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President George W. Bush speaks to reporters Thursday, July 3, 2008 outside the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to congratulate the Colombian government for their successful hostage rescue.

Bush Wants to See Commitment From N.Korea
Chosunilbo

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday speculated North Korean leader Kim Jong-il “is tired of being isolated in the world... and would try to advance his country in a way that makes it easier for the people to have a better life." Bush was commenting on Pyongyang’s recent more...
photo: White House / Eric Draper

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Winograd panelist regrets not calling on Olmert to resign
Daily Star Lebanon

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, July 04, 2008...

President, PM await Aoun's answer to latest proposal
Daily Star Lebanon

Rival parties still squabbling over portfolios By Hussein Abdallah Daily Star staff...

Peace talks are Olmert's ticket to political survival
Daily Star Lebanon

By Gerald M. Steinberg Commentary by Friday, July 04, 2008...

Former Thai premier cannot leave country

Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra talks to reporters before entering into the immigration area at the Hong Kong International Airport Thursday morning, Feb. 28, 2008.

Newsday

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who faces a slew of court cases, has been barred from leaving the country by order of the Supreme Court, a court official said Friday. Thaksin and his wife Pojaman are due to...
photo: AP / Vincent Yu

US jobless data reflects market weakness

New York City - the most populous city in the United States of America and the third most populous metropolitan area in the world. New York City is one of the preeminent global economic centers, with its business, financial, legal, and media organizatio

Gulf Daily News

WASHINGTON: US employers cut workers from their payrolls for a sixth straight month last month for the longest losing streak for the labour market since 2002, and a jump in first-time claims for jobless benefits points to more weakness ahead. The...
photo: WN

Serena sets up all-Williams final

Serena Williams of the US reacts after winning her semifinal match against China's Zheng Jie on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 3 , 2008.

London Evening Standard

04.07.08 Serena Williams reached her fourth Wimbledon final and her third against her sister Venus after wrestling aside the plucky challenge of China's Zheng Jie 6-2 7-6 (7/5) on Centre Court. Williams produced another performance bristling with...
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Russia rated UK's biggest threat after al-Qaeda and Iran

A Russian police officer walks along a wall, left, as a British security officer, right, guards the British Embassy building in Moscow on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. Andrei Lugovoi, a key witness in the radiation poisoning case of former Russian agent Alexa

The Times

Britain's security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown's first meeting with President Medvedev. Security officials say that only al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian...
photo: AP/Misha Japaridze

US extends job loss streak; more pain seen ahead

An assembly worker looks down an empty assembly line after a red convertible 2004 Ford Mustang GT rolled off the line amid as the last vehicle built at the Dearborn Assembly Plant in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, May 10, 2004. Ford Motor Co.'s oldest plant, the creation of founder Henry Ford that contributed to two U.S. war efforts and later was the birthplace of the iconic Mustang, opened in 1918. With the shuttering of the 86-year-old plant, Ford is moving production of the next-generation Mustang to a factory in Flat Rock, southwest of Detroi

Inquirer

WASHINGTON US employers cut workers for a sixth straight month in June for the longest such streak since 2002, and the country's vast service sector unexpectedly contracted, underscoring the economy's frailty. The Department of Labor said on...
photo: AP / Paul Sancya

American Airlines to cut 7000 jobs

American Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The parent of American Airlines, the largest U.S. carrier, said Wednesday, July 21, 2004, it earned $6 million in the second quarter, helped

The Australian

FACING a hefty financial loss in 2008 and the loss of its spot as the world's biggest airline by passenger traffic, American Airlines is initiating long-range plans aimed at shoring up financial stability and keeping a competitive edge. The soaring...
photo: AP Photo/James A. Finley

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