| North Korea Threatens To Take "Stronger Physical Actions" Updated:7 July 2006 |
| While the United States and Japan struggled to set out a unified diplomatic response to the launches, North Korea threatened on Friday to take "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed sanctions in response to its missile tests this week. Japan is pushing for a U.N. Security Council vote for Saturday on further sanctions against North Korea, despite opposition from veto-wielding members China and Russia, with Japanese Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, saying it was time for the Security Council to act "firmly, robustly and speedily" in response to the barrage of missiles fired by North Korea into waters near Japan.
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| Nigeria To Fire 33,000 Civil Servants Updated:7 July 2006 |
| Nigeria will let go of up to 20 percent of its civil servants by 2007. According to the minister in charge of civil service reform, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, 33,000 Nigerian public servants will be fired.
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| U.S. Updates Travel Warning For Haiti Updated:7 July 2006 |
| The U.S. Department of State has updated its travel warning for Americans in Haiti. The Department warns against "the potential for looting; the presence of intermittent roadblocks set by armed gangs or by the police; and the possibility of random violent crime, including carjacking and assault. Kidnapping for ransom remains a serious threat, with more than 50 American citizens, including children, kidnapped over the past year."
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| Spain Issues Arrest Warrants For 2 Ex-Guatemalan Dictators Updated:8 July 2006 |
| A Spanish judge issues international warrants for the arrest of two former Guatemalan dictators on charges of genocide. Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, and Gen. Oscar Humberto Meijia Victores along with six other men were charged with genocide, torture, terrorism and illegal detention.
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| Bus Explosion In Trans-Dniester Kills 8, Injures 46 In Moldova Updated:8 July 2006 |
| A passenger carries a bomb onto a bus in Trans-Dniester, setting off an explosion that kills eight people and injures 46 others. Authorities are investigating how the bomber got the device and what the motivation was for the attack in the separatist region.
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| Review of Iraq Murders Finds Possible Cover-Up Updated:8 July 2006 |
| A review of the deaths of 24 civilians in a small town in west Iraq has reportedly found an alleged cover-up by Marines to hide the cause of the deaths. The murders happened in the town of Haditha.
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| Candidate Urges Supporters To Protest His Loss Updated:8 July 2006 |
| Leftist Presidential candidate Lopez Obrador told his supporters to peaceably protest in the street on Saturday after he was denied a recount in a narrow election on Sunday. He believes hundreds of thousands of votes for him have gone uncounted, miscounted or voided.
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| Prisoners Escape Saudi Prison Updated:8 July 2006 |
| Seven prisoners held in a Saudi Arabian prison on security charges have escaped. The prisoners were being held at a detention center in the capital of Riyadh. Six Saudis and a Yemeni were under investigation, but were not suspected militants and have no proven links to al-Qaida militants.
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| India Rules Out Any Military Intervention If War Breaks Out In Sri Lanka Updated:8 July 2006 |
| India rules out any military intervention if war breaks out in it's neighboring country Sri Lanka. The Indian authorities told reporters, "we have no plans to send our troops to Sri Lanka if the current tense situation there degenerates into a full-fledged armed conflict between the security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam."
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| Indian Female Lawmaker Survived Sixth Attempt On Her Life Updated:8 July 2006 |
| Sakina Itoo, 36, a female lawmaker in India's Jammu and Kashmir region, survived a sixth attempt on her life on Saturday when separatist guerrillas threw a grenade, but five other citizens were killed and nearly 30 other injured. The police official told a news channel that militants made a grenade attack on Sakina, when she was coming out of a shrine in Kulgam.
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| Media Reports: US Officials Failed To Investigate Haditha Claims Updated:8 July 2006 |
| United States Marines officers failed to investigate conflicting reports on the deaths of Iraqi civilians in the Haditha last year, media reports said on Saturday. The second-ranking US commander in Iraq, Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli, has written a report on the Haditha incident, which is due to be released officially.
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| Annan Accuses Israel For Using Disproportionate Force In Gaza Updated:9 July 2006 |
| In a statement released from UN's Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has accused Israel of using disproportionate force in Gaza. Annan appealed to both sides to pull back their forces for the sake of all civilians in the region.
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| Bangladesh For Transport Connectivity Within BIMSTEC Updated:9 July 2006 |
| Putting forward a five-point plan to turn BIMSTEC into an effective economic bloc, its chair Bangladesh on Saturday expressed its positive views in favor of transport connectivity among the member countries. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional group, is comprising Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Nepal and Bhutan, which aims at acting as a bridge between the eastern and the western parts of Asia.
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| Twin Brothers Could Hold Top Positions In Poland Updated:9 July 2006 |
| Twin brothers will hold the top two positions in Poland--President and Prime Minister. This is the first time any country has had brothers in the top two jobs. Jaroslaw Kaczynski turned down a nomination to prime minister last year saying it would be wrong for he and his brother, President Lech Kaczynski, to hold the positions at the same time.
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| India Successfully Test Fires Agni-III Ballistic Missile Updated:9 July 2006 |
| India's most sophisticated intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III was test-fired from a range off the Orissa Coast on Sunday. The indigenously built surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile, with a range of 3,500 km (2,174 miles), was test-fired from a fixed platform at the launch complex of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at the Wheeler's Island at about 11:05 am local time.
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| Scotland Considers Ban On Children For Addicts Updated:9 July 2006 |
| Scotland is considering a new labour plan that will discourage drug addicts from starting a family until they are clean. The controversial plan will provide drug addicts rehab, housing, medication, and counseling for free as long as they do not use, commit to regular drug testing and have no children. If addicts breech this contract their treatment will be discontinued.
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| Ambassador: North Korea Threatening War Updated:9 July 2006 |
| North Korea's envoy to Australia Chon Jae threatened on Sunday that the international community's attempts to halt his country's missile tests could give birth to a war. He described the launches of series of missiles by his nation as a part of 'routine military exercises' for increasing the nation's self defense power.
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| FAO Official Calls On Bangladesh Foreign Minister Updated:10 July 2006 |
| The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Bangladesh, Bui Thi Lan, made a courtesy call to Bangladesh Foreign Minister, M. Morshed Khan at his office in the capital on Sunday. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister appreciated the commendable role of FAO in Bangladesh and hoped it would be strengthened in the days to come.
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| Pakistani Army Kills 21 Rebels In Baluchistan Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Pakistani security forces killed 21 tribal rebels and wounded 15 others while targeting their hideouts in the south-west province of Baluchistan. The rebels supported Baloch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti and were leading a revolt in the province. Rebel tribesmen are fighting the government for greater control of the poor, but gas-rich, province.
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| Russian Airbus May Have Crashed Due To Failed Breaks Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Russian news agencies reported Sunday that the Siberean plane crash that killed 122 people may have been due to failed brakes as the plane landed. It was the country's second worst airline disaster in the last two months. The airbus was operated by Russian airline, S7.
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| Six Killed Battling Portuguese Forest Fires Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Six firefighters were killed while battling a forest fire in Central Portugal. Officials say they were surrounded and had no way of escaping the flames. Five of the six killed were Chilean employees of a company that offers firefighting services to pulp and paper plants, and were assisting local firefighters.
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| Sectarian Violence Kills 40 In Iraq Updated:10 July 2006 |
| More than 40 Sunnis were killed on Sunday after Shiite gunmen invaded a western Baghdad street, pulling out Sunnis from their cars and along the street before killing them. Police have confirmed the gunmen killed more than 40 Sunnis in the scattered attacks that occurred in the Iraqi capital.
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| Malaysia's Queen Tengku Creates Beauty School Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Malaysia's Queen Tengku Anis Tengku Abdul Hamid has set up a cosmetic salon to train underprivileged women as beauticians. The royal has reportedly assigned her personal beauty therapists to work in the location and teach young women from poor backgrounds their trade.
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| Chechen Warlord Killed Overnight By Russian Security Services Updated:10 July 2006 |
| According to the Federal Security Services, the purported author of modern Russia's worst terrorist attacks was killed on Monday. FSB head Nikolai Patrushev told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev had been killed overnight in Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya.
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| Polish President Appoints Twin Brother PM Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, on Monday appointed his twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, as Prime Minister (PM). The appointment came after Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz resigned from the position.
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| Russia In Mourning Over Tragic Plane Accident Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Churches held special services and flags flew at half-staff Monday across Russia to mourn for the at least 124 dead and four missing after a plane accident in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday.
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| Typhoon Pounds S. Korea And Floods China Updated:10 July 2006 |
| A Typhoon left the Korean Peninsula struggling with death and damage as it hit the west coast of the country Monday. More than 30 people in China were killed as the typhoon ushered in heavy rains and strong winds.
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| India's New Missile Fails In Test Launch Updated:10 July 2006 |
| According to the defense minister of India, their first test-firing of a new missile designed to carry nuclear warheads across much of Asia and the Middle East was unsuccessful. Although officials had initially reported the test-firing to be a success, Defense Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on Sunday that the Agni III missile plunged into the Bay of Bengal short of its target.
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| Weapons Caches Found Across Iraq; Army Raids Mosque Used By Terror Cell Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Military officials are disclosing the discovery of "multiple weapons caches" in Iraq by security forces; including one found as the result of a tip from a civilian. As yet another tip brings Coalition forces closer to terrorists, officers from Iraq's 2nd National Police Division raided the al Sadrain Mosque in Baghdad to locate a suspected terrorist cell leader, supposedly using the holy site as cover.
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| Russian Plane Crashes In Ukraine Updated:10 July 2006 |
| Adding another incident to series of crashes involving the Russian planes, a jet carrying the chief of staff of the Russian navy and other officers caught fire after crash-landing in an airfield in Crimea. This marks the fourth incident in the past 36 hours.
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