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• Obama, Medvedev agree to deal to cut nuke weapons (AP)
• US admiral lauds NKorean ship surveillance effort (AP)
• Police restore order in western China; 156 killed (AP)
• Zelaya supporters escalate their fight in Honduras (AP)
• Deadly day: 7 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• Germany Ups Terrorism Alert Before Election (Time.com)
• Born in the West, longing to be back in the GDR (Reuters)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP)
• Defense in Sept. 11 case seeks 'black site' access (AP)
• Nigeria militants claim to hijack chemical tanker (AP)
• Xinjiang riot toll hits 156 as unrest spreads (Reuters)
• Union to vote again on Air Canada contract deal (Reuters)
• Australia pressures Malaysia on people-smuggling (AFP)
• U.S., Russia agree to missile cuts, but tensions remain (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Deadly riots in western China take unprecedented toll (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Cover-Up Charged in Killing of Algerian Monks (Time.com)
• Beauty Products Get Fairtrade Makeover (OneWorld.net)

Obama, Medvedev agree to deal to cut nuke weapons (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Monday, but the U.S. leader failed to crack stubborn Kremlin objections to America's missile defense plans — a major stumbling block to such an agreement.

US admiral lauds NKorean ship surveillance effort (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - The impending return home of a North Korean ship suspected of possibly carrying illicit cargo shows that efforts are working to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed against the country after its nuclear and missile tests, the chief of U.S. Naval operations said Monday.

Police restore order in western China; 156 killed (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - Chanting "Strike down the criminals," hundreds of paramilitary police with shields, rifles and clubs took control of the streets Monday in the capital of western China's Muslim region, a day after the deadliest ethnic violence in decades.

Zelaya supporters escalate their fight in Honduras (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya vowed Monday to widen protests and block trade nationwide as the deposed leader headed to Washington for a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Deadly day: 7 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:47 PM PDT AP - Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops on Monday, the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year — and a sign that the war being fought in the Taliban heartland of the south and east could now be expanding north.

Germany Ups Terrorism Alert Before Election (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:10 PM PDT Time.com - German authorities are on high alert as the number of terrorist threats online grows in the run-up to September's general election

Born in the West, longing to be back in the GDR (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - John Tarver had just come out of a regular meeting with his officer in Communist East Germany's Stasi secret service when the Berlin Wall came down. But the Briton had no desire to cross to the other side.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, July 6, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Defense in Sept. 11 case seeks 'black site' access (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - Lawyers for an alleged Sept. 11 plotter held at Guantanamo want to inspect secret CIA overseas prisons, saying in court papers Monday the conditions in the so-called black sites may yield insight into a mental disorder that has raised questions about whether he is competent to stand trial.

Nigeria militants claim to hijack chemical tanker (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 01:56 PM PDT AP - Nigeria's main militant group said Monday it had seized a chemical tanker with six foreign crew members aboard and had attacked a second oil facility following a vow to step up the intensity of its attacks.

Xinjiang riot toll hits 156 as unrest spreads (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese police dispersed 200 people gathering outside a mosque in the Silk Road city of Kashgar, the day after ethnic riots killed 156 in the capital of the Muslim Xinjiang region, state media said on Tuesday.

Union to vote again on Air Canada contract deal (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 10:51 AM PDT Reuters - Members of Air Canada's biggest labor union, who rejected a tentative contract agreement with the carrier last week, will vote again on the offer on July 14 after the two sides talked over the weekend, a union spokesman said on Monday.

Australia pressures Malaysia on people-smuggling (AFP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 01:21 AM PDT AFP - Malaysia appealed for international help to curb people-smuggling, amid talks with Australian leaders who are pushing for action to close down illegal migration routes.

U.S., Russia agree to missile cuts, but tensions remain (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:28 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev on Monday agreed to cut up to a third of the nuclear warheads in their strategic arsenals, but acknowledged that disagreements linger about a proposed U.S. missile defense shield.

Deadly riots in western China take unprecedented toll (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Simmering ethnic tensions in the mainly Muslim west of China erupted Sunday night into the country's deadliest rioting in decades, as demonstrators and police clashed violently.

Cover-Up Charged in Killing of Algerian Monks (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:10 PM PDT Time.com - The gruesome deaths of seven French Trappist monks in a remote region of Algeria was blamed on the jihadist group GIA. New revelations point to the Algerian army, an accidental killing, and a cover up by authorities on both sides of the Mediterranean

Beauty Products Get Fairtrade Makeover (OneWorld.net) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 01:41 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 6 (OneWorld.net) - Five companies recently released the first line of Fairtrade-certified beauty products in the United Kingdom. Consumers can now buy lip balm, lotion, shower gel, and face masks made in a way that benefits small farmers and the environment.

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