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Below is the latest world news, the first feed is from Alertnet lower down the page are feeds from Google,Yahoo and the BBC.AlertNet Newsdesk Source: Reuters * North Korea test fires Scud missiles-report
* South Korea confirms launch, does not confirm missile type
* Japan condemns "serious act of provocation"
* Analyst sees possible link to ... Source: Reuters NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, July 4 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday his request to meet detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been denied by the ruling junta's ... Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - Syrian authorities should immediately make public the fate of
all detainees at Sednaya prison, at least nine of whom are believed to have been killed when military police used lethal ... Source: Reuters (For full coverage of North Korea, click [ID:nSP525165])
SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, stepping up its sabre- ... Source: Reuters (Adds details, backgrounds, changes sourcing and dateline)
SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing a ... Source: Reuters TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, Japan's Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said on Saturday, quoting South Korea's Yonhap, stoking regional tensions after its ... Source: Reuters TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, Japan's Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said on Saturday, quoting South Korea's Yonhap, stoking regional tensions after its ... Source: Reuters * African Union says Eritrea helping rebels in Somalia
* AU summit drops resolution to boost peacekeepers
* Third day of heavy fighting in northern Mogadishu
(Releads with African Union ... Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes)
By Rodrigo Martinez and Terry Wade
VINA DEL MAR, Chile, July 3 (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Americas and multilateral lenders sought to shore up responses to the ... Source: Reuters (Adds confirmation from aid group, detail, background)
By Andrew Heavens
KHARTOUM, July 3 (Reuters) - Armed men seized two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's Darfur region ... AP - North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. AP - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply disappointed after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. AP - 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 statements carried on Iranian media. AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend. AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq. AP - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. AFP - South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.
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North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches
4 Jul 2009 at 6:28am
UN's Ban denied Suu Kyi visit by Myanmar junta
4 Jul 2009 at 5:18am
Syria: Disclose Fate of
Detainees
4 Jul 2009 at 5:01am
FACTBOX-North Korea's missile arsenal
4 Jul 2009 at 3:16am
North Korea fires Scud missiles-Yonhap
4 Jul 2009 at 2:10am
RPT-North Korea fires short-range missiles-Japan media
4 Jul 2009 at 2:03am
North Korea fires short-range missiles-Japan media
4 Jul 2009 at 1:52am
African leaders seek sanctions on Eritrea
3 Jul 2009 at 11:46pm
Americas economic leaders shore up crisis response
3 Jul 2009 at 11:33pm
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur
3 Jul 2009 at 11:22pm
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SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 6:43am
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 7:14am
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 6:54am
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 5:34am
Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 5:35am
U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here
(Time.com)
3 Jul 2009 at 11:20pm
Time.com - U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 7:17am
AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 4:25am
Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
(AP)
4 Jul 2009 at 5:23am
Lions seek to salvage pride in final Springbok Test
(AFP)
4 Jul 2009 at 4:50am
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Korean Test of Ballistic Missiles Is Reported - New York Times
 ABC News | Korean Test of Ballistic Missiles Is Reported New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three missiles into the sea between the Communist state and Japan on Saturday morning, the South Korean military announced. News reports here called them ballistic Scud or Rodong missiles. ... North Korea 'tests more missiles' Report: North Korea test-fires more missiles NKorea test-fires three missiles: SKorea ministry |
Sat, Jul 04, 2009 12:32 am -0400 EDT
UK seeks Iran trial clarification - BBC News
 ABC News | UK seeks Iran trial clarification BBC News British diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK's embassy in Tehran. On Friday, a top cleric said some staff members would be tried for inciting protests over Iran's disputed election. ... EU resolve hardens as British workers face Iran show trial Iranian cleric says British embassy employees will be tried Iran plans to put British Embassy staffers on trial |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 11:55 pm -0400 EDT
Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines - The Associated Press
 BBC News | Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines The Associated Press NAWA, Afghanistan — US Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest US military operation here since the American-led ... US Marine commander out shopping in Afghanistan Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Marines Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 11:31 pm -0400 EDT
Envoy Seeks Ousted Honduran President's Return - New York Times
 Los Angeles Times | Envoy Seeks Ousted Honduran President's Return New York Times Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Roberto Micheletti, who replaced Manuel Zelaya as president of Honduras after the latter was ousted in a military operation last Sunday, spoke at a rally in the capital, Tegucigalpa, on Friday. By MARC LACEY TEGUCIGALPA, ... As Honduras digs in, isolation deepens Honduran court defiant on Zelaya Amid deadlock, Honduras faces expulsion from OAS |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 10:56 pm -0400 EDT
US Drone Targets Taliban in Pakistan - Washington Post
 CTV.ca | US Drone Targets Taliban in Pakistan Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 3 -- The followers of one of Pakistan's most feared Taliban commanders, Baitullah Mehsud, came under a fresh round of US drone attacks Friday in bombings that killed at least six people, ... Pakistan Army Helicopter Crash Kills 26 US drone attacks said to kill 17 at Taliban outposts in Pakistan Suspected US drone attacks target Pakistan Taliban leader |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 10:40 pm -0400 EDT
UN secretary-general defends his approach to the job - Los Angeles Times
 Telegraph.co.uk | UN secretary-general defends his approach to the job Los Angeles Times United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rejects the notions that the world body has been shunted aside on security matters and that his moral voice has been lacking. By Bruce Wallace Reporting from The United Nations -- UN Secretary-General Ban ... Thai prime minister to meet UN secretary-general Ban asks to visit Aung San Suu Kyi UN Chief Asks Burmese Junta for Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 9:59 pm -0400 EDT
Anti-Americanism plays in Russia - Los Angeles Times
 Telegraph.co.uk | Anti-Americanism plays in Russia Los Angeles Times President Obama is to visit Russia next week, but US hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the Kremlin. By Megan K. Stack Reporting from Moscow -- When President Obama ... Russia Opens Route for US to Fly Arms to Afghanistan Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting Putin urges Obama to scrap shield |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 9:59 pm -0400 EDT
Is hc's gay ruling applicable to all states? - Times of India
 BBC News | Is hc's gay ruling applicable to all states? Times of India NEW DELHI: After the Delhi High Court's historic judgment decriminalising homosexuality, can gays across India express their sexuality in private anywhere in the country, or confine it to the territorial limits of the national capital? ... India gay ruling boosts AIDS fight but stigma lingers India media hails gay sex ruling New Delhi Lifts Colonial-Era Ban on Gay Sex |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 6:35 pm -0400 EDT
France threatens blacklist for Yemenia over crash - AFP
 Straits Times | France threatens blacklist for Yemenia over crash AFP PARIS (AFP) — France warned Yemenia Airways on Friday it must make "very big efforts" to avoid being blacklisted in Europe following the Airbus crash off the Comoros. Facing protests from France's large Comoran community, President Nicolas Sarkozy ... Yemen Min Rejects Criticism Of Yemenia Air Amid Crash Inquiry Comoros crash survivor returns to family in Paris Comoros Airbus survivor told of her mother's death |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 4:16 pm -0400 EDT
Gaza aid boat passengers still in Israeli custody - The Associated Press
 CBC.ca | Gaza aid boat passengers still in Israeli custody The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Israeli navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to run Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, relatives and supporters said. ... Gaza girl killed in border clash Activists Held by Israel for Trying to Break Gaza Blockade Israel offering compensation for UN Gaza damage |
Fri, Jul 03, 2009 12:31 pm -0400 EDT
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North Korea 'tests more missiles'
4 Jul 2009 at 5:59am
North Korea reportedly fires four short-range missiles amid speculation it may be planning another long-range test.
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief
4 Jul 2009 at 5:28am
Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
4 Jul 2009 at 5:53am
Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Alaska Governor Palin to resign
4 Jul 2009 at 12:13am
Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.
Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
3 Jul 2009 at 11:47pm
An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.
African Union in rift with court
3 Jul 2009 at 11:28pm
The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader.
Kenya sets new tribunal deadline
4 Jul 2009 at 1:32am
Kenya and the ICC agree a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence.
Serbia jails Muslim 'terrorists'
4 Jul 2009 at 1:19am
Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting terrorist attacks on an imam and others.
Jackson tickets via internet draw
4 Jul 2009 at 6:51am
Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.
How honeybee mobs smother giant hornets to death
3 Jul 2009 at 4:48pm
Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.
