London (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Human remains have been found near the site off the northwest English coast where 21 Chinese shellfish pickers drowned and two others were reported missing in February 2004, police said Wednesday.
Tirana (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Albania has granted asylum to five Chinese Uighur Muslims released from the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, a government official said Wednesday.
Washington (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - The United States said Wednesday it was encouraged by China's freezing some North Korean assets, hinting that Beijing was taking a harder line on Pyongyang because of US counterfeiting complaints.
Rome (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Governments worldwide reacted with shock and issued angry demands for an explanation Wednesday after an Israeli air strike killed four United Nations observers in southern Lebanon.
Gaza City (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Seventeen Palestinians, including a baby and two toddlers, were killed Wednesday as Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes in a fresh incursion, a day after president Mahmud Abbas demanded a ceasefire.
Washington (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Locals who thought they had a new spring in their step might be surprised to learn the US capital city is trying out sidewalks made of recycled tires, officials say.
Paris (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Sorbets flavoured with mackerel fish, beef blood and fruit were handed out to animals in a safari park near Paris on Wednesday during searing high temperatures around the French capital, the zoo said.
Byblos, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Lebanon's ancient Phoenician port of Byblos has been polluted by a large oil slick caused by a leak from nearby fuel tanks destroyed by Israeli bombardments, officials said Wednesday.
Dublin (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Ireland's most senior army officer in Lebanon contacted the Israelis six times to warn them about shelling and bombing close to UN positions prior to the fatal air strike on the UN observer base, Irish Defence Minister Willie O'Dea said Wednesday.
Jerusalem (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Eight Israeli soldiers, including three officers, were killed in fierce fighting with Hezbollah militants Wednesday around the Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah military stronghold.
Gaza City (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Twenty-one Palestinians, including a baby and two toddlers, were killed Wednesday as Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery on the deadliest day in the territory for two weeks.
Gaza City (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Twenty-four Palestinians, including a baby and two toddlers, were killed Wednesday as Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery on the deadliest day in the territory for two weeks.
Jerusalem (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Nine Israeli soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Hezbollah militants Wednesday, the army said, the highest death toll since its massive offensive on Lebanon was launched 15 days ago.
Moscow (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Wednesday thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his determination in selling him arms despite US opposition.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - Protracted negotiations again held up the completion Wednesday of a draft resolution on how the UN Security Council demands that Iran halt its uranium enrichment, diplomats said.
Washington (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 - The US Congress Wednesday opened debate on a controversial US-India civilian nuclear energy deal, which supporters see as the cornerstone of a new strategic alliance between the two countries.
