Live text – England v South Africa (BBC News) South Africa reach 205-4 at tea on day two of the third Test at Edgbaston. South Africa reaches 104-2 in 3rd test vs England (Outlook India) Neil McKenzie reached his 15th test half century today as South Africa frustrated England’s bowlers to reach 104-2 at lunch…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – Live text – England v South Africa (BBC News)
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Southeast Asia – Top Thai court hits Thaksin over Myanmar loans (Gulf Times)
Top Thai court hits Thaksin over Myanmar loans (Gulf Times) BANGKOK: Thailand s Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear a case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra over allegations he arranged soft loans to Myanmar while in office to benefit his family s telecoms business. Thailand, Cambodia to follow up ‘success’ (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s…
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Southeast Asia – Thai court convicts Thaksin’s wife of tax evasion (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thai court convicts Thaksin’s wife of tax evasion (AFP via Yahoo! News) The wife of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion Thursday, the first conviction against his family since he was toppled in a 2006 coup. E Timor ignores economic warning (BBC News) East Timor passes…
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Somalia – Somali insurgents dismiss UN-mediated truce (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Somali insurgents dismiss UN-mediated truce (AFP via Yahoo! News) A second armed Islamist group in Somalia has rejected a UN-mediated peace agreement, and vowed Wednesday to continue fighting. Somalia: Human Rights Activist Dies (AllAfrica.com) A man who spent years fighting for human rights in war-torn Somalia died Tuesday in the capital Mogadishu after falling ill.…
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Caucasus News Update – Babacan: Historian’s dismissal not gesture to Armenia (Zaman Online)
Babacan: Historian’s dismissal not gesture to Armenia (Zaman Online) The removal from office of a controversial historian known as a hard-liner in debates on Armenian allegations of “genocide” was not connected to recent efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has said. A Comprehensive Overview of the Armenian Telecoms Market:…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese soldier killed in eastern Lebanon attack (Khaleej Times)
Lebanese soldier killed in eastern Lebanon attack (Khaleej Times) BEIRUT – A Lebanese soldier was killed and another was wounded on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Lebanese army post in Hermel, eastern Lebanon, security sources said. Lebanese soldier killed in eastern Lebanon attack (EARTHtimes.org) Beirut – A Lebanese soldier was killed and…
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Philippines – Solon warns vs inclusion of North Cotabato in Moro territory (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Solon warns vs inclusion of North Cotabato in Moro territory (Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines North Cotabato Representative Bernardo Pi ol Jr. warned Wednesday that his people would take up arms if the province were made part of a new autonomous area for Muslims in Mindanao under an agreement being negotiated by the government and…
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China – China can build things. Why can’t India? – BusinessWeek
China can build things. Why can’t India? – BusinessWeekIndia s top science and technology official is in China, making excuses about why his country s infrastructure is so shoddy. Shanghai has brilliant new skyscrapers and museums and parks and trains and Bombay can t manage to have a decent A Strong 6 Months for China…
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Middle East News – Olmert to Quit After Elections in September
Olmert to Quit After Elections in September Embroiled in a high-profile corruption investigation, Israel s prime minister says he will resign as soon as his party chooses a new leader in September elections. Iraqi forces begin crackdown in Diyala province (The Kansas City Star) BAGHDAD | Nearly 50,000 Iraqi police and soldiers were involved in…
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Iran News – Iran will not retreat in nuke standoff: Khamenei (Express India)
Iran will not retreat in nuke standoff: Khamenei (Express India) Iran’s supreme leader said that the country will not retreat in the face of demands by world powers for Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. Nonaligned countries back Iran’s nuclear program (AP via Yahoo! News) More than 100 nonaligned nations backed Iran’s right to peaceful uses…
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