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2008-07-24 12:42	AFP	EU reserved about cloning: study BRUSSELS (AFP) - Cloning can threaten the health of livestock, but there is "no clear evidence" that consuming meat and milk from cloned animals is a risk to humans, an EU scientific report suggested Thursday....
2008-07-24 12:42	AFP	Bregenz Festival opens with hint of Hollywood glamour BREGENZ, Austria (AFP) - Lake Constance, which borders on Germany, Austria and Switzerland, forms the spectacular backdrop to the annual Bregenz Festival, where a huge open-air stage has been built out on to the lake itself....
2008-07-24 12:40	Reuters UK	Commodities and banks weigh on FTSE
2008-07-24 12:32	AP International	NY commission charges 4 ex-Spitzer aides ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York commission has charged four former state officials with misusing state police to discredit a political foe of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer....
2008-07-24 12:30	Reuters UK	Court told Jill Dando accused seen before killing
2008-07-24 12:20	Reuters UK	Obama to press Europe on security in Berlin
2008-07-24 12:17	AP International	Air Canada to partner with Continental Airlines TORONTO (AP) - Air Canada plans to partner with Continental Airlines, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, to provide enhanced service to the American market....
2008-07-24 12:17	AP International	Russia denies reported Cuba base plans MOSCOW (AP) - Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry is denying a newspaper report that Russia was considering basing nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba....
2008-07-24 12:17	AP International	McCain to meet with Dalai Lama WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday in Colorado....
2008-07-24 12:15	Reuters UK	Brown faces test in Glasgow election
2008-07-24 12:15	Reuters UK	Ashton rejects national academy role
2008-07-24 12:10	Reuters UK	Fans cheer Hamilton in India
2008-07-24 12:10	Reuters UK	Burghardt savours revenge on Tour
2008-07-24 12:07	AP International	IOC says no Iraq team will go to Beijing LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at Beijing because of Iraqi government interference....
2008-07-24 12:05	Reuters UK	Centuries give Sri Lanka boost versus India
2008-07-24 11:57	AP International	Number of Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia ROME (AP) - Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around the world to rise yet again in 2007, a human rights group reported Thursday. It said China remained far in front as the world's top executioner....
2008-07-24 11:57	AP International	Official says gunmen kill 3 in Baghdad BAGHDAD (AP) - Gunmen killed three guards from a U.S.-allied Sunni group Thursday in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad, an official said....
2008-07-24 11:57	AP International	Libya halts oil shipments to Switzerland TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya has halted all of its oil deliveries to Switzerland and barred Swiss ships from its ports to protest the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Geneva, a state-run shipping company said Thursday....
2008-07-24 11:57	AP International	Max Mosley wins British privacy lawsuit LONDON (AP) - After the sting of scandal, Max Mosley can feel the balm of victory. A British judge ruled Thursday that a tabloid newspaper breached the motorsport chief's privacy with a story claiming that a sadomasochistic orgy he took part in had a Nazi theme. The News of the World faces a legal bill of almost 1 million pounds ($2 million) after the judge ordered it to pay damages and Mosley's legal costs, as well as it2s own....
2008-07-24 11:57	AFP	French threat deepens gloom at WTO GENEVA (AFP) - A threat by France to torpedo a new global free-trade pact deepened the gloom surrounding troubled WTO negotiations Thursday, with scant progress having been made so far toward a deal....
2008-07-24 11:57	AFP	Cricket's Champions Trophy to stay in Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The International Cricket Council decided Thursday to keep September's Champions Trophy in troubled Pakistan but it will appoint a commission to ensure security, officials said....
2008-07-24 11:42	AP International	Palestinians allege settlers attacked village NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - More than 20 Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank on Thursday, smashing cars and windows and cutting electricity wires, Palestinian police said....
2008-07-24 11:42	AFP	ICC Champions Trophy to stay in Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The International Cricket Council decided Thursday to keep September's Champions Trophy in troubled Pakistan but it will appoint a commission to ensure security, officials said....
2008-07-24 11:32	AP International	South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly....
2008-07-24 11:32	AFP	IOC confirms Beijing Games ban on Iraq BAGHDAD (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said....
2008-07-24 11:22	AP International	US envoy doubts Iraqis will revert to violence BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqis, having lived through years of sectarian warfare, are unlikely to revert to mass violence as they sort out their future, the top U.S. diplomat to Baghdad told The Associated Press on Thursday....
2008-07-24 11:22	AP International	Rice says US-India nuclear deal good for the world PERTH, Australia (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that a proposed U.S.-India nuclear energy deal is good for both countries and for global efforts to reduce the spread of atomic technology and greenhouse gas emissions....
2008-07-24 11:22	AP International	Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton TOKYO (AP) - Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday....
2008-07-24 11:22	AP International	Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was a "deeply personal matter."...
2008-07-24 11:22	AP Top News	IOC says Iraq won't be allowed at Olympics IOC says Iraq won't be allowed at OlympicsLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of interference by its government in sport. The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after the Baghdad-based government dismissed elected officials and installed its own people who are not recognized by the IOC....
2008-07-24 11:20	Reuters UK	Burghardt wins 18th stage of Tour
2008-07-24 11:07	AP Top News	South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly. Traffic picked up on local roads littered with debris as people emerged for the first time in more than 24 hours after Dolly's soaking rains and punishing winds. After crashing ashore on South Padre Island, the storm ripped roofs from homes, flooded roads and downed power lines, but the Rio Grande levees officials had feared could breach held strong....
2008-07-24 11:05	Reuters UK	NOC chief says Iraq banned from Beijing Games
2008-07-24 11:02	AP Top News	Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. The Welsh-born actor brushed off questions about the alleged family dispute, saying he preferred to focus on the blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight," which had its premiere in Spain on Wednesday....
2008-07-24 10:57	AP International	Dozens of insurgents attack Afghan military convoy KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Insurgents attacked an Afghan military convoy Thursday in southern Afghanistan and nearly three dozen militants were killed after the army called for assistance from the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan police, a police official said....
2008-07-24 10:55	Reuters UK	Afghan army says kills "dozens" of insurgents
2008-07-24 10:55	Reuters UK	Boy breaks canine tooth biting vicious dog
2008-07-24 10:52	Reuters, International	Afghan army says kills "dozens" of insurgents KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan soldiers killed "dozens" of militants, including foreigners, in a clash on a highway in southern Zabul province on Thursday, the defence ministry said....
2008-07-24 10:50	Reuters UK	Afghan army kills "dozens" of insurgents
2008-07-24 10:42	AFP	Zimbabwe crisis talks begin in South Africa PRETORIA (AFP) - Talks began in earnest Thursday on resolving Zimbabwe's political crisis after President Robert Mugabe gave his senior lieutenants the final go-ahead to negotiate power-sharing with the opposition....
2008-07-24 10:42	AFP	Moscow world's most expensive city for expats: study LONDON (AFP) - Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expats, while Tokyo has pipped London to move into second place, according to a global cost of living survey published Thursday....
2008-07-24 10:40	Reuters UK	British Energy says in advanced talks
2008-07-24 10:40	Reuters UK	Make it a revenue stream
2008-07-24 10:32	AP International	Poll: Latinos favor Obama by big margin WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a big lead among Hispanic voters, winning support from the vast majority of those who had voted for rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries, according to a poll released Thursday....
2008-07-24 10:25	Reuters UK	Iraq is banned from Beijing Olympics, Iraqi National Olympic Committee official says
2008-07-24 10:12	AP International	Crews clean oil from shut stretch of Mississippi NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Crews are cleaning more than 400,000 gallons of oil from a closed stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico....
2008-07-24 10:12	AFP	Iraq Olympics ban confirmed BAGHDAD (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China this August, an IOC letter said....
2008-07-24 10:10	Reuters UK	"Big divergences" push WTO talks towards crisis
2008-07-24 10:07	AP Top News	Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June WASHINGTON (AP) - Realtors group says sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that sales dropped by 2.6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.86 million units. That's more than double the expected decline. It leaves sales 15.5 percent below where they were a year ago....
2008-07-24 09:57	AFP	Champions Trophy to stay in Pakistan: PCB chief LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan's cricket chief Thursday said that his country would host the Champions Trophy as planned but that the International Cricket Council would appoint a commission to ensure security....


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