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Obama makes pledge to Israel
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya News.Net
A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 90 people.
English husband and wife team jailed for fraud
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya 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
Kenya News.Net
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked Russia to align itself with the Venezuela as protection from the United States.
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...
Senators squabble while drivers pay
CNN
But a disagreement over the number of amendments senators can offer during the debate may prevent a final vote on the legislation from ever occurring. A vote to resolve the issue was scheduled for...
Turkey slap ended Big Brother
The Australian
MANY of us who watched Big Brother over the past eight years believe the turkey slap incident was the turning point for the reality television phenomenon, which aired for the last time on Ten on...
Massive oil spill closes part of Mississippi
CNN
Nearly 30 miles of Mississippi River closed from New Orleans southward River is major route for cargo between Midwest, Gulf of Mexico More than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled after tanker, barge...
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...
Ahmadinejad praises U.S. for sending rep to nuclear talks
Haaretz
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that the United States' participation in the latest round of nuclear talks is a step toward recognizing Tehran's right to acquire nuclear...
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.
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.
Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 mln against tobacco
Reuters
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.
Swiss plane crash kills several people
Hindustan Times
A small aeroplane has crashed in the southern Swiss canton of Valais, killing several people, local news agency ATS reported on Wednesday, citing local police. The cantonal police confirmed that a...
Prices up, hopes for rate cuts down
The Australian
A SHARP jump in the inflation rate has dashed hopes of interest rate cuts this year and placed the Reserve Bank on high alert for excessive wage settlements.
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...

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