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Justice Department delays release of report on CIA detention, interrogation until late August

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:29:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.

Obama praises Jackson, says he still has the entertainer's music on iPod

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:32:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - The King of Pop had a fan in the White House.

North Korea fires 4 missiles amid concern about launch toward Hawaii July Fourth

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:27:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday.

Newspaper columnists give Palin dubious 'Sitting Duck Award'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:25:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - JUNEAU, Alaska - The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honour that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

Federal judge provisionally acquits Missouri woman in MySpace cyberbullying case

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:22:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Thursday provisionally threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbour girl who ended up committing suicide.

US says American soldier missing, believed captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - An American soldier is feared captured by insurgents after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armour and weapon, officials said Thursday.

Gabon authorities submit vote plans to political parties

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT

AFP - LIBREVILLE (AFP) - Gabon's government has submitted plans for a timetable ahead of presidential elections to the political parties in the country, officials said Thursday.

OAS chief to visit Honduras to press message on coup

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Reuters - TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States planned a mission to Honduras to seek the restoration of President Manuel Zelaya as interim leaders tried to shore up support for the coup that ousted him.

French investigators say speed sensors not cause of Flight 447 crash, plane hit water intact

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:28:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LE BOURGET, France - Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jackets, French investigators said Thursday in their first report into the June 1 accident.

Putin has 'one foot in old ways,' Obama says on eve of Russia trip

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - On the eve of a trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama scolded Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday for keeping "one foot in the old ways of doing business." By contrast, he said Putin's hand-picked successor as president understands that Cold War behaviour is outdated.

US infantry learns to adapt after Iraq pullback

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:00 GMT

AFP - CAMP WARHORSE, Iraq (AFP) - It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.

U.S. declares Iraq-based group foreign terrorist organization

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Reuters - WASHINGTON (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.

OAS head pessimistic Honduras coup leaders will quickly restore president; warns of sanctions

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint - a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the impoverished Central American nation.

SC first lady calls husband's actions 'inexcusable,' says she's angry but willing to forgive

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's first lady says Gov. Mark Sanford's actions are "inexcusable" but she is willing to forgive him.

RAF jet crashes in Scotland, two dead: ministry

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:16:00 GMT

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Two members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) were killed Thursday when their Tornado F3 crashed during a routine flight in Scotland, the defence ministry said.

NKorea fires four short-range missiles

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMT

AFP - SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community.

UN chief Ban warned over risky Myanmar visit

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:07:00 GMT

AFP - YANGON (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon prepared Thursday for a risky visit to Myanmar amid warnings that his trip will be a "huge failure" if he fails to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

UN chief says Myanmar mission 'very difficult'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:07:00 GMT

AFP - SINGAPORE (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was embarking on a "very difficult" mission to Myanmar aimed at obtaining political results from the ruling military, but pledged to do his best.

Comoros crash survivor returns home to France

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:00 GMT

AFP - PARIS (AFP) - The 12-year-old girl who survived a Yemeni airliner crash by clinging to wreckage in the Indian Ocean flew back to Paris on Thursday for an emotional reunion with her father.

Air France jetliner did not break up in mid-air: probe

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:00 GMT

AFP - LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - The Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic between Brazil and West Africa with 228 people on board hit the ocean intact and did not break up in mid-air, the French bureau leading the investigation said Thursday.

US Marines capture Afghan district in major offensive

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:00 GMT

AFP - CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (AFP) - Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.

Protests grow as Honduras maintains impasse

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:00 GMT

AFP - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) - Demonstrations grew Thursday across Honduras by both supporters and detractors of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, ahead of an expected weekend showdown when he plans to return home.

U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Reuters - SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war.

Guinea-Bissaul poll goes to second round: official

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:27:00 GMT

AFP - BISSAU (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential vote will go to a second round on August 2 between Malam Bacai Sanha and Koumba Yala, two former heads of state, the head of the National Electoral Commission said Thursday.

ICC Kenyan minister to discuss election violence: court

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:27:00 GMT

AFP - THE HAGUE (AFP) - Kenya's justice minister will discuss the 2007 post-election violence there with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday, the court said.

Anderson on the up ahead of the Ashes

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:22:00 GMT

AFP - BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - James Anderson signalled his determination to be England's leading pace bowler in the Ashes by taking five wickets in their warm-up match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston here Thursday.

VP Biden visits Iraq on new US pullout role

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:09:00 GMT

AFP - BAGHDAD (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities.

Children found in locked tool shed behind unlicensed US daycare centre, authorities say

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:07:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - SEALY, Texas - A couple were arrested after a state inspector found several children locked in a tool shed behind an unlicensed daycare centre.

Financier Madoff has Manhattan penthouse seized by US marshals, wife must leave

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:06:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - NEW YORK - The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.

Obama says Putin still has 'outdated' view of relationship

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:47:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama described Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday as someone who still has "one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new."

US vice-president in Iraq to visit troops and meet prime minister

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - BAGHDAD - U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and towns.

Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle 100,000 new cases a day by end of August

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LONDON - Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy, the nation's health minister said Thursday.

Young girl who survived Yemenia air crash off Comoros returns to family in Paris

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - LE BOURGET, France - A severely bruised young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back Thursday to Paris, where she was embraced gently by her father, who tried to lift her spirits with a joke.

Bangladeshi man arrested for beating tiger to death

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:00 GMT

AFP - DHAKA (AFP) - Police in southeastern Bangladesh arrested a man Thursday for beating an endangered Bengal tiger to death after it strayed into a village, a forest official said.

AU summit tackles conflicts, 'African government'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:25:00 GMT

AFP - SIRTE, Libya (AFP) - African leaders hold talks Thursday on Somalia and a slate of other conflicts at a continental summit hosted by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who is lobbying for a powerful pan-African government.

Child killed, 4 people wounded in Gaza blast; Hamas blames Israel for firing tank shell

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:20:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas security officials say an Israeli tank shell has exploded in a Gaza village, killing a 3-year-old girl and wounding four other people.

Dibaba pulls out of Oslo Golden League meet

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:16:00 GMT

AFP - OSLO (AFP) - Ethiopia's triple Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba will miss Friday's Golden League meeting in Oslo after suffering a minor injury, her manager Mark Wetmore has announced.

Stavridis takes helm as top commander at NATO; says Taliban can be defeated

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:12:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - MONS, Belgium - NATO's new commander said Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan remains "very challenging," but that the Taliban and other insurgents can be defeated.

Iran reports more protest arrests, Russia rejects G-8 sanctions

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:06:00 GMT

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Japan's Amano elected head of U.N. nuclear watchdog

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:00 GMT

Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was narrowly elected the next head of the U.N. atomic watchdog Thursday and he vowed to tackle rich-poor tensions weakening the fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

Reuters - JERUSALEM (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.

OAS chief heading to Honduras

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:05 GMT

CBC - The head of the Organization of American States says he will travel to Honduras on Friday to demand Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup last weekend, be reinstated as president.

North Korea ups tension with short-range missiles

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:00 GMT

Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles on Thursday, further stoking already high regional tension due to its nuclear test and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to UN sanctions.

"War on terror" used to target minorities: report

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Countries on the front line in the "war on terror" are using the battle against extremists as a smokescreen to crack down on minority groups, an international human rights group said on Thursday.