$300 to stay safe from the Taleban
IN A darkened room just outside the town of Musa Qala, three Afghan elders are discussing a price. Finally, after several minutes, they come to a conclusion and lean over a ta 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Spain's Swiss stroll gave Hibs player Natalie taste for Europe
HIBS Ladies player Natalie Ross today admitted watching Euro 2008 had merely made her all the more impatient for the European Women's under-19 championship to get underway 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Seven killed in kayak horror
SEVEN bodies have been recovered from a river in south-east Slovenia after a boating accident, police said today. 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Ingrid Betancourt: 'This must be how paradise feels'
COLOMBIA'S most famous hostage was reunited with her children yesterday, their first meeting in almost six-and-a-half years. But even amid the emotion, Ingrid Betancourt 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Chelsea chief quits governor's post
ROMAN Abramovich, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club, has quit as governor of a remote Arctic region, ending what was effectively a deal with former p 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Missing Metropolis footage found in Argentina
HISTORIANS had doubted they would ever find the missing parts of Metropolis ? until three reels of the science fiction film made in Germany a long time ago, were discovered 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
'Woman' who lived as a man gives birth
AN American who was born a woman but has lived as a man since having surgery has given birth to a baby girl, it was reported last night. 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Ambulance is too sick for Mongolia run
FUNDRAISERS who planned to drive to Mongolia in a clapped-out ambulance have had to ditch their plans after it overheated ? while they were staging a trial run to Fife. 3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt expresses her thanks as she lands in France, days after her release from captivity. 4 Jul 2008 at 10:29am
A 999 caller worried about a bright object in the sky has the mystery solved by police - it was the Moon. 4 Jul 2008 at 5:24am
People's Daily Online
IRGC: Iran's response to make aggressors regret
A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander warned that Iran's response to any military aggression will make the aggressors to be sorry for their actions, Iran's satellite Press TV reported on Friday.
"Any move against ... 4 Jul 2008 at 3:56am
Poll: Sarkozy's approval rating continues downward trend
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval ratings has continued on downward spiral, falling four points compared to June, with only 33 percent of French people saying that they trust him to solve their problems, according to the findings ... 4 Jul 2008 at 3:55am
Indonesian government to regulate companies' operating hours
Indonesian Government is planning to issue a decree regulating companies' operating hours in a bid to reduce electricity consumption, local media reported on Friday.
The regulation will assess the impact on industrial sectors, and ... 4 Jul 2008 at 3:53am
43 U.S. soldiers from Pacific among 5-year Iraq War casualties
A U.S. report said 43 U.S. soldiers of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island origin have been killed in the Iraq war, Radio New Zealand International reported on Friday.
The report, compiled by the U.S. State Department, does not provid ... 4 Jul 2008 at 3:01am
Over 50 injured in Belarus blast
More then 50 people were injured in an explosion in Minsk, capital of Belarus, late Thursday during the Independence Day celebration, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday, citing the Belarussian Interior Ministry.
There were no ... 4 Jul 2008 at 3:00am
Indonesian police: Singaporean terrorist suspect is member of JI
One of the terrorist suspects arrested in Palembang of Indonesia's South Sumatra province earlier this week was a group member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and had spread his expertise of making bombs, Indonesia's National Police chief Gene ... 4 Jul 2008 at 2:59am
More than 4,000 trucks jam New Zealand in protest
At least 4,000 trucks took part in Friday's mass road protest in New Zealand's major cities and smaller centers, according to one of the groups behind the protest.
In Auckland, Michael Herrick from the Road Transport Association sai ... 4 Jul 2008 at 2:58am
S Korean police arrest drug smugglers with links to Taliban
South Korean police said Friday that several Afghan and Pakistani drug smugglers admitted their ties to the Taliban after being arrested near Seoul.
According to the National Police Agency, the suspects, including two Afghans and th ... 4 Jul 2008 at 2:58am
UN chief calls for more efforts to shore up peace in W Africa
Although West Africa has made strides towards shoring up peace, the region must overcome such obstacles as youth unemployment, rapid urbanization and irregular migration, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report mad ... 4 Jul 2008 at 12:34am
Int'l Criminal Court orders release of Congolese rebel leader
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered the release of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on Thursday, according to a news release published on the UN Website.
The ICC said it made the decision t ... 4 Jul 2008 at 12:33am
Guardian Unlimited World
The great divide
Four years ago this week, the International Court of Justice said that where the barrier between Israel and Palestine crossed into the West Bank it was illegal and should be taken down. Israel has refused to accept the court's decision and continues to build. Rory McCarthy travelled to a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement on either side of the barrier to see what impact it has had on their lives. Photographs by Gali Tibbon, additional photographs by Getty, Reuters by Rory McCarthy 4 Jul 2008 at 11:11am
Litvinenko associate granted asylum by Britain
Moscow angered by Home Office ruling that Andrei Sidelnikov, who met murdered spy two days before his poisoning, faces danger if sent back to Russia by Luke Harding 4 Jul 2008 at 11:01am
Police pursue burglary theory in French student murders
Two French students found stabbed to death after a fire at a London flat may have been the victims of a bungled burglary, police say by Rosalind Ryan 4 Jul 2008 at 10:29am
Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremony
China's Olympic organisers received a political filip today as George Bush accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony, despite boycott calls by human rights groups by Jonathan Watts 4 Jul 2008 at 9:37am
News of the World's 'Sex with Diana' story was false, claims Paul Burrell
Paul Burrell's solicitors have written to the PCC claiming a News of the World story alleging the former royal butler claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue. By Jemima Kiss by Jemima Kiss 4 Jul 2008 at 9:20am
24 hours in pictures
A selection of the best images from around the world 4 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Obituary: Charles Wheeler
For more than four decades Charles Wheeler, who has died aged 85, reported for BBC radio and television from most of the world's trouble spots. By Harold Jackson by Harold Jackson 4 Jul 2008 at 7:21am
Mugabe defiant on return to Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe was greeted by cheering crowds today as he returned to Zimbabwe after defending his controversial re-election to African leaders by Allegra Stratton 4 Jul 2008 at 7:13am
Toronto Globe and Mail: International
Jesse Helms dead at 86
Built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress 4 Jul 2008 at 10:55am
Pakistan knew of North Korea nuke deal: scientist
Abdul Qadeer Khan's claims contradict his 2004 confession that he was solely responsible for spreading nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya by MUNIR AHMAD 4 Jul 2008 at 10:10am
North Korea balks at further nuke dismantling
Pyongyang says it has not received enough fuel oil and other benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal by HYUNG-JIN KIM 4 Jul 2008 at 9:46am
Russia accuses Georgia of open aggression
Accusation comes after the separatist South Ossetia region said Georgian forces had killed two people in a mortar and grenade attack by KAZBEK BASAYEV 4 Jul 2008 at 9:34am
Hero's welcome for Betancourt
French-Colombian politician meets President Nicolas Sarkozy as return shown live on televisions across the nation by ANITA ELASH 4 Jul 2008 at 9:20am
Mugabe insists opposition drop claim to power
'We are open to dialogue but reality is reality and it has to be accepted... I am the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe' by MACDONALD DZIRUTWE 4 Jul 2008 at 7:18am
Obama has little choice but to drift toward centre
Conservative Democrats may have his fate in their hands, which is why he's steering 'safe' on guns and national security by John Ibbitson 3 Jul 2008 at 10:21pm
Pakistani forces lie low in Taliban town
In Darra, known for its weapons bazaar, the sound of gunfire is more about commerce than confrontation by SAEED SHAH 3 Jul 2008 at 9:41pm
The New York Times
Bold Colombia Rescue Built on Rebel Group?s Disarray
The Colombian military duped FARC guerrillas in a raid that freed 15 hostages, an action that some analysts suggested might help push the rebels to negotiate for peace.
by By SIMON ROMERO and DAMIEN CAVE 4 Jul 2008 at 9:33am
Betancourt Makes Joyous Return to France
Two days after her rescue from the clutches of guerrillas in the Colombian jungle, Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris with her children on Friday.
by By ALAN COWELL and STEVEN ERLANGER 4 Jul 2008 at 10:25am
Japan Sees a Chance to Promote Its Energy-Frugal Ways
Japan?s single-minded dedication to reducing energy use, which dates to the 1970s, has given it the potential to play a rare leadership role on a pressing global issue.
by By MARTIN FACKLER 4 Jul 2008 at 3:57am
India Party Struggling for U.S. Nuclear Deal
India?s governing Congress Party was on the verge of swapping allies on Friday in a last-ditch effort to push through a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
by By HEATHER TIMMONS and SOMINI SENGUPTA 4 Jul 2008 at 10:42am
2nd Terror Suspect Released in Britain
The release of the unnamed Algerian was the second time in a little more than two weeks that a suspect named by prosecutors as having close ties to Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail in Britain.
by By JOHN F. BURNS 3 Jul 2008 at 11:24pm
Flights Begin From China to Taiwan
The flights, the latest breakthrough in warming cross-strait relations, mark the first time that ?ordinary? Chinese citizens will be allowed to visit Taiwan as tourists.
A Billionaire Governor Resigns in Russia
Roman A. Abramovich, an investor, soccer club owner and yachtsman, has resigned his post as governor of Chukotka, an impoverished, icy expanse of Russia?s far east.
by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ 4 Jul 2008 at 1:16am
Two Killed in South Ossetia Bombardment
Six people were also wounded in heavy exchanges of fire that the Georgian government and the separatists blamed on one another, media reports and officials said.
by By REUTERS 4 Jul 2008 at 12:02am
Iran Nuclear Deal Response Expected
Iran will respond on Friday to incentives offered by six world powers to try to entice Tehran to stop enriching uranium, Iranian state radio reported.
by By REUTERS 4 Jul 2008 at 7:05am
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