Wednesday, June 6, 2007

World

Bush is critical of Putin
Baltimore Sun - 43 minutes ago
By Erika Niedowski. MOSCOW // On the eve of the annual Group of Eight summit that opens today in Germany, President Bush offered his most strident rebuke to date of his Russian counterpart, saying that Russia has "derailed" democratic reforms, ...
Missile dispute threatens to throw G8 off course Globe and Mail
Missile system no danger, Bush says Boston Globe
International Herald Tribune - China Daily - Chicago Tribune - BBC News
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Earthtimes.org
Bush, Merkel far apart on climate change
Houston Chronicle - 44 minutes ago
By JENNIFER LOVEN AP Writer. © 2007 AP. ROSTOCK, Germany - Both President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been making optimistic comments about the prospects for agreement on climate change.
G8 Leaders to Meet Amid US-Russian Tension Voice of America
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm/Germany Media For Freedom
Los Angeles Times - Times Online - Reuters AlertNet - Monsters and Critics.com
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The Epoch Times Ireland
Weakening cyclone Gonu hits Oman
Forbes - 45 minutes ago
MUSCAT (Thomson Financial) - Cyclone Gonu hit the east coast of Oman earlier today, although the strongest tropical storm to hit the Gulf state in decades steadily weakened after reaching land.
Cyclone concerns push up oil price Irish Examiner
Oil prices mixed Melbourne Herald Sun
Canada.com - Indianapolis Star - Kuwait Times - NDTV.com
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Voice of America
Separatists call off cease-fire
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
Pro-Basque independence party members address reporters June 5 in San Sebastian. Separatist group ETA said it will end its 15-month-old ceasefire.
ETA guerrillas end ceasefire with Spain Taipei Times
Fears for America's Cup after ETA ends ceasefire New Zealand Herald
Guardian Unlimited - Houston Chronicle - Gulf News - International Herald Tribune
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Escambray
In TV chat, Castro avoids talk of future
Seattle Times - 50 minutes ago
By Nancy San Martin. Fidel Castro reminisced about old times in Vietnam but offered no comment on his country or his future in a televised chat aired Tuesday, the first lengthy look at the Cuban leader 10 months after surgery forced him to cede power.
Castro looks healthier in TV interview Houston Chronicle
Castro stronger in TV interview TVNZ
Reuters AlertNet - New Straits Times - Aljazeera.net - Bloomberg
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CTV.ca
One dead as Israeli airstrike targets Gaza
Irish Examiner - 1 hour ago
The army said it identified a group of militants planting an explosive and targeted them from the air. Hospital officials said one was person was killed and another injured, but could not immediately identify the casualties.
Self-Inflicted Deadly Wounds Yemen Observer
Olmert to decline Abbas' requests regarding funds, prisoners Ynetnews
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Turkish Press
11 dead, 24 injured in train, truck collision
People's Daily Online - 32 minutes ago
A passenger train and truck collided at a rail crossing in southern Australia yesterday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 24, police said.
Wellington man killed in Aussie rail crash The Dominion Post
11 die in train crash in Australia Houston Chronicle
Aljazeera.net - New Straits Times - NEWS.com.au - The Age
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Twin Falls Times-News
Iran's nuclear negotiator meets with German FM
IranMania News - 2 hours ago
LONDON, June 6 (IranMania) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier held talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator but hinted that it brought little progress towards resolving the row over Tehran's nuclear programme, Agence France-Presse (AFP) ...
Ahmadinejad Says It's Too Late to Stop Iran's Nuclear Program Voice of America
Iran: Too Late to Stop Nuke Program San Francisco Chronicle
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CityNews
Jewish mass grave found in Ukraine
Indianapolis Star - 1 hour ago
AP. KIEV, Ukraine -- Pipeline diggers unearthed a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of thousands of Jews slaughtered in Ukraine during World War II, a Jewish community spokesman said Tuesday.
Suspected mass grave of Ukraine Jews discovered Taipei Times
Mass WWII-era Jewish grave found near Odessa Ha'aretz
Voice of America - Houston Chronicle - BBC News - Guardian Unlimited
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Vancouver Sun (subscription)
French president promises Harper he'll play nice
Globe and Mail - 9 hours ago
PARIS - On their first political date, a pair of budding allies moved quickly to smooth over two potential threats to their relationship: Afghanistan and climate change.
Harper, French president meet in Paris CBC News
Sarkozy takes Harper for a stroll Toronto Star
Canada.com - National Post - Bloomberg - Zee News
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Philadelphia Daily News
Police in Kenya Kill 22 in Gun Battles Over Sect
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By AP. NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5 (AP) - The police killed 22 suspects and arrested 100 during overnight gun battles as they stormed a Nairobi slum in search of members of an outlawed sect accused in a string of beheadings, officials said Tuesday.
Kenya Police Target Violent Sect; 20 Die Forbes
Kenyan Police Kill 21 Suspected Cult Members Voice of America
Gulf News - ABC Online - People's Daily Online - Guardian Unlimited
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Montreal Gazette
Pakistan Questions 2 in Daniel Pearl Killing
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By THE NEW YORK TIMES. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 5 - Pakistani officials said they were investigating two people arrested Monday in Kashmor, a remote town in the southern province of Sindh, for any links to the killing of the American journalist Daniel ...
Police hold two over Pearl killing Guardian Unlimited
Pearl murder: Two held in Pak NDTV.com
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Philadelphia Daily News
30 Taliban Reported Drowned as NATO Sinks Boat
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA. KABUL, Afghanistan, June 5 - The Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday that a boat full of fleeing Taliban fighters had been fired upon by NATO helicopters and sunk in the Helmand River, in southern Afghanistan.
20 Taliban Drown In Afghan River Sinking Guardian Unlimited
NATO helicopters sink a Taliban fighters' boat in Afghanistan International Herald Tribune
Reuters AlertNet - Houston Chronicle - Middle East Times - ABC Online
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PRESS TV
Colombia Releases Jailed Rebels
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Juan Forero. BOGOTA, Colombia, June 5 -- President Álvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that ...
Freed Colombia rebel pushes demand for hostage deal Reuters
Colombia hopes release of rebels will free kidnap victims Business Day
Houston Chronicle - Monsters and Critics.com - People's Daily Online - ABC Online
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Turkish Press
Guards kill a bomber in Baghdad
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
A woman with explosives hidden in her clothing blows up when she is fired on at police recruitment center. By Alexandra Zavis, Times Staff Writer.
Female suicide bomber killed in Iraq Seattle Times
Suicide bomber thwarted as she approached throng of Iraqi police ... Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Gulf Daily News - Daily Times - Houston Chronicle - People's Daily Online
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Washington Post
Pakistan Opposition Wants to Create Mass Unrest, Minister Says
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
By Paul Tighe and Khalid Qayum. June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's opposition wants to create mass protests in the country and is trying to exploit every issue to confront the government of President Pervez Musharraf, Information Minister Mohammad Ali ...
Pakistan Arrests Hundreds From Opposition Parties Washington Post
Pakistan complaint targets journalists Houston Chronicle
Khaleej Times - Monsters and Critics.com - News24 - The Age
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Gulf News
Lifting the Ban
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
Thailand's military-appointed government said yesterday that it is moving to lift a nine-month ban on political activity. That's good news for supporters of democratic governance.
A troubling decision in Thailand The Japan Times
Thai Government Lifts Ban on Political Party Activities The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Xinhua - Voice of America - Reuters.uk - Aljazeera.net
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CTV.ca
Ottawa turns away Mandela's ex-wife
Toronto Sun - 59 minutes ago
By TOM GODFREY, SUN MEDIA. Hundreds of Toronto residents were left disappointed last night with the refusal by Ottawa to allow Winnie Madikizela-Mandela into Canada to give a speech and attend an opera based on her life.
Canada denies visa to Winnie Mandela, gala organizers say International Herald Tribune
Canada denies visa to Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Daily News & Analysis
Toronto Star - CTV.ca - ABC Online - RTE.ie
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WHDH-TV
Iraq Violence Forces 4.2 Million People From Homes, UN Says
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Ed Johnson. June 6 (Bloomberg) -- More than 4 million Iraqis have been forced from their homes by violence and the refugee crisis will probably worsen, the United Nations said.
Number of Iraqi displaced tops 4.2 million; shanty towns mushroom Reuters AlertNet
UNHCR says Iraqi refugees and displaced now total 4.2 million International Herald Tribune
AKI - People's Daily Online - Monsters and Critics.com - St. Petersburg Times
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Spiegel Online
Bush talks with Lebanese Parliament majority
Jerusalem Post - 11 hours ago
By AP. US President George W. Bush spoke from Air Force 1 on Monday with Saad Hariri, leader of the majority party in Lebanon's parliament, partly about the Lebanese Army's showdown with Palestinian militants.
Thinly stretched army faces big test Globe and Mail
Lebanese army battles Islamists Hindustan Times
Washington Post - Reuters AlertNet - Monsters and Critics.com - ABC Online
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