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NKorea test-fires two missiles: defence ministry

AFP - Saturday, July 4

SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea has test-fired two more missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korea's defence ministry, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff. More »

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  • Riot police stand by during a rally by supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. The political crisis in Honduras deepened as the country's coup leaders rejected the charter of the Organization of American States in a defiant message to the body's chief.

    Defiant Honduras coup leaders pull out of OAS

    AFP - 2 hours 12 minutes ago

    TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - - The political crisis in Honduras deepened as the country's coup leaders rejected the charter of the Organization of American States in a defiant message to the body's chief. More »

  • In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, seen here in 2008, said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid.

    Sarah Palin resigns as Alaska governor

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFP) - - In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fueling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid. More »

  • Total deaths of US soldiers in Iraq. A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.

    Biden warns of 'hard road ahead' as he visits Iraq

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iraqi officials that Washington would politically disengage if sectarian and ethnic strife resumed as he warned of a "hard road ahead". More »

  • A graphic map showing the route taken by the Yemenia Airbus that crashed off the Comoros on June 30. France warned Yemenia Airways on Friday it must make

    France threatens blacklist for Yemenia over crash

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    PARIS (AFP) - - France warned Yemenia Airways on Friday it must make "very big efforts" to avoid being blacklisted in Europe following the Airbus crash off the Comoros. More »

  • Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt gives a press conference in Stockholm. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will have to wait until later this year to find out if he keeps his job, Reinfeldt said on Friday.

    EU's Barroso made to wait on re-election vote

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will have to wait until later this year to find out if he keeps his job, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Friday. More »

  • Jadranka Kosor, pictured here in 2004, was named Croatia's first female prime minister-designate, and is to form a new government after the unexpected resignation of Ivo Sanader.

    Croatia appoints first woman as PM

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    ZAGREB (AFP) - - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Friday named the country's first female prime minister-designate, who is to form a new government after the unexpected resignation of Ivo Sanader. More »

  • Jadranka Kosor, pictured here in 2004, was named Croatia's first female prime minister-designate, and is to form a new government after the unexpected resignation of Ivo Sanader.

    Croatian president names first woman PM

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) - - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Friday named the country's first female prime minister-designate, who is to form a new government after the unexpected resignation of Ivo Sanader. More »

  • Iran cleric threatens trial for British embassy staff

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    TEHRAN (AFP) - - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments. More »

  • US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.

    Medvedev, Obama to ink Afghanistan transit deal: Kremlin

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday. More »