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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Iraq Sun.com http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/b8de8e630faf3631/ en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:51:46 -0400 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:51:46 -0400 30 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on Iraq. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378249/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:25:34 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378249/cs/1/ People magazine in the US has reported that Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man due to hormone treatment, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378251/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:40:11 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378251/cs/1/ Michael Scheuer’s new work “Marching Toward Hell” is very clear with its overall purpose of exposing where American interests have gone wrong in their interactions with the various peoples, beliefs, and religions of the Middle East. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378245/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:30:02 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378245/cs/1/ US President George Bush has said he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378250/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:32 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378250/cs/1/ U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Thursday on the final leg of a three-day trip to Latin America. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378227/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:23 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378227/cs/1/ Around two hundred Zimbabweans have sought refuge at the US embassy in Harare. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378248/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:23:11 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378248/cs/1/ In the US, an internal State Department report suggests celebrities may have had their privacy breached by employees. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378247/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:19:42 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378247/cs/1/ A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378246/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:37 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378246/cs/1/ Police in London have been shocked at a frenzied attack on two French students. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378244/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:57 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378244/cs/1/ Britain says it will double assistance to Pakistan to secure the trouble-plagued border, which is shared with Afghanistan. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378243/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:13:12 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378243/cs/1/ Eight people have been arrested in Cuba, in an action against opponents of the communist government. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378242/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:34 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378242/cs/1/ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on says he will establish anti-corruption legislation by next year. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378241/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:07:49 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378241/cs/1/ India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy moved to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon men's double event here Thursday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378238/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:36 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378238/cs/1/ International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday named former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd as the new chairman of the high-profile ICC Cricket Committee. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378235/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:29 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378235/cs/1/ 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. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378228/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:06:31 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378228/cs/1/ The International Cricket Council (ICC) failed to reach consensus Thursday on the fate of Zimbabwe's membership and decided to take a last call Friday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378225/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:42 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378225/cs/1/ America's military chief has dampened expectations that the United States is preparing a military attack on Iran. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377867/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:19:00 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377867/cs/1/ Four-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams cleared the penultimate hurdle towards a possible return to the trophy as she defeated fifth seed Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in their Thursday semi-final. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378224/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:40 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378224/cs/1/ The International Cricket Council (ICC) is awaiting a security report of the ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan before it can take any decision on holding the Champions Trophy there in September. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378208/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:01 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378208/cs/1/ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed US presidential candidate John McCain's pledge to seek Russia's explusion from the G8 if he is elected. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378025/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:18:30 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378025/cs/1/ Top Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, chasing for a British Open berth, got off to a flying start at the European Open with a superb card of four-under 68 for a tied second after the first round at the London Golf Club here Thursday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378206/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:54 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378206/cs/1/ Police in Britain have warned that teenage girls are being abducted and trafficked around the country for sex. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378026/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:22:14 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378026/cs/1/ In a major victory for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday changed the result of the controversial Oval Test in 2006 from an England win to a draw. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378205/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:40 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378205/cs/1/ In an epic operation, the Colombian Army have infiltrated the ranks of the country's fiercest leftist rebels and rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others without blood-letting or a bullet fired. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378023/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:06:12 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378023/cs/1/ Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced an initiative, involving an investment of US$49 billion, to make Brazil the 'granary of the world.' http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378024/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:09:42 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378024/cs/1/ It was a proud and unthinkable moment for about two score women scavengers from remote parts of India who staged a catwalk with prominent fashion models in front of the representatives of over 150 countries at the United Nations headquarters here Wednesday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378178/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:01:00 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378178/cs/1/ Pakistan's hockey chief Thursday promised to host an international tournament next summer in the memory of former premier Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last year. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378186/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:28 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378186/cs/1/ India's long distance runners won three gold medals at the BMC Gold Race meet held at Watford on the outskirts of London. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378172/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:50 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378172/cs/1/ Islamabad, July 3 (Xinhua) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Shah Qureshi would visit the UN headquarters in New York Tuesday for consultations with the world body for probe into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, an official said Thursday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378158/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:17 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378158/cs/1/ Warsaw, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Poland and the US have reached an agreement on the deployment of an American missile base in Poland, a Polish TV channel reported. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378150/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:50 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378150/cs/1/ India and the Arab League Thursday discussed issues relating to the Middle East in a meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee held with Arab League chief Amr Moussa. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378149/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:46 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378149/cs/1/ Indian companies are in the top league of foreign investors in Britain, according to government figures published Thursday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378147/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:34 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378147/cs/1/ London, July 3 (DPA) With his Wimbledon over and the US Open less than two months away, Lleyton Hewitt is determined to find a solution to the left hip tear problem that has compromised his season - even if it means missing several months through a possible operation. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378138/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:51 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378138/cs/1/ London, July 3 (DPA) Methodical Swiss champion Roger Federer is taking a long-term view about his Wimbledon chances. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378137/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:46 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378137/cs/1/ The Colombian security forces may have freed Ingrid Betancourt from the captivity of Colombia's largest leftist insurgency group, but French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have won a political victory from the undercover operation. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378135/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:35 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378135/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Russia has said it is ready to talk with Japan over territorial issues but insisted that its sovereignty over the southern Kuril islands north of Japan is unquestionable. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378127/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:02:38 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378127/cs/1/ The pressure had built at this edition of Wimbledon for Andy Murray. But it's all a part of the game now for no-stress home hero. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378117/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:20 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378117/cs/1/ By Sandeep Datta http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378112/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:09 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378112/cs/1/ The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which became the richest association in women's sport three years ago with Sony Ericsson as its title sponsor, is waging a losing battle to convince the mobile telephone company to renew its contract. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378078/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:01:39 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378078/cs/1/ Melbourne, July 3 : Women on Queensland's Sunshine Coast have the longest life expectancy in Australia, according to a new study. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378075/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:01:20 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378075/cs/1/ The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) climbed to a new high above $137 Wednesday, a statement by OPEC said Thursday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378066/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:53 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378066/cs/1/ Bajaj Group Chairman Rahul Bajaj mounted a scathing criticism of France over its protectionist position in world trade talks just as the country took over the presidency of the European Union. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378059/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:25 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378059/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 : Companies across the world have started producing "green" beers, which are ecologically sound beers that are made using innovative ways that consume less power, conserve water, recycle materials, and utilize brewing byproducts. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378048/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:02:20 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378048/cs/1/ New York, July 3 : Shakira has followed in the footsteps of Madonna by leaving major record companies in favour of the international touring giant Live Nation. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378044/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:02:03 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378044/cs/1/ In a development separate from the spectacular freeing of 15 hostages from leftist rebels in Colombia Wednesday, Norway said Thursday that a Norwegian hostage had also been freed. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378031/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:33 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378031/cs/1/ The European Union's (EU) top officials reacted with delight at the Colombian military operation which Wednesday ended in the release of 15 hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378015/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:46 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378015/cs/1/ Astana (Kazakhstan), July 3 (RIA Novosti) The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which serves as a forum for political dialogue in Europe, Thursday called on Russia to avoid steps that would compromise Georgia's sovereignty over its breakaway provinces. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378005/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:30 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/378005/cs/1/ London, July 3 : Football fans in Britain, it seems, are pretty loyal towards the game, for they would rather see England lift the World Cup than bed a Page 3 babe. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377934/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:34 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377934/cs/1/ Scottish cash machine manufacturer NCR is facing accusations of paying its Indian workers less than the national minimum wage. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377892/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:55 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377892/cs/1/ The 28th annual North American Bengali Conference (NABC) begins here Friday. Over 6,000 people from North America, India, Europe and the Gulf will attend the three-day conference billed as the biggest Bengali cultural show outside of West Bengal. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377884/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:14 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377884/cs/1/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy must certainly have imagined the beginning of his six-month term as head of the European Union (EU) far differently, for everything that could have gone wrong went wrong, and much of it was his own doing. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377865/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:35 -0400 Iraq Sun.com http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/377865/cs/1/ (31 Comments) FARGO, N.D. -- Democrat Barack Obama said today that he continues to be committed to withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 16 months, after his earlier comments raised question... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952687/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:01 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952687/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish gove... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952719/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:48 -0400 Associated Press http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952719/ THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Prosecutors and judges celebrated the 10th anniversary of the International Criminal Court's founding document Thursday, but behind the scenes there was turmoil. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952690/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:40 -0400 Associated Press http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952690/ Burlington , officials said."There's nothing from this investigation that's been turned up, nor otherwise are federal and state authorities aware of, any ongoing efforts to recruit young girls or boys... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15953711/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:19:43 -0400 Newsday http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15953711/ Beijing: The latest round of talks between China and envoys of the Dalai Lama failed to achieve any breakthrough. However, China said an offer for a further round of talks before the end of the year w... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956214/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:51 -0400 The Hindu http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956214/ drilling from a land base is cheaper, easier and safer than offshore. With the cost of crude oil rising to $146 a barrel it is thought other companies will examine the possibility of exploration from ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952721/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:10 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952721/ BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister plans trips to Europe and the Persian Gulf this month, apparently hoping improved security at home will pay dividends in greater international support —... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952521/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:18:26 -0400 USA Today http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952521/ BAGHDAD -- In a move to separate mosque and state, the Iraqi government said Thursday that Islamic houses of worship should be off limits for campaigning in provincial elections scheduled for the fal... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952697/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:58 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952697/ Its success hinged entirely, its planners said Thursday, on a near-total breakdown in communications between the isolated guerrilla jailers and their commanders - the net result of years of intense U.... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955111/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:41 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955111/ Hostages freed in a daring helicopter rescue said Thursday their grueling existence as captives of Colombian rebels worsened in recent months as government troops closed in and supplies became more sc... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955110/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:39 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955110/ New York/Quebec -UNESCO on Thursday elected to keep Dresden's Elbe Valley in Germany as a world heritage site, but a disputed bridge will keep the valley on a list of endangered culture landscapes. Th... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952693/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:23:57 -0400 Earth Times http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952693/ (Newser) – The European Central Bank today adjusted interest rates for the first time in more than a year, reports MarketWatch, raising the main rate by a quarter-point to 4.25%. The increase come... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952517/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:59:09 -0400 Newser http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952517/ King Abdullah II of Jordan plans to visit Iraq soon in the first trip by an Arab leader since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, officials said today.Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Ab... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952699/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:26:41 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952699/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952522/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:12:32 -0400 Finfacts http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952522/ But that starry-eyed idealism has eroded, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the tough stance Poland has taken in negotiating a missile defense deal with Washington. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955116/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:26 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955116/ NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- More than 20,000 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year, paying brutal smugglers who cram them into boats and often throw the weakest overboard, an aid group ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955115/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:23 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955115/ ARC commits $10m to Eden Park redevelopment The Rugby World Cup 2011 pool draw will be held on December 1 inside Tourism New Zealand's giant rugby ball venue in London.The ball will be erected near To... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952718/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:33:51 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952718/ The presumptive Democratic Party U.S. presidential nominee, Barack Obama, says he will begin ending U.S. troop involvement in the war in Iraq on his first day in office.Obama told reporters Thursday... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952707/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:15 -0400 VOA http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952707/ LONDON (AP) -- A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955113/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:20 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955113/ The attack brought calls to reconsider at least some of the benefits the 250,000 Palestinian residents of Jerusalem receive from the Israeli government. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955108/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:33 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955108/ (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks on his Iraq policy during a news conference in Fargo, N.D., Thursday, July 3, 2008. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952709/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:04:54 -0400 Examiner http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952709/ Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 18:00 CDT PORTLAND, Ore., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon announces that it has won four bronze (second-place) Telly Awards for health ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952682/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:58 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952682/ Prominent experts from 95 nations say their new "Rule of Law Index" unveiled does just that -- and could help the US and others accused of abuse and compromise in the pursuit of terrorists recommit to... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956364/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:26 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956364/ 0 posts The mission of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), convening here today for its 86th General Session, is to advance oral health research worldwide, and to facilitate appl... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952695/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:50 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952695/ ANKARA - An international seminar on "global security and international cooperation" will be held in the Mediterranean province of Antalya from July 7th to 10th. Turkish General Staff Chief Gen. Yasar... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952701/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:54:47 -0400 Turkish Press http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952701/ JERUSALEM (AP) -- Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955106/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:31 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955106/ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Starting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday."In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's ener... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954250/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:49 -0400 CNN http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954250/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With the U.S. economy mired in a slump, Americans still believe saving the environment is more important than fixing the economy, according to a new poll released Thursday. ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952945/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:48 -0400 CNN http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952945/ BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write. The... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952524/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:52:33 -0400 C News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952524/ The relocation sets in motion the "rehabilitation" of that stretch of the Kuching waterfront, in the old heart of town. The old markets were housed within some of the city's earliest concrete building... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952700/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:39:31 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952700/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose wh... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954252/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:47 -0400 CNN http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954252/ Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawling property is exempt from a new state law that... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952612/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:25 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952612/ LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS -- Three American hostages rescued from leftist guerrillas in Colombia were back in the United States today, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-h... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15957064/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:59 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15957064/ SEVENTEEN women have been taken by police from a luxury hotel in Brussels amid allegations they had been enslaved by an Arab royal family. The women were freed from one of Europe's most stylish hote... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954703/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:41 -0400 News.com.au http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954703/ FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952711/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:28:33 -0400 Reuters http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952711/ London: It is a defining moment for the humble custard cream: the crispy biscuit has finally made it into the Oxford English dictionary. Literary experts included the popular vanilla-filled snack aft... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956217/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:49 -0400 The Hindu http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956217/ Defense Solutions has proposed teaming with the Russian arms-export agency, Rosoboronexport, for several arms deals, including supplying Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan. Rosoboronexport is blackli... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952463/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:52 -0400 Wired News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952463/ PHOENIX, Arizona, July 3. THIS SwimmingWorld.TV interview from 2006, embedded on page 17 of the digital July issue of Swimming World Magazine, features Amanda Beard talking about life in Arizona as a ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952696/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:23:32 -0400 Swimming World http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952696/ Bogota -The operation to pluck 15 hostages from their jailers in the Colombian jungle unfolded with clockwork precision thanks to Colombian intelligence agents who tricked the rebels into putting the ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955812/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:16:03 -0400 IOL http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955812/ THIEVES have stolen a memorial headstone for Ian Curtis, frontman of the influential British post-punk band Joy Division. The headstone, bearing the epitaph Love Will Tear Us Apart - the title of th... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954705/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:36 -0400 News.com.au http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954705/ said earlier this week that his attendance at the Olympics will depend on the outcome of these talks. However, Bush has previously said that he would go to the Olympics to support American athletes, ... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952567/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:18 -0400 Wikinews http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952567/ Unprecedented catastrophe will precede the end of the world in 2012, believers say, such as massive earthquakes, tidal waves and volcanic eruptions, among other calamities. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952722/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:01:55 -0400 ABC News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952722/ WASHINGTON: The United States said it was committed to reach a meaningful accord on climate change by this year-end by bringing emergent economies such as India and China on board. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956361/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:29 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956361/ Dubai: Dubai World Cup (Gr 1) winner Curlin worked on the Churchill Downs turf course earlier this week earning an enthusiastic approval from trainer Steve Asmussen as he stayed on course for a shot a... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952691/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:29:11 -0400 Gulf News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15952691/ SLOVENIA: Slovenian state television says around a dozen people, including a lawmaker, are missing after their kayaks hit a dam under construction on the Sava River. http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956363/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:27 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956363/ Zambian High Commission spokesman with the news although there was no immediate comment from officials in Lusaka. Mr Mwanawasa, 59, an outspoken critic of http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955197/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:03 -0400 Sky News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15955197/ COLOMBO: The rebel LTTE leader, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias ‘Colonel’ Karuna, returned here after completing his jail term in Britain on charges of violation of immigration laws. He... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956215/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:51 -0400 The Hindu http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15956215/ A French judge has ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on manslaughter charges in the deadly crash of a Concorde jet in Paris in 2000 that killed 113 people. French investigat... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954169/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954169/ New CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll covers likability, sticking to opinions Poll says 63 percent like Obama, compared to 59 percent who like McCain 61 percent say McCain has changed his mind for polit... http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954249/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:46 -0400 CNN http://story.iraqsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/15954249/