Slovenia, Croatia may solve border row by year end (Canada.com) Slovenia and Croatia could find a solution to a border dispute, which has blocked Croatia’s ambition to join the European Union, by the end of 2009, Slovenia’s prime minister said on Friday. Croatia, Slovenia optimistic of resolving border row (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News) ZAGREB (AFP)
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Russia’s Putin inspects crystals in deepest lake (Tiscali) LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that adds a new dimension to his macho image. Russia’s Putin inspects crystals in deepest lake (AlertNet) Source: Reuters * Putin to
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Hezbollah: ‘True partnership’ in Beirut (UPI) BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 31 (UPI) — The new government of Lebanon will be a true partnership between opposition and ruling coalition leaders, the Hezbollah secretary-general said. RP takes on Lebanon in tune-up game (Manila Bulletin) The nationals lost to the Lebanese, 85-93, recently in the Jones Cup in Taipei,
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Hezbollah: ‘True partnership’ in Beirut (UPI)
Anglo American, MTN, Standard Bank: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg) July 31 (Bloomberg) — The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close. Swine flu cases soar to 480 in South Africa
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Brazil provide details on boxer Gatti’s death (AP via Yahoo! News) Arturo Gatti hanged himself with a handbag strap from a staircase column more than seven feet off the ground, Brazilian police said Friday as they released new details about the boxer’s death. San Jose’s Alvarez may make switch to El Salvador (tribalfootball.com) San Jose
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Turkish navy commandos seize pirates off Somalia (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News) ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish navy commandos taking part in a NATO mission to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia captured seven pirates Friday, the military staff said, in the second operation of its kind in a week. Somali pirates shoot Turkish sailor: report
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People Power’s Philippine Saint: Corazon Aquino, 1933-2009 (Time.com via Yahoo! News) At a critical time in her country’s history, the shy widow took up her charismatic husband’s legacy and led it through a valley of the shadow of death Cambodian FM to visit Thailand in early August on border issues (People’s Daily) Cambodia and Thailand
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Southeast Asia – People Power’s Philippine Saint: Corazon Aquino, 1933-2009 (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
Britain’s Iraq war inquiry will call Tony Blair to testify, but not US war-era officials (Kitchener – Waterloo Record) LONDON – Britain launched its first sweeping inquiry into the unpopular Iraq war on Thursday – a potentially explosive national reckoning that will call ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair as a witness, and seek evidence from former
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Iraq – Britain’s Iraq war inquiry will call Tony Blair to testify, but not US war-era officials (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
Relocated Army outpost draws fire from angry Taliban insurgency (Stars and Stripes) LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan The attackers waited until dusk, then came at the yet-to-be fortified American outpost from three sides, armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Wall Street rebels at new pay rules (The Politico) Capitol Hill is poised
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Relocated Army outpost draws fire from angry Taliban insurgency (Stars and Stripes)
On the heels of its announcement earlier this week to procure Boeing 777-200LR and Airbus A350-900 aircraft , Ethiopian Airlines has become the first airline to unveil its interior configuration for its Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines, who is Boeing’s African launch customer for the type, will fly 246 passengers in a two-class configuration. Business class will carry 24 passengers in four rows of 2-2-2 seating.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani applauds, BJP curses, Sonia neutral on Indian PM Manmohan Singh (India Daily) “I must appreciate the vision and leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh for his speech in parliament (Wednesday on the July 16 India-Pakistan joint statement issued at Sharm el-Sheikh),” Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says. Indian PM
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India – Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani applauds, BJP curses, Sonia neutral on Indian PM Manmohan Singh (India Daily)
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-31 06:44 UPDATE 1-Lebanon’s BLOM Bank posts 5.8 pct rise in H1 net (Interactive Investor) BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s BLOM Bank said on Friday its first-half net profit rose 5.8 percent on a year ago to $138.3 million. Assets stood at $19.42 billion at the end of the half-year, up
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – (AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-31 06:44 UPDATE 1-Lebanon’s BLOM Bank posts 5.8 pct rise in H1 net (Interactive Investor)
Macedonia Press: Minister Dimitrov Resurrected Bulgarian Fascism (Novinite.com) Bulgaria’s new Minister without Portfolio, Bozhidar Dimitrov, has resurrected Bulgarian fascism, according to the Macedonian newspaper “Vreme”. Water polo: Romania defeated by Hungary, to play for places 7-8 (Nine O’Clock) Romania s national water polo team lost its game against Olympic champion Hungary on Thursday,
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Eastern Europe – Macedonia Press: Minister Dimitrov Resurrected Bulgarian Fascism (Novinite.com)
Former Adviser To Russia’s Putin Denied Entry To Lithuania (Nasdaq) VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP)–A former aide to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was pulled off a train and refused entry into Lithuania Thursday because he is barred from visiting, authorities said. Putin predicts Russian budget deficit in 2010 to reach 7.5% of GDP (People’s Daily) Prime
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In Clinton School talk, Pakistani says his nation must take lead in fight (NWAnews.com) The Pakistani ambassador to the United States said in Little Rock on Wednesday that his native country not the U.S. needs to take the lead role in rooting out Taliban and al-Qaida extremists
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Pakistan – In Clinton School talk, Pakistani says his nation must take lead in fight (NWAnews.com)
Zuma: Protests show up weaknesses in South Africa’s democracy (EARTHtimes.org) Johannesburg – South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday blamed the recent spate of sometimes violent protests by residents of poor communities on weaknesses in South Africa’s democracy, society and government structures.
Fighting Drug Resistance on Thai-Cambodian Border (Thailandnews.net) OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter’s notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia. Cambodia, Vietnam to step up inspectorate cooperation (Thanh Nien Daily) Increased cooperation between the government inspectorates of Vietnam and Cambodia would
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Southeast Asia – Fighting Drug Resistance on Thai-Cambodian Border (Thailandnews.net)
Obama envoy: Sudan work hurt by US sanctions (AFP via Yahoo! News) The US special envoy for Sudan on Thursday sharply assailed the country’s inclusion on a US terrorism blacklist, saying it triggered painful sanctions that crippled economic development efforts. Sanha wins Guinea-Bissau electionGuinea-Bissau’s ex-leader Malam Bacai Sanha wins a presidential run-off vote to succeed
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African News Update – Obama envoy: Sudan work hurt by US sanctions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi government officials may have colluded in British hostages’ kidnap (Guardian Unlimited) An investigation into the kidnapping of five British men in Iraq has uncovered evidence of possible collusion by Iraqi government officials in their abduction, and a possible motive to keep secret the whereabouts of billions of dollars in embezzled
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Iraq – Iraqi government officials may have colluded in British hostages’ kidnap (Guardian Unlimited)
Officials: Suicide bomber kills 5 in Chechnya (AP via Yahoo! News) A suicide bomber killed five people and wounded a number of others Sunday in the capital of violence-plagued Chechnya, officials and news reports said. Turkmenistan to sue Azerbaijan at the international court over the Caspian Sea (PanARMENIAN.Net) Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov: Turkmenistan does not claim anybodys
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