3 killed in Jerusalem bulldozer attackWed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into an Israeli commuter bus, cars and pedestrians on one of Jerusalem’s busiest streets on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, emergency services said.
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China attacks Dalai Lama as talks continueWed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 China launched another attack on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday even as his envoys and Chinese officials had a second day of secretive fence-mending talks.Zhang Qingli, Tibet’s hardline Communist Party boss, repeated government claims that riots in Tibet in March were instigated by the “Dalai clique” - Communist jargon for his supporters - who were intent on causing a bloodbath.
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Canada Day in KandaharTue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 July 1 was a day of partying for some of Canada’s 2,500 soldiers in Afghanistan, but it was also a regular workday for many, as the battle group joined in a surprise attack on a Taliban stronghold southwest of Kandahar City.
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Delays plague Ground Zero memorialTue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Canadian kin of the Sept. 11, 2001, victims are among those outraged by an announcement the Ground Zero memorial to their loved ones won’t be ready in time for the 10th anniversary of the attacks - despite promises to the contrary.
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Mugabe ready to talk with oppositionWed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe welcomes the African Union’s call for a unity government and is ready to talk to the opposition to end the political crisis there, one of his ministers said on Wednesday.
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U.S. governors still keen on oilsandsTue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 The Western U.S. governors closed their three-day meeting Tuesday by agreeing to develop a diversified energy strategy that will include, at least for now, Alberta oilsands.
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Obama caught in crossfire as ex-general snipes at McCainTue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT
It has become the battle of the Vietnam War heroes, pitting a former four-star general against America’s most famous ex-prisoner of war.
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Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunited on the red carpet in New York Wednesday night for the premiere of their new crime thriller “Righteous Kill” — their first film together since making 1995’s “Heat.”
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The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based US troops inside the country.
Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
“We should not take any unilateral steps. It is not acceptable to opt for a military scenario. It would be dangerous,”
As the world marks the seventh anniversary of 9/11, some European experts say security improvements in the US have been undercut by fairly basic mistakes. Among the remedies is more trust in America’s laws and allies.
Seven years after the attacks
David Miliband has allegedly come in for a rather undiplomatic tongue-lashing from his Russian counterpart.
The Foreign Secretary was apparently given a furious dressing down by Sergei Lavrov over the telephone.
Mr Miliband’s criticism of Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia is believed
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - A South African judge ruled Friday that prosecutors were wrong to charge ANC President Jacob Zuma with corruption, effectively clearing way for the 66-year-old former freedom fighter to become the country’s next president.
Judge Chris Nicholson’s ruling
Thailand’s political turmoil deepened Friday when the ruling coalition failed to turn up to parliament to reelect leader Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.
Lawmakers from the six-party coalition did not attend an emergency session of parliament called to choose a prime minister, three days after a court stripped Samak of power for accepting payments for hosting
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