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Obama makes pledge to Israel
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
In Israel, as part of his Middle East/European tour, Barack Obama has hailed Israel as a miracle.
US House passes home legislation
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
The US House has pushed through legislation which is designed to help 400,000 distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure.
US/North Korea talks described as good
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
The US and North Korea have held their highest level meeting in four years over the dismantling of Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Execution location found for Indonesian terrorists
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
A site for the execution of three Indonesian men, convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings, has been surveyed by prison officials.
Scotland Yard foils 13 terrorist groups
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
The BBC has revealed that Scotland Yard has disrupted 13 terrorist networks in London in the last financial year.
Edge of Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas coast
New York Post
Hurricane Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the...
Earthquake shakes northern Japan
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 90 people.
English husband and wife team jailed for fraud
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
A British man who staged his own disappearance to collect the life insurance has been sentenced to over six years' imprisonment.
Karadzic to fight extradition to Holland
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked Russia to align itself with the Venezuela as protection from the United States.
Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to get help
C News
A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to drive herself to a nearby fire station for help. ...
New opposition front in India
BBC
India's communists and several other opposition parties have launched a joint campaign over rising prices and a controversial nuclear deal with the US. The new group contains four left-wing former...
Authorities seek indicted polygamist sect members
New York Post
Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group's spokesman alleged was a face-saving...
Obama tells Israel he
New York Post
From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable...
Next president to decide on Afghan troop levels
New York Post
It will be left to the next administration to decide on any sizable troop increase for Afghanistan, the Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
Solar Thermal Power Coming to a Boil
IPS
Heliostats, like the one pictured above, collect solar energy for power tower plants. About 5,000 of these would be used in a 100-MW commercial plant.
West cut Karadzic an early break
The Australian
Former senior prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Mark Ierace SC, said yesterday that Karadzic's trial in The Hague was "critical" to ending the...
DNA gives clues to family
CNN
CNN facilitated DNA tests of Mineola Johnson to explore the Rands' African roots African Ancestry linked the family's heritage to the Mende people from Sierra Leone DNA critics caution that DNA...
Bhutto aide shot to death in street
The Australian
The murder of 45-year-old Khalid Shahanshah comes only days after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed to set up an international investigation into who was responsible for Bhutto's death. The...
Beaconsfield wants to move on
The Australian
TWENTY-SEVEN months after the Beaconsfield mine disaster, and multiple reports by investigators who have gathered thousands of pages of evidence, the people of the Tasmanian town just want to move on.
President Bush drops opposition to housing bill
New York Post
Momentum for passage picked up mightily after President Bush earlier Wednesday dropped his opposition to the bill just hours before a scheduled vote in the House. That put the legislation on track...
Aussies get cossie in top US show
The Australian
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, held annually at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami's South Beach, Florida, ended this week after showcasing the new collections of some of the most respected and exciting...

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