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Afghan government investigates part of US in raid
Guatemala News.Net
An air raid which killed 15 civilians on Friday, is being investigated by the government in Afghanistan.
Iraq car bomb kills six civilians
Guatemala News.Net
At least six people were killed Sunday in a car bomb explosion in the northeastern part of the Iraqi capital, an official of the interior ministry said.
Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings
Reuters
Israel was reopening some border crossings with Gaza on Sunday, an official said, after it closed them on Thursday following the launch of a rocket into the Jewish state by...
Russian president to conclude peace treaty with Japanese
Guatemala News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries that has been held up since the end of the World War II.
Saddam nuclear material sent to Canada
Guatemala News.Net
US and Iraqi officials have sent a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium to a Canadian port, in a top-secret operation.
Israel accused of burying nuclear wastes in Golan Heights
Guatemala News.Net
Syria has called on the United Nations to exert pressure on Israel to 'stop its continued practices and aggressions against Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan who suffer from the Israeli daily flagrant violations', the Syrian Arab News Agency reported this week.
Serial-killer joke not appreciated at Scotland Yard
Guatemala News.Net
A Scotland Yard sharpshooter has been compensated after he was jokingly called a serial killer by a colleague.
Ingrid Betancourt receives medical opinion
Guatemala News.Net
Ingrid Betancourt has been told by doctors in Paris she has suffered no side-effects from her kidnapping ordeal.
US government rushes to secure terror prisoners
Guatemala News.Net
The Bush government in the US is believed to be drawing up plans to push Guantanamo prison inmates into normal jails.
Mbeki speaks to Mugabe and breakaway MDC chief
Guatemala News.Net
Thabo Mbeki, the president of South Africa, has held talks in Zimbabwe with President Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara, leader of a breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change.
Obama "puzzled" by Iraq comment frenzy
Reuters
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week...
Hungarian right-wingers invade Gay Pride parade
Guatemala News.Net
Hungarian riot police have waded into far-right extremists after they tried to break up the annual gay parade in the capital Budapest.
Massive riot in Syrian jail
Guatemala News.Net
A jail for political prisoners has erupted in extreme violence following a crackdown by guards.
Catholic priest flies into the ocean
Guatemala News.Net
A Brazilian Roman Catholic priest, Father Adelir de Carli, who flew over the Atlantic Ocean in a bizarre event, is believed to have drowned.
Obama insists he intends ending Iraq War
Guatemala News.Net
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama told reporters Saturday he remains committed to ending the war in Iraq.
Bush defends decision to attend Olympics opening
New York Post
President Bush spoke out Sunday on the Beijing Olympics and North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens, two sensitive issues in Asia, before turning attention to global talks...
Tired firefighters battle 330 Calif. wildfires
New York Post
Firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night and a forecast for similar conditions Sunday as they attempted to protect thousands of Santa Barbara County homes from a...
Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack
New York Post
Afghanistan's president has ordered an investigation into allegations that missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians, though the Ministry of Defense said Sunday that...
Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agenda
New York Post
Democrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save...
Bush says backs strong dollar policy
Reuters
President George W. Bush said on Sunday the American economy was not growing as quickly as he would like and that his administration supported a strong dollar policy.
Live - British Grand Prix
BBC
British Grand Prix (1300 grid positions: 1. H Kovalainen (McLaren) 2. M Webber (Red Bull) 3. K Raikkonen (Ferrari) 4. L Hamilton (McLaren) 5. N Heidfeld 6. F Alonso...
Mandelson raps Sarkozy over trade
BBC
Peter Mandelson has stepped up his row with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, attacking "protectionist politicians" for putting world trade talks at risk. The next round of talks should focus on...
Media response to Iraq remarks overblown
New York Post
Earlier in the day as he flew from Montana to Missouri, Obama told reporters he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and reaffirmed his commitment to...

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