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North Korea fires Scud missiles-Yonhap

04 July 2009 11:10:39

Source: Reuters (Adds details, backgrounds, changes sourcing and dateline) SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing a ...

RPT-North Korea fires short-range missiles-Japan media

04 July 2009 11:03:56

Source: Reuters TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, Japan's Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said on Saturday, quoting South Korea's Yonhap, stoking regional tensions after its ...

North Korea fires short-range missiles-Japan media

04 July 2009 10:52:07

African leaders seek sanctions on Eritrea

04 July 2009 08:46:25

Source: Reuters * African Union says Eritrea helping rebels in Somalia * AU summit drops resolution to boost peacekeepers * Third day of heavy fighting in northern Mogadishu (Releads with African Union ...

Americas economic leaders shore up crisis response

04 July 2009 08:33:33

Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes) By Rodrigo Martinez and Terry Wade VINA DEL MAR, Chile, July 3 (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Americas and multilateral lenders sought to shore up responses to the ...

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

04 July 2009 08:22:08

Source: Reuters (Adds confirmation from aid group, detail, background) By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, July 3 (Reuters) - Armed men seized two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's Darfur region ...

Biden urges Iraqis to heal divisions

04 July 2009 07:43:07

Source: Reuters * Biden calls on Iraq leaders to reconcile factions * Mixed Iraqi reactions to Biden visit * PM says Baath party not part of reconciliation (Adds PM statement, below crosshead) By Andrew ...

SENEGAL: Casamance residents warn of attacks' impact

04 July 2009 07:38:56

Source: IRIN In Senegal's Casamance region one youth remains missing five days after armed men attacked a group of people collecting cashews, one of the region's main cash crops.

Bahraini officials pay first visit to Israel-report

04 July 2009 06:38:25

Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, July 3 (Reuters) - Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and ...

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

04 July 2009 06:08:13

Source: Reuters KHARTOUM, July 3 (Reuters ) - Unknown armed men kidnapped two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's western Darfur region on Friday, a United Nations source said. The men seized ...