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Morning News


Jul.6   Gaza   Troops, militants battle
  Israeli military forces occupied a swath of northern Gaza. At least 8 Palestinians have died in air strikes


  Arab Countries   Video of 7 July bomber released  A video showing London tube bomber Tanweer has been aired on al-Jazeera TV

  London   Henin-Hardenne into women's final  Justine hit back from breaks of service down in both sets to win against Kim Clijsters at Wimbledon

  North Korea   U.S.: 2nd long-range missile test unlikely  Diplomats and experts prepared to meet at the UN for a resolution that could impose sanctions on Pyongyang

  Mexico   Candidate vows vote fight  Centre-left Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will challenge the outcome of presidential election

  USA Discovery docks after 'backflip'  The space shuttle has docked with the International Space Station after a 2-day trip from Earth

Day News


  Mexico   Calderon wins disputed vote
  Ruling-party candidate was declared the winner in the presidential election, but his opponent will challenge the results
 Felipe Calderon took 14,981,268 votes, or 35.88%, while Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won 14,745,262, or 35.31&, a separation of 236,006 votes Obrador is saying he would take his case to the Electoral Tribunal. He cited voting irregularities that gave Calderon a lead of less than 1/6 of a 1%. Obrador demanded a manual recount


  London     Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis  Amelie Mauresmo squandered a 3-1, 40-love lead in the 2nd set before beating Maria Sharapova, 6-3 3-6 6-2

  Gaza     Hamas orders Palestinians to fight Israel  The Israelis are hammering Gaza with airstrikes and artillery. 22 Palestinians and an Israeli soldier are killed

  London Nadal too skilful against Niemine  2nd seed ground down Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals

Evening News


  Beijing US envoy begins talks on N Korea  The chief American negotiator, Christopher Hill, has arrived to discuss the international response

  European Union Iran 'serious' about nuclear talks  Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said that Iran is serious about talks with the EU on its nuclear program

  Cameroon France signs debt-for-nature agreement  France and Cameroon have signed an historic swap to conserve pristine yet threatened rainforest

  Gaza Palestinian PM makes appeal  Ismail Haniya has called for international intervention to stop the Israeli offensive in the Strip
San Francisco Bay Area , July 6, 2006 Timeline