Kabul, Aug 1, 2006 - A third British soldier has been confirmed dead in an ambush in southern Afghanistan after being reported missing earlier, NATO's military force in the country said.
Moscow, Aug 1, 2006 - A UN Security Council demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment does not carry the automatic threat of sanctions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak said Tuesday.
Miami, Aug 1, 2006 - The third tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season, Chris, formed Tuesday in the Atlantic near the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.
Abuja, Aug 1, 2006 - Nigeria took another step towards acquiring nuclear technology for civilian use when it officially swore in the board of the National Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC).
London, Aug 1, 2006 - A British soldier was killed in a mortar attack on a multinational force base in southern Iraq early Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Kandahar, Afghanistan, Aug 1, 2006 - Three British NATO soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after the alliance assumed command from the US-led coalition in the hostile area.
Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - China's energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.8 percent in the first half of the year, despite ambitious efforts to improve efficiency, state press said Tuesday.
Vilnius, Aug 1, 2006 - Lithuanian farmers hit by drought are set to receive at least 200 million litas (58 million euros, 74 million dollars) compensation from the government after suffering losses estimated at over 600 million litas, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported Tuesday.
Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday sent a message of good wishes to Cuban leader Fidel Castro after he handed over power on a temporary basis to his brother due to health reasons, state press said.
Hong Kong, Aug 1, 2006 - Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang on Tuesday pledged to push ahead with plans to improve the city's air quality by reducing emissions from local power plants using a trading scheme.
Tehran, Aug 1, 2006 - Iran reacted angrily Tuesday to a UN Security Council resolution ordering it to freeze sensitive nuclear work by the end of the month, one top official branding the text as worthless.
Taipei, Aug 1, 2006 - Taiwanese authorities said Tuesday they would not tolerate any attempt by rival China to control a television station here via a Hong Kong business.
Kandahar, Afghanistan, Aug 1, 2006 - Three British NATO soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after the alliance assumed command from the US-led coalition in the hostile area.
Colombo, Aug 1, 2006 - Tiger rebels shelled Sri Lanka's main navy base Tuesday, killing four sailors and wounding 30, while warplanes bombed guerrilla positions as a bloody battle for a disputed waterway entered a seventh day.
Warsaw, Aug 1, 2006 - The Polish government Tuesday decided to pay out 500 million zlotys (125 million euros, 160 million dollars) to help farmers suffering losses in a drought caused by baking summer temperatures.
Juba, Sudan, Aug 1, 2006 - The elusive leader of Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, on Tuesday renewed his commitment to peace talks with the goverment aimed at ending 19 years of insurgency, officials said.
