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Pakistan nuclear proliferation case 'closed'
(AP)
 AP - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under President Pervez Musharraf helped spread the technology.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:49:13 GMT
| 10 Taliban killed while planting bomb
(AP)
 AP - Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan lawmaker, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban, officials said Saturday.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:28:04 GMT
| Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
(AP)
 AP - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:04:50 GMT
| Iran: Nuclear program remains unchanged
(AP)
 AP - An Iranian government spokesman says the country's nuclear program remains unchanged, indicating that Tehran has no plans to stop enriching uranium.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:31:43 GMT
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Venus beats Serena in Wimbledon final (AP)
Venus Williams beat sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh Grand Slam championship. This was Venus' first victory over her younger sibling in a Grand Slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and it evened their career record at 8-8. "I can't believe that it's five," Venus said.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:03:43 PDT
| Down by 9, Rockies outslug Marlins 18-17 (AP)
The blasts returned to Coors Field long before the fireworks. In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado homered six times and beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 on Friday night after trailing by nine runs in the biggest comeback in Rockies history. Chris Iannetta singled home the winning run off Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:11:59 PDT
| Police: Ex-Chargers S Kiel dies in wreck (AP)
Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed after he was thrown from a Chevy sedan he was driving, police said Saturday. Kiel, 27, was driving alone after leaving a party at about 10:15 Friday night when he hit a wall in San Diego's upscale Scripps Ranch neighborhood and was thrown from the car, police Sgt.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:03:41 PDT
| Valverde wins 1st Tour de France stage (AP)
Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday with a ride through flat country, the opening of a three-week race trying to restore its luster after years of doping scandals. He broke away from the pack at the end of the 123-mile leg from Brest to Plumelec and now has the distinction of wearing the leader's yellow jersey.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:26:27 PDT
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BCE buyers finalize funding
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential
milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go
ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers
had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion
($34.1 billion) purchase price.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:01 GMT
| Hyundai union calls for work stoppage next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Unionized employees of Hyundai Motor Co
(005380.KS) will walk off the job for four hours next week to
push for a pay increase, the auto maker's union said on
Saturday.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:11:52 GMT
| Alabama likely site of new VW plant: paper
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. State of Alabama will be the
likely home of a new Volkswagen manufacturing plant,
beating two other states, German industry newsletter
Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing senior company sources.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:13:45 GMT
| IEA sees oil easing, then tightening to 2013: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - The situation on the oil market is
likely to ease in 2009/2010 as more production comes on-stream,
then tighten again through 2013 as output falls and demand
rises, the head of the International Energy Agency said.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:13:30 GMT
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