JERUSALEM, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday sought the demolition of the houses of two Palestinians behind recent deadly attacks against Israelis after the attorney-general said the move was legally viable. ... > full story
TEHRAN, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran's ambassador in Brussels has submitted Tehran's response to an incentives package offered by six world powers over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday. ... > full story
NEW DELHI, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Facing the likely withdrawal of left allies, India's government moved closer on Friday to clinching political support it needs to avoid early elections and to force through a nuclear energy deal with the United States. ... > full story
GAZA, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel responded to Thursday's rocket attack by again closing its border crossing with Gaza on Friday, dampening hopes among Gazans that a ceasefire between Hamas and the Jewish state might ease an Israeli-led blockade. ... > full story
LONDON, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — The Church of England's governing body faces a bruising battle over consecrating women bishops that could spark a mass exit from the Anglican Church by disgruntled traditionalists. ... > full story
TEHRAN, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran will respond on Friday to incentives offered by six world powers to try to entice Tehran to stop enriching uranium, which they fear could result in a nuclear bomb. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda-linked militants have abducted two Pakistani journalists who the militants accused of snooping on their members and positions near the Afghan border. ... > full story
TOKYO, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — G8 leaders aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem requires more than just a strong message from rich nations. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia on Friday mobilized reservists and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in heavy exchanges of fire overnight. ... > full story
SAPPORO, Japan, July 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Twenty South Korean activist farmers have been detained by Japanese immigration for over 19 hours and expect to be deported, a spokesman for the group said, in further signs of growing security jitters from the host nation ahead of a G8 summit. ... > full story
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ForMin to earmark EUR 300,000 for projects in Georgia July 3, 2008 (Prague Daily Monitor) — Prague/Tbilisi Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will provide 300,000 euros from his ministry's budget for projects international ...
Russian peacekeepers & new Abkhazia blast July 2, 2008 (GlobalSecurity.org) — A commander of the Russian-led peacekeeping contingent deployed in the conflict zone between Georgia and breakaway Abkhazia accused Georgian ...
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