Kabul, Aug 8, 2006 - NATO troops killed a policeman Tuesday morning after mistaking him for an insurgent as they left their base in troubled southern Afghanistan, NATO said.
Washington, Aug 8, 2006 - The US Army announced Tuesday it has promoted the only US soldier listed as captured in Iraq to the rank of staff sergeant.
New York, Aug 8, 2006 - Communications company Sprint Nextel said Tuesday it was investing up to three billion dollars in what it claimed would be the United States' first nationwide 4G high-speed wireless broadband network.
Washington, Aug 8, 2006 - US and Chinese officials will begin two days of talks in Beijing Wednesday on boosting cooperation in tackling global environmental problems, transnational crime and development issues, the State Department said.
Madrid, Aug 8, 2006 - A Spanish police unit specialised in organised crime Tuesday began investigating whether forest fires that have killed three people and ravaged northwestern Spain were caused deliberately.
Lisbon, Aug 8, 2006 - The main hospital in the centre of the Portuguese capital recorded 18 extra deaths last month while the country was suffering from a heatwave, a hospital official said Tuesday.
Jerusalem, Aug 8, 2006 - Israel on Tuesday put a new commander in charge of coordinating the military offensive against Hezbollah in a move widely seen as effectively demoting the head of the northern command.
Madrid, Aug 8, 2006 - A Spanish police unit specialised in organised crime on Tuesday began investigating whether forest fires that have killed three people and ravaged northwestern Spain were caused deliberately.
Washington, Aug 8, 2006 - The United States said Tuesday it had stepped up planning for a Cuba without President Fidel Castro, steering a careful political course as intrigue deepened over the communist icon's fate.
Washington, Aug 8, 2006 - The US State Department found some rare good news to announce on Tuesday: a successful joint operation with Pakistan to save an orphaned snow leopard cub, one of the world's most endangered animals.
Miami, Aug 8, 2006 - Despite a comparatively quiet start, the current Atlantic hurricane season is likely to produce an above-normal number of storms, US weather authorities warned on Tuesday.
Joliet IL (SPX) Aug 08, 2006 - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced today that DOE will spend $250 million to establish and operate two new Bioenergy Research Centers to accelerate basic research on the development of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels.
Moscow (AFP) Aug 8, 2006 - Russia is risking accidents by pumping increased amounts of oil through its ageing pipeline system, the world's largest, experts and campaigners warned this week after BP shut down the largest oil field in the United States because of pipeline corrosion.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. (UPI) Aug 08, 2006 - U.S. government scientists say they're pleased with progress made in creating a hybrid solar lighting system at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Researchers at the Department of Energy facility say five hybrid solar lighting systems are already in place and another 20 are to be soon installed.
Daejeon, South Korea (UPI) Aug 08, 2006 - Korean scientists say they have created a new substance that can convert inexpensive intermediate crude oil into gasoline.
Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2006 - President Bush's embryonic stem cell policy appears to be driving U.S. companies to move promising research in this field overseas. Geron, which is based in Menlo Park, Calif., said Monday it was collaborating with the University of Edinburgh in Scotland to conduct preclinical studies of cell types that had been derived from human embryonic stem cells.
