Today's World News:
Israeli PM to resign, won't run in party primary
Nonaligned countries back Iran's nuclear program
Karadzic in UN custody in Netherlands
Zimbabwe drops 10 zeros from inflated currency
Beijing pollution index shows improvement
400 Russian troops leave separatist Abkhazia
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,125
Bin Laden's driver denies making loyalty oath
U.N. council set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate
Thai court convicts Thaksin's wife of tax evasion
Maori tribe in autonomy talks with NZ government
--> Israeli PM to resign, won't run in party primary
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:13 pm PDT
AP - Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime
MinisterEhud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into
politicalturmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria.
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Nonaligned countries back Iran's nuclear program
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:46 pm PDT
AP - More than 100 nonaligned nations backed Iran's right to peaceful uses of nuclearpower on
Wednesday, an endorsement sought by Tehran in its standoff with the U.N.Security Council over its
refusal to freeze uranium enrichment. Full Story Top
Karadzic in UN custody in Netherlands
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00 pm PDT
AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has Radovan Karadzic in custody, 13 years
afterindicting the Bosnian Serb leader on genocide charges. Full Story Top
Zimbabwe drops 10 zeros from inflated currency
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:41 pm PDT
AP - Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its
hyper-inflatedcurrency — a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one. Full Story Top
Beijing pollution index shows improvement
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:13 am PDT
AP - Beijing's pollution levels dropped Wednesday to less than half of the previous
day's,the lowest reading since authorities began pulling cars off the road and shuttingdown
factories to address athletes' concerns about air quality ahead of the OlympicGames. Full Story
Top
400 Russian troops leave separatist Abkhazia
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:12 pm PDT
AP - About 400 Russian troops left a separatist-held region of Georgia on Wednesday
aftercompleting restoration work on a railroad linking Abkhazia with Russia. Full Story Top
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,125
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:19 pm PDT
AP - As of Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at least 4,125 members of the U.S. military havedied in
the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Presscount. Full Story
Top
Bin Laden's driver denies making loyalty oath
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:16 pm PDT
AP - A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyaltyoath to
the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony from aDefense Department
interrogator. Full Story Top
U.N. council set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:25 pm PDT
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council is set to renew a mandate for peacekeepers in
Sudan'swar-ravaged Darfur region on Thursday in a resolution calling for redoubled effortsto end a
5-year humanitarian disaster. Full Story Top
Thai court convicts Thaksin's wife of tax evasion
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:42 pm PDT
AFP - The wife of Thailand's deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was
convictedThursday of tax evasion in the first ruling against his family since the 2006 coupthat
toppled him from power. Full Story Top
Maori tribe in autonomy talks with NZ government
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:39 pm PDT
AP - A rebellious New Zealand Maori tribe entered into negotiations with the
governmentThursday in a bid to gain autonomy over its land. Full Story Top
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