Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - The Pentagon extended the tours of about 3,500 US troops in Iraq for 120 days Thursday in a move that dashed hopes of a reduction in the US force this year in the face of surging sectarian violence.
Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - A senior US official arrived in Brussels Thursday for talks with European Union and NATO officials on forming a security force for Lebanon, the State Department said.
London (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - Countries around the world should establish an arms embargo on Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, Amnesty International said Thursday, following reports that the United States used a British airport as a staging post for bombs destined for Israel.
Lagos (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - The vast majority of girls who work in the Nigerian capital Abuja carry condoms to protect against the HIV infection that can cause AIDS, in a country with the world's third highest prevalence rate, a senior health official said Thursday.
Ottawa (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - The wife of a Canadian UN peacekeeper bombed in an Israeli air strike refused on Thursday to accept her husband's death and accused Israel of intentionally bombing his UN outpost.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - China on Thursday maintained its threat to hold up key Security Council talks, including over the Iran nuclear standoff, in a dispute over the UN reaction to the deaths of four peacekeepers in Lebanon.
Paris (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - France and Italy on Thursday reported new victims of a heatwave that has engulfed Europe for the last two weeks, bringing the number of deaths to more than 80 people, as storms also took their toll.
London (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - Six hundred passengers were evacuated from an evening rush hour London Underground train near Heathrow Airport on Thursday after it hit a landslide, police said.
Lagos (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - Heat resistant anti-retroviral HIV-AIDS drugs manufactured in the United States have arrived in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders), said on Thursday.
Santa Clara, California (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - US computer chip giant Intel grandly unveiled its new family of speedy, power-sipping processors on Thursday, touting them as a revolutionary leap for the industry.
Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - The Pentagon extended the tours of about 3,500 US troops in Iraq for 120 days Thursday, dashing hopes of US force cuts this year in the face of surging sectarian violence.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - The six major powers held a meeting on Iran's nuclear programme on Thursday and came closer to agreeing a resolution to put to the UN Security Council, diplomats said.
Santa Clara, California (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - US computer chip giant Intel grandly unveiled its new family of speedy, power-sipping processors on Thursday, touting them as a revolutionary leap for the industry.
Los Angeles (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 - A heat wave baking California since mid July has killed 25,000 cattle and 700,000 fowl, prompting emergency measures and crippling the sector for months to come, analysts said Thursday.
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Jul 27, 2006 - Scientists say inadequate investment in the power transmission network remains the Achilles heel of the U.S. electric grid system.
Delft, Holland (SPX) Jul 27, 2006 - An Industrial Design Engineering graduate from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has designed and built a working prototype of a scooter, which can be powered by hydrogen.
