Washington (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Israeli attacks have succeeded in halting the movement of longer-range missiles to Lebanon from Iran, but it will take Israel a long time to clear southern Lebanon of Hezbollah, a senior US official said Tuesday.
Los Angeles (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - A fire burning in a southern California forest east of San Diego has doubled in size over the past 24 hours, scorching some 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres), state fire officials said Tuesday.
Niamey (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - China will fund the construction of a second bridge into Niamey over the Niger, Africa's third longest river, a Niger diplomatic source said Tuesday.
Dublin (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Ireland will have to pay tens of millions of euros in fines each year and drastically reduce its carbon gas emissions by 2012 to fulfil its Kyoto treaty obligations, the Irish Times said Tuesday.
Rashaya, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Israeli warplanes hit a UN observation post during a raid in south Lebanon Tuesday, Lebanese police said.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Internet retailer Amazon's second-quarter income plummeted from the same period a year earlier as it cut prices and invested in new technology, the company reported on Tuesday.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Envoys of six major powers reported progress Tuesday on a UN draft resolution demanding Iran halt uranium enrichment, but said they needed further instructions from their capitals.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - US computer maker Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced a 4.5 billion-dollar cash deal to buy Mercury Interactive a maker of business software.
Washington (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation that would slap sanctions on foreign businesses or individuals trafficking with the North Korean regime in missile or weapons of mass destruction technology.
Washington (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The owners of a foreign cargo vessel have agreed to pay 3.25 million dollars to the United States to settle charges that 15 containers lost overboard in 2004 resulted in damage to California's Monterey Bay, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - Amazon's second-quarter income plummeted over the same period a year ago as it cut prices, lost a lawsuit and invested in new technology, the Internet retailer reported on Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Jul 25, 2006 - The House of Representatives on Wednesday takes up a hotly debated US-India civilian nuclear energy deal, which backers say will form the cornerstone of a new, closely-knit partnership between the two powers.
London UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2006 - In a situation where the UK is crying out for reliable sources of energy that do not threaten the environment, one option, the hydrogen fuel cell has been relatively neglected through insufficient support from industry and government. This emerges from a new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Seoul (AFP) Jul 24, 2006 - North Korea is set to dominate the agenda at Southeast Asia's top security forum this week when players in stalled six-nation disarmament talks gather amid tensions over Pyongyang's July 5 missile tests.
London (AFP) Jul 24, 2006 - The first men on the Moon had to use a pen to fix a broken switch on their lunar module and return home to Earth, British newspaper the Daily Mirror reported Monday ahead of a new television documentary.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 24, 2006 - Former Beijing Communist Party boss Chen Xitong has been released on medical parole after serving eight years of a 16-year jail term for corruption, a Hong Kong daily reported Monday.
