AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.
July 4th, 2009
Obama’s trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission (AP)
July 4th, 2009
GM Europe head says to sell Opel to Magna soon: report (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster expects to sell German unit Opel to Canadian auto parts supplier Magna soon, he told a German newspaper.
July 4th, 2009
Calm urged after N Korea launches
Russia and China issue a joint call for calm, hours after North Korea test-fires a series of short-range missiles.
July 4th, 2009
Calm urged after N Korea launches
Russia and China issue a joint call for calm, hours after North Korea test-fires a series of short-range missiles.
July 4th, 2009
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP)
AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
July 4th, 2009
Fans scramble for Jackson tickets
More than half a million Michael Jackson fans have already applied for 17,500 free tickets to the singer's public memorial service next week.
July 4th, 2009
Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets (Reuters)
Reuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.
July 4th, 2009
Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)
Reuters - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court.
July 4th, 2009
UK investigates Iran charge claim
The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.