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Pakistan promises to catch India attackersThe Associated PressSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Pakistan has promised India it will do everything in its power to bring the Mumbai terror attackers to justice, a key demand by New Delhi to improve relations. The prime ministers of the two countries also agreed Thursday that …India, Pakistan agree [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Pressure builds on Japan PM; calls to quit may growReutersTOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) – Pressure mounted on Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday after ruling party lawmakers called for a meeting to debate the party's ailing fortunes at which his harshest critics are …Pressure mounts on Japan PM from own cabinetAFPParty rebels move on [...]

BBC News

Israel soldiers speak out on GazaBBC NewsA group of soldiers who took part in Israel's assault in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians under "permissive" rules of engagement. The troops said they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious …'UK watchdog bans Israeli tourism ad'Jerusalem PostUK [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

China Warns Companies in Algeria to Heighten SecurityBloombergBy Bloomberg News July 15 (Bloomberg) — China's government warned its citizens based in Algeria to heighten security, after an al- Qaeda-linked group vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslim Uighurs in rioting in Xinjiang province this month. …Washington Post Foreign ServiceWashington PostChina issues security alert after Al-Qaeda [...]

New York Daily News

Demjanjuk indicted in GermanyJewish Telegraphic AgencyBERLIN (JTA) — Convicted Nazi guard John Demjanjuk was formally charged with being an accessory to the murder of 27900 Jews. The Munich State Prosecutor on Monday issued the indictment accusing Demjanjuk of being an accessory to the murder of 27900 …Demjanjuk charged over Nazi murdersAljazeera.netAccused Of [...]

Washington Post

Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan'BBC NewsFormer US Vice-President Dick Cheney gave direct orders to the CIA to conceal an intelligence programme from Congress, US media reports say. The existence of the programme, set up after 9/11, was hidden for eight years and even now its nature is not …Dick Cheney kept Congress in [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Obama Returns Home From European, African TripVoice of AmericaBy VOA News US President Barack Obama has returned home from a weeklong trip to Moscow, a G-8 summit, and a stop in Ghana. Mr. Obama and his family arrived back in the United States shortly after midnight. On Saturday, the president challenged Africans …Obama Delivers Call [...]

BBC News

Report: Man killed in Pamplona's running of the bullsCNN InternationalMADRID, Spain (CNN) — A man died after being gored in the neck during the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, the Navarra regional government said Friday on its Web site. Runners take part in the running of the bulls in …1 dead [...]

Queens Tribune

Albany Republicans Seek to Block Paterson's NomineeNew York TimesALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson's naming of Richard Ravitch as the state's lieutenant governor was plunged into legal turmoil on Thursday after Senate Republicans received a temporary restraining order that sought to prevent Mr. Ravitch …N.Y. Republicans Move to Block AppointmentWall Street JournalLieutenant GovernorNewsdayGOP moves [...]

Washington Post

G8 climate goals not credible: Brazil officialReutersL'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – Brazil's chief climate negotiator criticized the Group of Eight rich nations on Thursday for not taking more forceful steps to curb global warming, saying proposed long-term targets were meaningless. …Ban blasts G8 emissions targetsBBC NewsWorld leaders to work on climate change dealXinhuaWhy it would [...]

BBC News

China's Urumqi Returning to Normal, Following Bloody ViolenceVoice of AmericaThe situation is relatively calm in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, days after bloody violence there left more than 150 people dead. For many people in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, life is slowly returning to normal. …Doctors of different ethnic groups treat victims in [...]