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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, firefighters put out a fire on a bus in Dawannanlu Street in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday, July 5, 2009.

140 die as protest turns bloody read more
NZ Herald

Page 1 of 2 4:00AM Tuesday Jul 07, 2009 Firefighters put out a fire on a bus after a peaceful protest by a Muslim ethnic group in Urumqi, western China, turned violent. Photo / AP URUMQI - Violence in the capital of China's volatile Xinjiang region killed 140 people and injured 828, an official said, after rioting by members of a Muslim ethnic...

photo: AP / Xinhua, Shen Qiao

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Israel's Barak sees progress in US envoy talks read more
The Star

LONDON (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he and U.S. Middle East...

The Way to Break the Climate Deadlock read more
The Daily Beast

This week, leaders are meeting in Italy to advance a new climate change protocol. Tony Blair...

Moscow summit: Pressing the wrong buttons | Editorial read more
The Guardian

When Barack Obama's Russian advisers first grappled with the task of how to stop relations with...

Union says BA cabin crews reject cost-cut measures read more

Two British Airways aircraft on the stands at London's Heathrow Airport, Wednesday June 17, 2009.

The Star

LONDON (Reuters) - Cabin crew union members at British Airways on Monday rejected the company's proposals to slash costs, including pay freezes, new contracts for cabin crew and 3,700 job cuts, Unite union said. "There was an overwhelming rejection...

photo: AP / Max Nash

Federer wins historic 15th grand slam read more

Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the trophy after defeating Andy Roddick of U.S. in their men's final match on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 5, 2009.

The Manila Times

LONDON: Roger Federer made history on Sunday when he defeated brave Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 16-14 to win a sixth Wimbledon title and claim a record 15th Grand Slam crown in a classic final. But the 27-year-old Swiss second seed...

photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Obama expects 'extraordinary progress' with Russia read more

President Barack Obama meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.

CBC

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama in the Kremlin on Monday. (RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service/Associated Press) U.S. President Barack Obama heralded the first full-scale...

photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari

Bernanke's and Fed's hardest task: Taking back $1 trillion read more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, before the Joint Economic Com

CNN

Bernanke's $1 trillion hangover The Fed chief or his successor will have to wind down the massive supply of new money without sending the economy into a double dip. | | | RSS Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com...

photo: AP / Susan Walsh

Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan read more

** FILE ** In this Feb. 12, 2008 file photo, the General Motors Corp. headquarters are shown in Detroit.

Toledo Blade

NEW YORK A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber said in his...

photo: AP / Paul Sancya, file

'A planned and organised violent crime' read more

In this image released by un-named local citizen Sunday July 5, 2009, shows protestors gathering in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shots in the air and used batons to disperse the crowd that swelled to nearly a thousand, according to a protester and an overseas rights activist.

Independent online (SA)

Beijing - China's state television broadcast dramatic images on Monday of what it said were deadly riots in the capital of the restive Xinjiang region, showing people being attacked and cars being smashed. China Central Television showed one woman...

photo: AP