Friday July 4, 2008

World

Pop princess Kylie gets award at Buckingham Palace

LONDON (AFP) - Australian singer Kylie Minogue became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Thursday, receiving the award from heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles at a ceremony in London.

July 4, 2008, 9:20 pm
  • Tensions rising in South Ossetia

    Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia has threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in clashes.

    21 minutes ago
  • Raw video: Olympic torch in ancient city

    An Olympic diver was among the torch bearers carrying the Olympic flame across China Friday. The relay took the torch through an ancient city that is the largest city in central-western China. (July 4)

    23 minutes ago
  • Seven dead after kayakers run into dam

    Seven bodies were pulled out of the Sava River and divers searched for others after a group of kayakers smashed into a dam being built in Slovenia.

    24 minutes ago
  • Sri Lankan battles kill 32 Tamil rebels

    A wave of battles across Sri Lanka's northern region has killed 32 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military says.

    37 minutes ago
  • Teen dies after latest London stabbing

    A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in a London street, the 18th teenager to be murdered in the capital this year.

    44 minutes ago
  • US slow to give aid: North Korea

    North Korea is accusing the US and its nuclear negotiating partners of being too slow to award fuel oil and political benefits promised in a disarmament deal.

    59 minutes ago
  • Seized terror bombs 'deadlier than Bali'

    Indonesian police say bombs seized in terrorist raids this week could have created explosions bigger than the Bali bombings.

    1 hour, 15 minutes ago
  • NKorea says progress on nuke deal may be delayed

    SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Friday it would not push ahead with an international deal to scrap its nuclear programme until negotiating partners fulfil their side of the bargain.

    1 hour, 16 minutes ago
  • Top UK intelligence official in a coma

    Britain's top intelligence official is in a coma in a London hospital after collapsing at home, police say.

    1 hour, 28 minutes ago
  • Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening

    US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, defying boycott calls from critics of China's record on human rights.

    1 hour, 30 minutes ago
  • Dozens injured in Belarus concert blast

    MINSK (AFP) - Dozens of people were injured in an explosion at a gala concert in Minsk attended by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus officials told Russian news agencies.

    1 hour, 37 minutes ago
  • Freed hostage Betancourt heads to France

    BOGOTA (AFP) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt left Bogota bound for France and a meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy one day after her jungle rescue from six years in rebel captivity.

    1 hour, 50 minutes ago
  • Zimbabwe retains ICC membership - official

    DUBAI, (AFP) - Strife-torn Zimbabwe will remain a full member of the International Cricket Council, officials said on Friday, after the deeply-divided world body worked out a last-minute compromise.

    July 4, 2008, 5:58 pm
  • Attacks, bombs kill 14 in Afghanistan

    KABUL (AFP) - Bomb blasts and attacks killed 11 policemen and three civilians in separate incidents in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, officials said Friday.

    July 4, 2008, 5:56 pm
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