London (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The killing of a British tank commander by friendly fire in Iraq could have been prevented, according to an official report into his death published Monday.
Moscow (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - A major pipeline delivering oil from Russia to its European neighbours ruptured at the weekend, posing a potentially serious environmental threat, the government said on Monday.
Beirut (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Governments and angry street crowds on all continents voiced shock and fury on Monday at the Israeli air strike on Qana that killed 52 Lebanese civilians, mostly sleeping children.
London (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Two US cargo planes believed to be carrying bombs bound for Israel were kept from stopping over in Scotland because of protests in the British cabinet, the BBC said Monday.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The UN Security Council on Monday ordered Iran to halt its nuclear activities by August 31 or face the threat of sanctions but the measure was immediately rejected by Tehran.
Miami (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Washington on Monday hailed a strong UN Security Council resolution ordering Tehran halt uranium enrichment by August 31 or face possible sanctions, but stressed the door of diplomacy remained open.
Long Beach, California (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday gave Tony Blair a few suggestions for when he says hasta la vista to being British prime minister.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - A combination mobile telephone and MP3 digital music player made by South Korean LG Electronics was introduced to the US market on Monday by Verizon Wireless to challenge Apple's popular iPods.
Long Beach, California (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday criticised ineffectual US government policy on climate change, as he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to tackle the problem together.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The UN Security Council on Monday renewed for another year an embargo on weapons destined to foreign and domestic armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
San Francisco (AFP) July 31, 2006 - Britain and California will work more closely to tackle the environmental and economic consequences of climate change, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger were to announce Monday.
London (AFP) July 31, 2006 - Electrical goods retailer Currys announced on Monday that it would begin selling solar power panels to allow British households to cut their soaring domestic fuel bills.
Nevada IA (SPX) Jul 31, 2006 - Samy Sadaka reached into a garbage bag, picked up a mixture of cow manure and corn stalks, let it run through his fingers and invited a visitor to do the same. It wasn't that bad. That mix of manure and corn stalks had spent 27 days breaking down in a special drying process.
Gipuzkoa, Spain (SPX) Jul 31, 2006 - IKERLAN-IK4 is taking part in a European project the aim of which is to design a single installation that will, at the same time, produce electricity, cold and heat for domestic use, while affording a notable reduction in environmental impact.
Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2006 - Four U.S. universities will share $100 million to provide experiments and hardware for a future NASA mission to study near-Earth space radiation. The teams will initially use $4.2 million to perform a one-year cost, management and technical study prior to assembling and testing their scientific payload for the mission.
Sydney (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Residents of a drought-stricken Australian town have rejected a plan to drink water recycled from sewage, striking a blow to conservationists who want the scheme to be rolled out across the country.
