World News
- Guantanamo prisoners could soon be on US streets
Germany News.Net
The US government is concerned a Supreme Court ruling about the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, could see suspected terrorists walking free.
- Taliban at work again in Afghanistan killings
Germany News.Net
At least eight policemen have been in a Taliban insurgent attack on a check post in southern Afghanistan, while three suspected rebels were held for weapons smuggling in the southwest.
- UK top judge gives controversial opinion on Sharia law
Germany News.Net
The most senior judge in the UK, Lord Phillips has inflamed an existing controversy by saying that Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law.
- Chinese government wants comittment from Dalai Lama
Germany News.Net
The Chinese government has told the Dalai Lama they will not hold further talks with him unless he publicly declares that the activists of Tibetan Youth Congress should not disturb the Beijing Olympic Games.
- Obama remarks on Iraq prompt flip-flop charge
CNN
Sen. Barack Obama denies he has flip-flopped on troop withdrawal timetable in Iraq Obama said he intends to remove troops in 16 months Democrat blames Sen. John McCain's campaign for trying to twist...
- Man jailed for killing baby girl
BBC
An RAF technician who shook his baby daughter to death has been jailed for six years and eight months. Gareth Harries, 25, attacked Chloe, who was eight months old, at the couple's home in 2006...
- Bush to visit China for Olympic ceremony
Germany News.Net
US President George Bush has said he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
- Zimbabweans seek refuge at US Embassy
Germany News.Net
Around two hundred Zimbabweans have sought refuge at the US embassy in Harare.
- US employees snoop on private celebrity information
Germany News.Net
In the US, an internal State Department report suggests celebrities may have had their privacy breached by employees.
- Car bomb explodes near Baghdad morgue
Germany News.Net
A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10.
- London police at a loss to explain shocking murder
Germany News.Net
Police in London have been shocked at a frenzied attack on two French students.
- Britain pours more money into Pakistan
Germany News.Net
Britain says it will double assistance to Pakistan to secure the trouble-plagued border, which is shared with Afghanistan.
- Opposition supporters arrested in Cuba
Germany News.Net
Eight people have been arrested in Cuba, in an action against opponents of the communist government.
- Medvedev says he will end corruption in Russia
Germany News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on says he will establish anti-corruption legislation by next year.
- Family says bulldozer driver not a terrorist
Germany News.Net
The family of a 30-year old East Jerusalem man who went amok Wenesday with a bulldozer, killing three people, say he was not a terrorist.
- Bush welcomes new US citizens on 4th of July
New York Post
President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying "I'll be proud to call you...
- Fire keeps out Big Sur July 4th visitors
MSNBC
Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But...
- Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
New York Post
Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive...
- Ex-Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
BBC
Former a leading conservative politician - has died aged 86, officials say. He died early on Friday, the Jesse Helms research centre said, without releasing the...
- Deputy mayor resigns from office
BBC
London's deputy mayor has resigned two months into his post amid claims of financial irregularities. Ray Lewis faced allegations regarding his time as a vicar in east London in the late 1990s and...
- Roger Federer again reaches Wimbledon final
New York Post
Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets Saturday, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship.
- Man, 18, charged over city murder
BBC
An 18-year-old man is to be charged with the murder of Emmett Shiels at Londonderry Magistrates Court on Saturday. Mr Shiels, from Tyrconnell Street in the Bogside, was shot in the Bligh's Lane...
- American keeps hot dog-eating crown
CNN
Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi tied at 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes Chestnut retains title by eating five hot dogs first in tiebreaker Competition length cut to 10 minutes from 12 this...
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