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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/1.htmlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/DEH69ZwsIn4/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/DEH69ZwsIn4/index.htmlHere are reactions to the posting on WikiLeaks.org of tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports on the war in Afghanistan:Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-abff0af1fcb5592f34c30da5426cfc0ccnnenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/26/national/main6713931.shtmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/26/national/main6713931.shtmlLawyers' Names Absent from Document Ordering Destruction of Waterboarding Videos; Probe into Action Nears EndMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-245756b46cf1ab9e6fe155534259ad70CBSnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlThe top diplomats from Iran, Brazil and Turkey met for lunch at a posh hotel on the banks of the Bosphorus, in an effort to reboot stalled negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear program.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-180a31bcf14aee2f7ee8a21ca1a3d7cdcnnenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10754060http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10754060Former Cuban President Fidel Castro makes his first reported appearance outside Havana since handing over power to his brother in 2006.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-8ecd9c549aee95a250ae4702f84b5b5abbcenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/Y4SkIrNPckk/sc-dc-geithner-tax-cuts-20100725,0,7426301.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/Y4SkIrNPckk/sc-dc-geithner-tax-cuts-20100725,0,7426301.storyHe backs Obama's plan to end Bush-era tax cuts for some of the country's highest earners. It's 'the responsible thing to do,' Geithner says. But campaigning Republicans and some Democrats balk at the idea. WASHINGTON — As the White House geared up for a fight to end controversial tax cuts of the....Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-8b5204f7df5f49464fd4efdae9fe9e7flatimesenhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/us-geithner-rejects-fears-of-double-dip-recession-20100726-10qta.htmlhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/us-geithner-rejects-fears-of-double-dip-recession-20100726-10qta.htmlUS Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner dismissed fears of a double dip recession in an interview aired Sunday, but warned of a slow US recovery with the economy only gradually gaining strength.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200smh-75aa3b9b9e04f7606567a6ace3c09352smhenhttp://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110198&Itemid=39http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110198&Itemid=39Briefing the media about his visit, Mr. Kaira said that he had held meetings with various officials of the UK Government to observe its communications strategies and systems in order to strengthen Pakistan’s public diplomacy and public outreach capacity so that the democratic government could....Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200app-en-7b867233532a33793c8eb1121109d7d0app-enenhttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/23/business/20100723071837&sec=businesshttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/23/business/20100723071837&sec=businessWASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday that the fragile U.S. economy needs government stimulus spending to strengthen the recovery and help reduce unemployment.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200thestar-4612a9239c483b8b74db57a9b606c9a1thestarenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-signs-never-again-financial-law-2032175.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-signs-never-again-financial-law-2032175.htmlUS president Barack Obama yesterday signed into law the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression and vowed there will be no more taxpayer-funded bailouts for Wall Street.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200independent-24ab044e4434400c91faa97d3398f260independentenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/21/cameron-snubs-calls-for-inquiry-into-bp-lobbying/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/21/cameron-snubs-calls-for-inquiry-into-bp-lobbying/British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls by US senators for an inquiry into whether BP influenced the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Claims have been made that BP lobbied for his release in order to curry favour with Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi in the hope clinching lucrative oil deals.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-2861f04d46eab5f3d0450bc2a6d54ffeeuronews-enenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10715629http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10715629William Hague distances himself from comments by cabinet colleague Nick Clegg, that the Iraq war was "illegal".Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-c3015dd52c28a8cf8cc676a1442c7462bbcenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/YCHwz3ltfQ8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/YCHwz3ltfQ8/index.htmlPresident Obama will sign into law Wednesday the Wall Street reform bill -- the most-sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930s. FULL STORY | Obama signingWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-e9426fb83dd496d362172467563969bacnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/Xtjn_BMkh_0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/Xtjn_BMkh_0/index.htmlPrime Minister David Cameron makes his first White House visit as Britain's leader Tuesday.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-94da4b0c22a4b7c86a25e9956a451068cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/zpypXakXZBU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/zpypXakXZBU/index.htmlAs tests continue Tuesday on BP's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are weighing a new option for permanently sealing it.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-2d95719ba484a70cdeeef13d1ac2c0d3cnnenhttp://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=223349http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=223349Russia will invest U.S. $800 million into a new spaceport in the country's Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced. The move is meant to ease the dependence on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, built during the Soviet-era. The future cosmodrome will be built near the town of....Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200tehrantimes-1c5c3f236f03f9c446761a9463188889tehrantimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/32GV_kdzRNk/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/32GV_kdzRNk/index.htmlThe United States will deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to assist with border protection starting August 1, the Obama administration announced Monday.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-9014255df30feaaaae01bc7e2a5e2aa0cnnenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/19/birthday-wishes-pour-in-for-nelson-mandela/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/19/birthday-wishes-pour-in-for-nelson-mandela/It was a day to remember for Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they helped celebrate the former South African president’s ninety-second birthday. While he marked the day at home, elsewhere thousands of locals converged on the village of Mvezo where the iconic leader had been born.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-83394a5de0c5a4434dd0d9b0e12a3905euronews-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/SbO8x7lZuWw/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/SbO8x7lZuWw/index.htmlThe September 11, 2001, attacks have led to an intelligence community so large and unwieldy that it's unmanageable and inefficient -- and no one knows how much it costs, according to a two-year investigation by the Washington Post.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-c81d53732907b1fe202a1fdb803830dbcnnenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/cameron%20on%20first%20washington%20visit/3715692http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/cameron%20on%20first%20washington%20visit/3715692David Cameron is travelling to Washington for his first official visit to the United States since becoming Prime Minister in May. Strategy for what he calls a "vital year" in Afghanistan is likely to top the agenda when he meets President Barack Obama for talks at the White House on Tuesday.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-504e50f20bdb621a04a79dde5d4e657echannel4newsenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66D1DX20100719?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66D1DX20100719?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused his Republican opponents on Monday of playing election-year politics by refusing to join with Democrats in approving an extension of U.S. jobless benefits.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-88321ea07843b5dc9e1a0ce28c1b0041reutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66I4BQ20100719?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66I4BQ20100719?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two men held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to Algeria and the island of Cape Verde following a review by a government task force, the Pentagon said Monday.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-1916309097ea29fccd0cbf0df033d45ereutersenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10675713http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10675713Israel must go beyond easing its blockade of Gaza and throw open its border, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has said.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aaa6dd21ac6f0f55d31ca34bb831b696bbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2010/jul/18/boryeong-mud-festival-south-koreahttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2010/jul/18/boryeong-mud-festival-south-koreaPro tip Using a fast shutter speed to capture the subject hitting the mud creates a graphic texture and vibrancy in a muted grey image 12 Feb 2008: A fire has razed the Namdaemun gate, described as South Korea's 'No1 national treasure'. Police suspect arson 2 Oct 2007: The South Korean president,....Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200guardian-a1aaafe56d5d852c8a093232cd29a79fguardianenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/ytBSDH_9rDc/la-na-obama-campaign-20100718,0,41491.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/ytBSDH_9rDc/la-na-obama-campaign-20100718,0,41491.storyRepublicans criticize his choice of vacation spot and his recess appointment of a key healthcare official. Moving into campaign mode, President Obama on Saturday cast the Republicans as an obstructionist force bent on impeding the nation's economic recovery for political purposes.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-816c4661a2061e95b8f02fae310a8215latimesenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-obstructing-progress-says-obama-2028911.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-obstructing-progress-says-obama-2028911.htmlPresident Barack Obama is taking aim at Senate Republicans, accusing them of playing politics with measures that would extend benefits to the unemployed and increase lending to small businesses.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200independent-86c69d396ae348e14083f854355685b1independentenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10657860http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10657860India and Pakistan agree to remain in touch after wide-ranging talks between their foreign ministers in Islamabad.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-2727b5f90384982d9427a01cb775f4b4bbcenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7891286/Bill-Clinton-joins-Barack-Obama-to-boost-popularity-amid-flagging-polls.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7891286/Bill-Clinton-joins-Barack-Obama-to-boost-popularity-amid-flagging-polls.htmlBill Clinton has been assisting Barack Obama amid growing public concern over the President's handling of the economic recovery.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-6152c4afa3a847bdc399904ce9bd8938telegraphenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100715/ts_alt_afp/usfinanceeconomypoliticsregulatecongresshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100715/ts_alt_afp/usfinanceeconomypoliticsregulatecongressAFP - The US Senate stood poised Thursday to send President Barack Obama the most sweeping rewrite of Wall Street rules since the Great Depression of the 1930s, handing him a historic political win.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-911a11e60513e805bfd0a699bc750a11news-yahooenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1294945/Its-flattering--Mandelson-insists-book-does-damn-Blair-Brown-HELP-Labour.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1294945/Its-flattering--Mandelson-insists-book-does-damn-Blair-Brown-HELP-Labour.html?ITO=1490The former Business Secretary insisted he had to tell the full story about the two men in his gossipy memoirs and even claimed the incredible details would help the party move on.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-71c43dd449c8fcf8087c89b754e789c8dailymailenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/15/daly-displays-sideshow-openn/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/15/daly-displays-sideshow-openn/ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) John Daly's scorecard was the only thing getting more attention than his pants. Golf's most entertaining sideshow was at it again Thursday, tying his best round at the British Open with a 6-under 66 on the Old ...Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-6b379aa109de0f80534654b471be008cwashtimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Anna Fifield in Washington Published: July 13 2010 07:48 | Last updated: July 14 2010 10:16 A missing Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran claimed was kidnapped by the US was on Wednesday heading to Iran through a “third country”, according to Ramin Mehmanparast, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-f72af9ab19e661288ccfde7a9a67322eftenhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102336.htmhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102336.htmThe Chinese government has pledged to protect the privacy of people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreigners living and working on the mainland during the country's sixth national census.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200chinadaily-d005ada690575e705c714024f8b1908cchinadailyenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/11/afghanistan-bombing.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/11/afghanistan-bombing.html?ref=rssMilitant attacks in once-calm northern Afghanistan killed at least 11 police officers and a government official whose car was hit by a remote-controlled bomb, officials said Sunday.Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBC-42ad516b78d0db99311d253a1b65fe75CBCenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/12/gops-brown-back-banking-bill/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/12/gops-brown-back-banking-bill/President Obama's push for a major overhaul of the nation's banking regulatory structure picked up a key vote Monday when Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown announced he would vote for the bill. The vacancy left last last month by the death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, ...Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-c9d4284133b8d51d2fa87f19ae6da4a2washtimesenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7884456/Russian-spies-children-sent-to-Moscow.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7884456/Russian-spies-children-sent-to-Moscow.htmlAll the children of the 10 Russian spies freed in a swap with Moscow have been sent to Russia to rejoin their parents, according to the US Attorney General.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-82de4071534324529c541e8a61cbb212telegraphenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0711/breaking1.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0711/breaking1.htmlBP is making progress on a delicate undersea operation to install a new containment cap on its blown-out well, and plans to activate a new oil-siphoning system later today, a company executive said. "We're pleased with our progress," BP senior vice president Kent Wells told reporters on a conference....Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-6c146ac2e74c143ff31fa4c11439b1f9irishtimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8798000/8798302.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8798000/8798302.stmSince the quake, about 500 orphanages and a small army of volunteers have worked to accommodate the children, and reunite some of them with relatives. There was a global outcry when a group of US missionaries was accused of trying to smuggle 33 Haitian children out of the country after the quake.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-4f9010238e798fbdcabd29a680fcae73bbcenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/nzZ_oZ63-tg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/nzZ_oZ63-tg/index.htmlDespite cynicism on both sides of the aisle that a broad overhaul of U.S. immigration laws will not happen this year, President Barack Obama continues to push for a bipartisan way forward on the issue, senior adviser David Axelrod said Sunday.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-27149c9bde3c44552a595546a40a05b9cnnenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/IOuhqGvNNEM/la-fgw-russian-spies-20100710,0,2220328.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/IOuhqGvNNEM/la-fgw-russian-spies-20100710,0,2220328.storyA plane carrying 10 people deported from the United States for spying has landed in Moscow. A plane carrying 10 people deported from the United States for spying has landed in Moscow, a Russian news agency has reported.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-fb271cd315d4f344d294b791b2b99063latimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/201079164451378866.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/201079164451378866.htmlThe parents of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier being held in the Gaza Strip, have met briefly with Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. Noam and Aviva Shalit met Netanyahu on Friday following a 12-day march across Israel to press the prime minister to do more to secure their son's release.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-d39ef78ccdea8f2faf6e7c8dc3ba7a10aljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/63DjmZd05Cg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/63DjmZd05Cg/index.htmlNBA free agent LeBron James announced Thursday that he will play for the Miami Heat, in the most anticipated announcement of the NBA season.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-ddbd6105061b783c05fb14099d8586f2cnnenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/8/scores-of-pilgrims-killed-in-sectarian-unrest-in-i/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/8/scores-of-pilgrims-killed-in-sectarian-unrest-in-i/BAGHDAD | Two days of attacks targeting hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi capital have killed almost 70 people, casting a spotlight Thursday on Iraq's security challenges as militants focus on stoking sectarian tensions that have hindered efforts to form a new government. The violence linked to .Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-57fef5b0336e5ef8071b6c27215bd0b3washtimesenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6655922nhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6655922nKatie Couric speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions and the Middle East peace negotiations.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-5dd51643da554333fd3e83f2f111e315CBSnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ORmw4lMjf6Y/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ORmw4lMjf6Y/index.htmlParts of Texas and Mexico were bracing for the second tropical depression of the season early Thursday , just days after Hurricane Alex drenched the area.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-c9a2c779ae03fd7d46a6c0801f302575cnnenhttp://asbarez.com/83152/georgia-approves-sale-of-pipeline-delivering-russian-gas-to-armenia/http://asbarez.com/83152/georgia-approves-sale-of-pipeline-delivering-russian-gas-to-armenia/The Georgian parliament has approved the sale of a trunk gas pipeline which pumps Russian gas across Georgia to Armenia. eighty-eight members of parliament favored the law, while five voted against the measure.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200asbarez-820880c4face133a2a28ec5f7304bde7asbarezenhttp://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019223092http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019223092The only western detainee in Guantanamo Bay has fired his American lawyers a month before his trial. Omar Khadr, a half Canadian, half Afghan youth, dismissed his lawyers because he has lost hope of a fair trial. - (AHN)Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200AHN-a56ea3b3fce832984d6eab2cb74a3709AHNenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/07/201077124229971856.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/07/201077124229971856.htmlA French court has sentenced Manuel Noriega, the former military leader of Panama, to seven years in jail for laundering drug money. The court also ordered on Wednesday the seizing of $2.9m in frozen French accounts held in the 76-year-old general's name.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200arabpolitical-5b632e8f125bf97b2a5e4ef788ff71aearabpoliticalenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/07/no-bama-to-building-freeze-say-jewish-settlers/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/07/no-bama-to-building-freeze-say-jewish-settlers/Hardline Jewish groups in Israel have criticised American attempts to kick start Middle East peace talks with the Palestinians. Protesting outside the US consulate in Jerusalem, they called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to cave into demands to extend a freeze on settlements beyond September.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-dcfd176afbcfd43fc395b9e81f6e2f38euronews-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/5f038fc8-89a3-11df-9ea6-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f038fc8-89a3-11df-9ea6-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5f038fc8-89a3-11df-9ea6-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f038fc8-89a3-11df-9ea6-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=By Geoff Dyer in Beijing and Peter Garnham in London Published: July 7 2010 10:44 | Last updated: July 7 2010 17:55 China has delivered a qualified vote of confidence in the dollar and US financial markets, ruling out the “nuclear option” of dumping its huge holdings of US government debt accumulated over the last decade.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-316ee8fc2f928273ad6b69fdb6b7ceceftenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/rivals%20white%20knights%20or%20libya%20who%20wants%20bp/3701587http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/rivals%20white%20knights%20or%20libya%20who%20wants%20bp/3701587As BP's future is called into question Who Knows Who investigates the potential predators, and investors, who may be poised to swoop on the beleaguered oil firm following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-7b8e1e2c5116a27f1222cdb9c64e71ccchannel4newsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/S3VJGm80esc/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/S3VJGm80esc/index.htmlA record-breaking heat wave continued to roast much of the Northeast on Wednesday, with the National Weather Service forecasting unusually high temperatures in the region.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-ff4d3a7ad758de54493286cbd3d2f5cacnnenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1292761/White-House-sues-state-Arizona-tough-new-immigration-law.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1292761/White-House-sues-state-Arizona-tough-new-immigration-law.html?ITO=1490Concerns over racial profiling and civil rights violations have been raised over the Arizona law, which is due to come into force on July 29.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-f4b4924a5d057ee242076fbc0a1a61e4dailymailenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/77cmjc4kkqk/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/77cmjc4kkqk/index.htmlA verdict is expected Wednesday in the money-laundering trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-1922d5c7fbf76633b58ddcf3c3870372cnnenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/2300-202_162-10003984.htmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/2300-202_162-10003984.htmlCatholic faithful from Belarus and neighboring countries carry candles during a religious festival marking the miracle-working icon known as the Mother of God of Budslav in the Belarus village of Budslav, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Minsk, Friday, July 2, 2010. The festival is an annual event.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-6a266ceb48b9e0a1c8facd5e7b234d81CBSnewsenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7875760/Barack-Obama-says-Israel-wants-peace-talks-with-Palestinians.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7875760/Barack-Obama-says-Israel-wants-peace-talks-with-Palestinians.htmlPresident Barack Obama said the Israeli Prime Minister wants to resume face-to-face peace talks with the Palestinians, following a meeting between the two at the White House.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-4fc8ad9d8365a01a7d54ec3504fc9e52telegraphenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/_WinZ-HjLlQ/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/_WinZ-HjLlQ/index.htmlThree Turkish soldiers and 12 Kurdish rebels died in two separate clashes in southeastern Turkey Monday night, Turkish military announced Tuesday.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-43264ab4c4bd00228adf5bed2d8be449cnnenhttp://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=22124http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=22124Vladimir Putin calls on Georgia to start dialogue with Tskhinvali . Agency Itar-Tas reports that Putin stated about it during his visit to world war museum located in Moscow at Poklonnaya Gora. ‘Some considers South Ossetia is occupied and someone thinks that it is liberated,’ Putin stated commenting Clinton’s speech in Tbilisi.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200geotimes-e89bedebc0e252084da9eaa293d3225ageotimesenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/5/3-years-later-democrats-cast-petraeus-in-new-light/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/5/3-years-later-democrats-cast-petraeus-in-new-light/In less than three years, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has risen from the brunt of ridicule by Democrats to President Obama's most valuable field general. Mr. Obama, who as a U.S. senator in 2007 skeptically grilled Gen. Petraeus on the Iraq war, has turned to the four-star general as ...Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-073370c055d0cacab48f8e99aa20610ewashtimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/u6IDtTbiu10/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/u6IDtTbiu10/index.html"Israel will never apologize for defending its citizens," a high-ranking Israeli government official told CNN on Monday, after Turkey reportedly demanded an apology or an inquiry into an Israeli raid on an aid ship that killed nine Turkish citizens.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-160d9ed3d2c815e0c0d5440cf4a02299cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/li9MvrPmioo/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/li9MvrPmioo/index.htmlSecretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Georgia, the former Soviet Republic, on Monday, the last stop in a five-country tour of former Soviet bloc nations.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-1549bbfbb9dfe294d5442e83391c6785cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/cokWab4MgXQ/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/cokWab4MgXQ/index.htmlThree mortar rounds struck harmlessly inside Baghdad's "Green Zone" on Sunday night during a weekend visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-f14e5f049cf94831e28fb58b39d61b91cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10500703.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10500703.stmUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Azerbaijan and Armenia to tackle the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-d3e553f2be72797a15306b306bfca73bbbcenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/03/a-whale-gulf.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/03/a-whale-gulf.html?ref=rssGulf of Mexico cleanup crews working may soon have a giant on their side if a weekend test of a new skimmer goes well.Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBC-1434b37c5961d19b1a047136cff219b3CBCenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7870640/The-suburban-lives-of-the-Russian-spies.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7870640/The-suburban-lives-of-the-Russian-spies.htmlInvestigations by the US authorities have begun to establish how the Russian sleepers arrested for spying managed to lead ordinary lives for years before their covers were blown.Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-de4717a5a549a1b3875d1988268af829telegraphenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/10499367.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/10499367.stmThe Labour leadership candidates take questions from party members in Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-cc60c1064a9576a3e1d5b345fc2fa253bbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66211K20100703?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66211K20100703?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - The latest sanctions against Iran are pathetic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday, warning world powers they would regret their bullying.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-04e31617c23bf92a03f8c578c770d04dreutersenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/7869898/Polish-presidential-election-a-welcome-end-to-a-strange-campaign.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/7869898/Polish-presidential-election-a-welcome-end-to-a-strange-campaign.htmlAs Poles vote to choose their new president, I think it is safe to say that when they drop their ballots into the box, just about every one of them will breathe a sigh of relief.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-a1e3b9196d252f819dcb8cc88d756338telegraphenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/9ySGe-nasv0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/9ySGe-nasv0/index.htmlA massive new terminal at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport is being touted as a testament to India's economic prowess.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-b8f8c27e51285046bd7b3816c691f8d8cnnenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/2/hatch-says-hell-vote-against-kagans-nomination/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/2/hatch-says-hell-vote-against-kagans-nomination/WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah says he'll oppose Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court. Mr. Hatch is a former Senate Judiciary chairman and a current committee member who supported Ms. Kagan's installation as U.S. solicitor general. The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up .Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-93a3261f242c0b8a222a97764a239c84washtimesen