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Nigeria militants say attack Chevron oil manifold (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:51:42 EDT

ABUJA, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- Nigeria's main militant group said on Monday it shut down one of Chevron's crude oil pipeline junction points in Nigeria's Niger Delta, the second attack in as many days. ... > read full story

Biden: Israel has right to deal with nuclear Iran (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:24:39 EDT

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- Israel has a sovereign right to decide what is in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions whether the United States agrees or not, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday. ... > read full story

Jackson fans await details of memorial (Reuters)

Bernie Woodall — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:00:06 EDT

LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- Details of Michael Jackson's public memorial remained under wraps on Sunday as Los Angeles police braced for a huge crowd of fans expected to turn out and again warned those without tickets to stay away. ... > read full story

Ousted Honduran leader departs on flight for home (Reuters)

Patrick Markey — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:36:49 EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya departed on a flight for his country on Sunday, but the interim government that has defied international pressure over last week's coup said it would not let his plane land. ... > read full story

Crash probe locates doomed Yemeni flight recorders (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:53:45 EDT

PARIS, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- French investigators said on Sunday they had detected the signal from the flight recorders from a Yemeni jet that crashed last week with more than 150 people on board. ... > read full story

Time to review policy on gays in U.S. military: Powell (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:52:44 EDT

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- American attitudes have changed and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gays serving in the U.S. military should be reviewed, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell said on Sunday. ... > read full story

Disney worker dies in Florida monorail collision (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:43:30 EDT

MIAMI, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- A Walt Disney World employee died on Sunday in a collision of monorail trains carrying tourists at the theme-park complex in central Florida, according to a theme park spokeswoman. ... > read full story

Chinese floods kill 15, displace 400,000 (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:23:58 EDT

BEIJING, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 400,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. ... > read full story

Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summit (Reuters)

Matt Spetalnick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:09:29 EDT

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama heads to Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to "reset" U.S.-Russia relations that hit a post-Cold War low under the Bush administration. ... > read full story

Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:09:58 EDT

WASHINGTON, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and prosperity. ... > read full story

Former NFL star Steve McNair found dead: reports (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:47:04 EDT

CHICAGO, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been found dead in Nashville of a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide, according to local media reports. ... > read full story

Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:10:24 EDT

LOS ANGELES, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- Record label mogul Allen Klein, who handled the affairs of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77. ... > read full story

Russia to grant U.S. Afghan supply route (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:21:16 EDT

MOSCOW, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both sides told Reuters on Saturday. ... > read full story

Rescuers find debris of Yemenia aircraft: government (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:23:42 EDT

SANAA, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- Search crews have located a large piece of debris from a Yemeni jet that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands last week and are working to retrieve it, the Yemeni transport ministry said Saturday. ... > read full story

Biden meets U.S. troops in Iraq for Independence Day (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:09 EDT

BAGHDAD, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met U.S. troops preparing to mark their Independence Day holiday on Saturday, on the third day of a visit he has used to urge Iraqi politicians to do more to reconcile rival factions. ... > read full story

Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:04:08 EDT

KIRKUK, Iraq, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said. ... > read full story

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

Fredrik Dahl and Hossein Jaseb — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:42:21 EDT

TEHRAN, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court. ... > read full story

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:53 EDT

Many Iranians unconvinced about poll result - cleric (Reuters)

Hossein Jaseb — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:35 EDT

TEHRAN, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- A senior pro-reform cleric said many Iranians remained unconvinced about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election because of voting "ambiguities" and the government could face problems, an Internet statement said. ... > read full story

Suicide bomber attacks foreign base in Afghan east (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:48:13 EDT

KABUL, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) -- One U.S. soldier and an Afghan were killed when a suicide bomber tried to attack a base in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. ... > read full story