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Summary.     Click for More > Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage   30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead   Betancourt rescued from FARC
Jul.1  Egypt  African call for Zimbabwe unity
 Mongolia  Protesters cry fraud in vote
 European Union  EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy
Jul.2   Jerusalem  
  Colombia  
  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
 Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
Jul.3  Taiwan  Direct China-Taiwan flights begin Jul.4  Pakistan  Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal  Paris  Betancourt joy at French return Jul.5  Zimbabwe  Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks  London  Venus retains her title in straight sets  Eastern Afghanistan  Airstrikes kill civilians  Berlin  Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin Jul.6  United Arab Emirates  UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt  London  Nadal stuns Federer in Wimbledon final   Northern Japan G-8 summit opens with focus on Africa Jul.8  Czech Republic  US and Czechs sign defence deal  Northern Japan  G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe  Paris  French head will attend Olympics   Iran Iran tests new long-range missile  Northern Japan  Summit approves climate 'vision' Jul.9  Darfur  Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers  Istanbul  Gunmen open fire outside U.S. embassy Jul.10  South Africa  Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks  Pakistan  Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks  Tel Aviv  Israel 'ready to act' over Iran Jul.11  Sudan  Sudanese president may be charged  USA  Mortgage firms' shares slump  Jerusalem  Olmert corruption probe widened   New York   Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
  OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
  UN Security Council Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe Jul.12  Paris  Syria, Lebanon to open embassies   Paris   France hosts Mediterranean summit  Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean Jul.13  Afghanistan  At least 8 US soldiers have been killed Jul.14   Sudan   President charged with genocide   The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfu...  Turkey  86 indicted on terror charges Jul.15  Colombia  Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue  Malaysia  Anwar Ibrahim arrested  South Korea  Ex-Samsung boss convicted Jul.16   Israel     Israel swaps prisoners for bodies   Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006  Washington  US inflation rate at 26-year high  Beirut  Militants get heroes' welcome home Jul.17  Israel  Israel buries remains of returned soldier  USA  Gore challenges US to ditch oil Jul.18   South Africa Mandela at 90 issues call for poor  Sydney  Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse  Argentina  President drops farm tax after protests Jul.19   Kabul Obama opens foreign tour  Switzerland  Iran describes nuke talks as 'constructive'  Zimbabwe  $100 billion banknotes introduced Jul.20  Kabul  Obama meets with Afghan president  Colombia  World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom Jul.21   Zimbabwe Rivals sign deal on talks   Serbia     Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
  U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
 Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo
Jul.22  New Delhi  Indian government survives vote  Serbia  Fugitive Karadzic 'wrote magazine column'  Serbia  Karadzic 'will fight extradition' Jul.23  Serbia  Karadzic to defend himself in court   U.S. Congress US lawmakers pass housing rescue  Pakistan  Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race Jul.24  Baghdad  Iraq banned from Summer Olympics  Berlin  Obama seeks stronger Europe ties Jul.25   Manila Hole forces Qantas plane to land  Gaza  Five die in Gaza City explosion  Greece  Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts Jul.26  Gujarat  Deadly blasts strike Ahmedabad Jul.27  Iran  29 convicts executed  Paris  Sastre wins Tour de France crown   Istanbul Two blasts killing 13 Jul.28  Baghdad  4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq Jul.29   Switzerland Global trade deal falls apart  Iraq  Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics  Serbia  Karadzic en route to The Hague Jul.30   Beijing Web curbs for Olympic journalists  UN Tribunal  Karadzic in war crimes tribunal custody  Thailand  Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion Jul.31  Netherlands  Karadzic appears in war crimes court  UN Security Council  UN extends Darfur peace mission


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  African call for Zimbabwe unity  African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week Protesters cry fraud in vote EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage

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Jul.1  Egypt  Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang'
 Afghanistan  Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll
  Egypt  
  Mongolia
 Baghdad  Deal to end contractors' immunity
  European Union

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Jul.2   Jerusalem  
  30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead
 Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The man had been involved in the roadworks, laying the foundations for a new railway system
 Iran  Iran may consider US diplomatic presence   Colombia     Betancourt rescued from FARC
  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
 Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
 Washington  U.S. may push UN sanctions on Zimbabwe

July 3 ... more > Top ^

Jul.3  Colombia  Betancourt reunited with family   Taiwan Direct China-Taiwan flights begin  Zimbabwe  220 seek refuge in U.S. Embassy  Washington  Bush to attend opening of Beijing Olympics

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Jul.4   Pakistan Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal   Paris Betancourt joy at French return  Slovenia  13 feared dead as canoes run over dam  Colombia  Video shows orderly hostage rescue  London  Nadal secures final spot against Federer  London  Police arrest man in students' slaying  Zimbabwe  Film of 'vote-rigging'

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Jul.5   Zimbabwe   Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks  Thabo Mbeki has held talks with President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction. Tsvangirai declined to meet Mbeki   London Venus retains her title in straight sets   Eastern Afghanistan Airstrikes kill civilians   Berlin Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin  Iran  Iran defiant on right to nuclear power

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Jul.6   United Arab Emirates   UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt  Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced  Kabul  Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike  Pakistan  Suicide bomb hits police   London Nadal stuns Federer in Wimbledon final   Northern Japan   G-8 summit opens with focus on Africa Map of Hokkaido Japan
  Africa was in the spotlight, as leaders from the world's major economic powers gathered for an annual summit.    Rising food and fuel price...
 Kabul  Car blast kills 41, including Indian envoys

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Jul.7  Colombia  Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other'  Equatorial Guinea  British ex-soldier sentenced for plot

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Jul.8   Czech Republic     US and Czechs sign defence deal  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic   Northern Japan G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe  Jerusalem  Israel signs prisoner deal with Hezbollah   Paris French head will attend Olympics  Baghdad  Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011  Northern Japan  G8 talks for developing nations   Iran   Iran tests new long-range missile
  The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel.    9 missiles were tested in total, including a new Shahab-3, with a range of 2,000km. 2 other types of missile with shorter ran...
  Northern Japan Summit approves climate 'vision'

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Jul.9   Darfur Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers   Istanbul Gunmen open fire outside U.S. embassy  Israel  Iran missile test 'provocative'  UN  UN fury at Darfur militia ambush  Washington  U.S. to reduce cluster bomb casualties

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Jul.10   South Africa Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks  Washington  US warns Iran on missile threat   Pakistan Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks   Tel Aviv Israel 'ready to act' over Iran  Washington  U.S. source disputes Iran missile tests

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Jul.11   Sudan     Sudanese president may be charged  Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide   USA   Mortgage firms' shares slump  Shares in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have fallen by more than 40% in early trading amid concerns for the future of the companies   Jerusalem Olmert corruption probe widened   New York   Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
  OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
  UN Security Council     Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe
  Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government
 Afghanistan  Insurgents tried to incite border battle

July 12 ... more > Top ^

Jul.12  Sudan  Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge   Paris     Syria, Lebanon to open embassies  At a joint news conference, Sarkozy affirmed that the establishment of embassies in Beirut and Damascus was in the works  Somalia  Gunmen targeting aid workers   Paris   France hosts Mediterranean summit
  Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean

July 13 ... more > Top ^

Jul.13   Afghanistan At least 8 US soldiers have been killed  Paris  Olmert: Peace deal never been closer  Australia  Drought hurts vital Australian wheat  Washington  US moves to bolster lending firms

July 14 ... more > Top ^

Jul.14   Sudan   President charged with genocide
  The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
 Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
  Turkey 86 indicted on terror charges  Sudan  Sudan angered by genocide claims

July 15 ... more > Top ^

Jul.15  Global  Rights group fears Sudanese backlash  Guantanamo  First Guantanamo video released   Colombia Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue  Hezbollah  Israel and Hezbollah set for swap   Malaysia   Anwar Ibrahim arrested  Police arrested Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, less than an hour before a deadline for him to appear at police headquarters   South Korea Ex-Samsung boss convicted  Washington  US official to attend Iran talks

July 16 ... more > Top ^

Jul.16   Israel     Israel swaps prisoners for bodies
  Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006
 Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were seized in 2006 but until now there had been no confirmation of their deaths.
  Washington US inflation rate at 26-year high  Eastern Afghanistan  NATO forces abandon outpost   Beirut Militants get heroes' welcome home  Malaysia  Anwar released on bail

July 17 ... more > Top ^

Jul.17   Israel Israel buries remains of returned soldier  Global  IMF raises world economic targets   USA Gore challenges US to ditch oil  European Union  EU hits Intel with fresh charges

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Jul.18   South Africa     Mandela at 90 issues call for poor
  Nelson Mandela, the man credited with ending apartheid in S. Africa, has marked his 90th birthday by calling for the rich to do more for the poor.    His predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, described ...
  Sydney     Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse  Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as 'evil' and a grave betrayal of trus...   Argentina   President drops farm tax after protests  Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is dropping an agricultural export tax that has provoked months of protests from farmers  Washington  Rice: 'Iran is a difficult, dangerous state'  Southern France  French search for stolen Semtex

July 19 ... more > Top ^

Jul.19   Kabul     Obama opens foreign tour
  US Democratic presidential contender, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is at the start of a high-profile international tour
  Switzerland     Iran describes nuke talks as 'constructive'   Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, called talks with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana constructive   Zimbabwe $100 billion banknotes introduced  Baghdad  Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet  Iraq  Suicide claim over UK hostage

July 20 ... more > Top ^

Jul.20   Kabul Obama meets with Afghan president  Northern England  Brilliant Harrington retains Open  Turkey  Kurdish rebels release German hostages  Paris  Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels  Israel  Israel probes 'detainee shooting'   Colombia World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom  Switzerland  Fresh push in global trade talks

July 21 ... more > Top ^

Jul.21   Zimbabwe     Rivals sign deal on talks
  President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks.    The deal provides the groundwork to end political violence and establish some sort of coalition government. President stressed that the coming negotiations would involve ...
 Portugal  Madeleine case 'will be shelved'   Serbia     Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
  U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
 Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo

July 22 ... more > Top ^

Jul.22   New Delhi   Indian government survives vote  Congress party-led government has survived a vote of confidence over a civilian nuclear deal with the US   Serbia Fugitive Karadzic 'wrote magazine column'  Jerusalem  Israelis hit by new digger attack   Serbia Karadzic 'will fight extradition'  Singapore  Ministers set for N Korea talks

July 23 ... more > Top ^

Jul.23   Serbia Karadzic to defend himself in court   U.S. Congress   US lawmakers pass housing rescue
  The House of Representatives has passed a massive housing rescue bill that could help struggling homeowners get cheaper loans
  Pakistan Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race  Serbia  Karadzic seeks extradition delay  London  UK move to fight online music piracy

July 24 ... more > Top ^

Jul.24   Baghdad Iraq banned from Summer Olympics  Iraq  Gays terrorized by threats, rape, murder  London  Mosley wins court case over orgy   Berlin     Obama seeks stronger Europe ties   US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told crowds that the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together agai...  Iraq  100 female U.S. troops have died in Iraq

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Jul.25   Manila   Hole forces Qantas plane to land
  A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing after a large hole appeared in its fuselage
 Paris  Obama heads to Paris after Berlin   Gaza Five die in Gaza City explosion   Greece Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts  Paris  Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts  Serbia  Karadzic appeal deadline passes  Qatar  Hope of deal in world trade talks  Philippines  Engineers 'had fears over plane'

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Jul.26   Gujarat   Deadly blasts strike Ahmedabad   At least 29 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after a two waves of explosions struck the western Indian city  U.S. Congress  Senate approves housing bill  Northern Lebanon  Six die in fighting  New Delhi  India leaders appeal after blasts

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Jul.27   Iran   29 convicts executed   29 people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape, armed robbery and other criminal charges have been hanged in Evin prison   Paris Sastre wins Tour de France crown  India  India on alert as bombers sought   Istanbul   Two blasts killing 13
  Deadly explosions, 15 meters from each other, rocked suburban Istanbu, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 100 others.    The first blast occurred in a telephone boot...
 Jerusalem  Rabbi condemns release of Obama note

July 28 ... more > Top ^

Jul.28   Baghdad 4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq  China  China rights 'worsen with Games'  South Korea  First U.S. beef arrives in Korea after ban

July 29 ... more > Top ^

Jul.29  Bosnia  Bosnian Serbs jailed for genocide  Iran  Ahmadinejad: The big powers going down   Switzerland   Global trade deal falls apart Map of GENEVA Switzerland
  After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, WTO talks collapsed in a dismaying blow to 7 years of efforts to open up the global economy.    Talks to help liberalise global trade have collapsed after f...
  Iraq Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics   Serbia Karadzic en route to The Hague

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Jul.30   Beijing   Web curbs for Olympic journalists
  Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
  UN Tribunal Karadzic in war crimes tribunal custody  North Korea  U.N.: Millions at risk in N.K. food crisis  Arctic  Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk   Thailand Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion  Darfur  Support for Darfur mission urged

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Jul.31   Netherlands     Karadzic appears in war crimes court  Former Bosnian Serb leader appeared in court for the first time Thursday to face charges that include genocide and war crimes  Jerusalem  Netanyahu calls for early elections   UN Security Council UN extends Darfur peace mission  Polynesia  Tonga crowns king in lavish rite  Guantanamo  Disputed interrogation allowed in trial

  Betancourt rescued from FARC



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Jul.1  Afghanistan  Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll
Jul.2   Colombia
  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
 Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
Jul.4   Pakistan Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal Jul.5   Eastern Afghanistan Airstrikes kill civilians Jul.6  Kabul  Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Jul.7  Equatorial Guinea  British ex-soldier sentenced for plot Jul.8   Czech Republic   US and Czechs sign defence deal  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic Jul.8  Baghdad  Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 Jul.8   Iran Iran tests new long-range missile
  The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel.    9 missiles were tested in total, including a new Shahab-3, with a range of 2,000km. 2 other types of missile with shorter ran...
Jul.9   Darfur Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers Jul.9  Israel  Iran missile test 'provocative' Jul.9  UN  UN fury at Darfur militia ambush Jul.9  Washington  U.S. to reduce cluster bomb casualties Jul.10