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UAE cancels Iraq debt, names new ambassador AP - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates canceled billions of dollars of Iraqi debt Sunday and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad, evidence of Iraq's improved security and growing acceptance of its Shiite-led government.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,114 AP - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
As of Sunday, July 6, 2008, at least 4,114 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Israel TV shows work at cemetery for prisoner swap AP - Sun Jul 6, 4:49 PM ET
JERUSALEM - Israel TV on Sunday showed tractors working at a cemetery where Lebanese and Palestinian fighters are buried, part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah.

Third anniversary of London bombings AFP - 9 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - Survivors of the 2005 London suicide bombings which tore through three underground trains and a bus, killing 52 innocent people, are marking the third anniversary of the attacks Monday.
BP's rivals shift in Russian tussle Reuters - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The fate of the second biggest foreign investment in Russia hangs in the balance amid signs of a shifting mood in the Kremlin which may have wrong-footed investors and one of the world's biggest oil companies.
British report calls for new look at biofuels Reuters - Sun Jul 6, 7:13 PM ET
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - A British government report on food policy to be published on Monday says the link between demand for biofuels and rising world food prices needs to be more closely examined.

Freed Colombian hostages urge hope AP - 15 minutes ago
BOGOTA, Colombia - Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio broadcast Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps.
Mexico denies US banned its produce AP - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Agriculture Department is denying reports that the United States will close its borders to some Mexican produce.
Cargo jet crash in Mexico kills US pilot AP - Sun Jul 6, 5:09 PM ET
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico - A plane carrying a load of auto parts crashed Sunday as it was trying to land in northern Mexico, killing the pilot and severely injuring the co-pilot.

UN official killed in Somalia AP - Sun Jul 6, 3:35 PM ET
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Gunmen opened fire on people leaving a mosque in Somalia's capital on Sunday night, killing one of the country's senior U.N. officials and wounding his son and another man, a witness and a family member said.
UK calls for Zimbabwe sanctions AP - Sun Jul 6, 2:49 PM ET
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Britain called Sunday for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition.
OPEC chief: Strong demand will keep oil prices up AP - Sun Jul 6, 1:27 PM ET
ALGIERS, Algeria - OPEC chief Chakib Khelil says the world's surging oil prices are not likely to fall.