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- Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
(AP)
AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown when the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend.
- SKorea says NKorea fires 2 missiles off east coast
(AP)
AP - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in yet another provocative move after U.N. sanctions were imposed on the communist regime for its May nuclear test.
- Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant
(AFP)
AFP - The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.
- UN chief set for fresh talks with Myanmar leader
(AFP)
AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to hold an unexpected second meeting with Myanmar's junta leader as he presses the regime to free the pro-democracy leader and allow him to see her.
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AP - OAS chief says Honduras' interim government not willing to restore ousted president.
- VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress
(AP)
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.
- US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
(AP)
AP - NAWA, Afghanistan U.S. 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 U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.
- Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
(AP)
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.
- Madonna plans Jackson tribute at London show: report
(AFP)
AFP - Madonna will perform a special tribute to Michael Jackson during her London show on Saturday, at the venue where he was due to stage his farewell shows, she said in a newspaper interview.
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322
(AP)
AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
- U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here
(Time.com)
Time.com - U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here
- Does the E.U.'s Airline Blacklist Make Flying Safer?
(Time.com)
Time.com - In the wake of the Yemenia Airways crash that killed 152 on Tuesday, the E.U. considers putting the airline on its safety standards blacklist. But will that keep air travelers safe in the skies?
- Biden's visit to Iraq raises questions about Iraq's future
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD Vice President Joe Biden's surprise two-day visit this weekend to Iraq was meant to "re-establish contact" with leaders here, but some Iraqis bristled at the messenger more than the message.
- Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise
(Reuters)
Reuters - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
- Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found
(AP)
AP - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator.
- 'Business as Usual' Days after Peru Crisis
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (OneWorld.net) - The Peruvian government has given a company permission to drill for oil in Amazon territories
populated by two uncontacted tribes, just 13 days after dozens of
people were killed during protests against the exploitation of
indigenous lands.
- US operation aims to smooth road for Afghan elections
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - With national elections less than two months away, the Afghan government is hoping to bring more areas under its control with the help of a new US-led military campaign.
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- Syria mends US, Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil
(AP)
AP - Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil.
- Obama believes pope will share view on Middle East: report
(AFP)
AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday he thought Pope Benedict XVI would "share my approach" on policy in the Middle East.
- German foreign minister lines up Mideast tour
(AFP)
AFP - Germany's foreign minister will tour the Middle East next week seeking to lend momentum to US President Barack Obama's drive to jumpstart the dormant peace process, a spokesman said Friday.
- U.S. sets new Israel meeting, presses Arabs to help
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy will hold a second meeting in a week with Israel's defense minister, an Israeli official said on Friday, announcing talks on Monday likely to focus again on a dispute over settlements.
- U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.
- Israel's Barak to meet U.S. envoy Mitchell next week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will fly to London on Sunday for a meeting with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, an Israeli official said on Friday.
- Bahrain officials make unprecedented Israel visit
(AFP)
AFP - An official Bahrain delegation travelled to Israel on an unprecedented trip to recover a group of nationals held by the Jewish state, the state news agency reported on Friday.
- Barak and US Mideast envoy to try to heal rift: official
(AFP)
AFP - Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet US Middle East envoy George Mitchell next week for talks aimed at healing a rift over Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a top official said on Friday.
- Gaza aid boat passengers still in Israeli custody
(AP)
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.
- Israel offering compensation for UN Gaza damage
(AFP)
AFP - Israel has offered compensation for damage to United Nations facilities hit by its offensive in the Gaza Strip, the head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency said Friday.
- Israel PM misses passing grade in first 100 days: poll
(AFP)
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's performance during his first 100 days on the job has satisfied less than half of the population, according to an opinion poll published on Friday.
- Palestinian woman shot, wounded in West Bank
(AFP)
AFP - A Palestinian woman was shot and wounded at a West Bank checkpoint by Israeli soldiers on Friday who mistook her plastic gun for a real weapon, a military spokeswoman said.
- Palestinians detain rivals to strengthen grip
(AP)
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have significantly widened a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank in the past month. They have doubled the number of detainees and are increasingly targeting the wives of activists, school teachers and others on the fringes of the Islamic militant group, Hamas officials say.
- Gazans take the plunge at poisoned beaches
(AFP)
AFP - The raw sewage dumped straight into the Mediterranean has failed to cure Gazans' itch for the beach and many in the Palestinian enclave brave nasty rashes for a dip in the polluted sea.
- U.S. declares Iraq-based group foreign terrorist organization
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government on Thursday said it has declared Kata'ib Hizballah a foreign terrorist organization, saying the group is linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah and has posed a threat to stability in Iraq.
- US puts sanctions on Iraq Shiite group, Iran adviser
(AFP)
AFP - The United States imposed financial sanctions Thursday on an adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Iraq-based Shiite group Kata'ib Hezbollah, branded a foreign terrorist outfit.
- Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave.
- Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of Gaza war crimes
(AP)
AP - Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent Gaza war. Both sides rejected the findings.
- Amnesty accuses Israel of using human shields in Gaza
(AFP)
AFP - Amnesty accused Israeli forces on Thursday of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as "unbalanced" by Israel.
- The Palestinian class of 2009, in their own words
(Reuters)
Reuters - Whether a just resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is close at hand or close to impossible is today -- as so often over the past two decades -- in the eye of the beholder.
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