft Corp. and dissident shareholder Carl Icahn while also trying to cope with a weakening U.S....
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