Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Southeast Asian states on Tuesday issued a statement urging six countries involved in negotiations on North Korea's nuclear ambitions to return to talks and resolve the issue peacefully.
Nusseirat, Gaza Strip (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - UN humanitarian coordinator Jan Egeland on Tuesday blasted Israel's air strike last month on the sole power plant in the impoverished Gaza Strip as a clear example of disproportionate use of force.
Paris (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Europeans struggled through another day of blazing sunshine and rising temperatures on Tuesday as a heatwave that has killed about 40 people in the last two weeks intensified.
Manila (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Four US Marines accused of raping a Philippine woman will have to give DNA samples if requested, a court said Tuesday in a potentially critical ruling.
Kabul (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Facing a severe food shortage, Afghanistan joined with the United Nations on Tuesday to appeal for more than 76 million dollars to help 2.5 million people affected by drought.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The markets are betting the Chinese currency may rise in value, reflected in a rapid increase in funds entering the country for short-term speculative gain, the government said Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Southeast Asia on Tuesday urged the six countries involved in negotiations on North Korea's nuclear ambitions to return to stalled talks and end a tense regional standoff.
Copenhagen (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Denmark's armed forces, already involved in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, lack sufficient numbers of troops to participate in a United Nations force in Lebanon, Denmark's defence minister said on Tuesday.
Wieliczka, Poland (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The defence ministers of France, Germany and Poland called Tuesday for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon before an international force is deployed.
Paris (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - About 40 people have died as a result of high temperatures during a heatwave in France over the last two weeks, a French public health body said on Tuesday.
Beirut (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Israeli warplanes blasted Beirut Tuesday and troops battled Hezbollah guerrillas on the border two weeks into the Lebanon conflict, as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire.
Wieliczka, Poland (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The defence ministers of France, Germany and Poland called Tuesday for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon before an international force is deployed.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - China and South Korea said Tuesday they were pushing to hold six-nation talks on the North's nuclear ambitions at an Asian security forum here, where the issue promises to dominate the agenda.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - US Internet search engine Yahoo and software security giant Symantec Corporation launched a joint service on Tuesday to protect people online from hackers, viruses, spyware and spam.
Beirut (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Israeli warplanes blasted Beirut Tuesday and troops battled Hezbollah guerrillas as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire to end the two-week-old Lebanon conflict, and warned it could set up its own border buffer zone.
London (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Britain is close to securing the votes needed to put the military junta in Myanmar under scrutiny at the UN Security Council, a first step toward condemning it, a government official said Tuesday.
