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  • US lawyer imprisoned in Belarus freed after pardon

    AP – 34 mins ago
    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, welcomes a group...AP

    MINSK, Belarus - An ailing American lawyer who was imprisoned in Belarus last year on charges of using fake documents and attempted industrial espionage walked free Tuesday night after a presidential pardon.Full Story »

  • Israel says France advised firing top diplomat

    AP – Tue Jun 30, 3:06 pm ET
    Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor lieberman arrives at the weekly...AP

    JERUSALEM - French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged the Israeli prime minister to fire his foreign minister — a hard-liner whose party tried to force Israelis to take a loyalty oath, two senior Israeli officials said Tuesday.Full Story »

  • Zelaya accused of drug ties

    AP – 41 mins ago

    BOGOTA - The regime that ousted Manuel Zelaya in Honduras claimed Tuesday that the deposed president allowed tons of cocaine to be flown into the Central American country on its way to the United States.Full Story »

  • Niger opposition accuses president of coup

    AP – 23 mins ago

    NIAMEY, Niger - Security forces in Niger on Tuesday arrested the country's main opposition leader, hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation's top court. Full Story »

  • China backs down from requirement for Web filter

    AP – 19 mins ago
    Customers surf the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China,...AP

    BEIJING - In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Full Story »

  • Canadian economy slips in April

    Reuters – Tue Jun 30, 11:13 am ET

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy contracted for the ninth straight month in April as the manufacturing, energy and retail industries scaled back activity in the deepest downturn since the early 1990s. Full Story »

  • Australian biker chief charged with airport murder

    AFP – Tue Jun 30, 4:07 am ET
    The crime scene where a gang of bikers killed a rival at Sydney...AFP/Pool/File

    SYDNEY (AFP) - The head of Australia's Comanchero motorcycle gang has been charged with murder over a deadly brawl fought in front of horrified passengers at Sydney airport, police have said. Full Story »

  • Prosecutor: Accused Cuba spies have motivation, means to escape

    McClatchy Newspapers – 1 hr 18 mins ago

    WASHINGTON — Walter Kendall Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn — accused of spying for Cuba for nearly three decades — gave no sign of a secret life, friends and co-workers say. Full Story »

  • Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup

    The Christian Science Monitor – Mon Jun 29, 5:00 am ET

    Managua, Nicaragua - Facing what is perhaps the greatest challenge to regional stability since the end of the Central American wars more than a decade ago, the presidents of this tiny yet tumultuous isthmus are scheduled to meet in Managua Monday afternoon to round the wagons in defense of Honduras's recently ousted and beleaguered President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Full Story »

  • Argentina Poll: Kirchner Loss a Lesson for Latin America

    Time.com – Tue Jun 30, 4:40 pm ET

    President Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner suffers a humiliating defeat in midterm elections and must now deal with opposition lawmakers. The poll result is a lesson for other Latin leaders too Full Story »
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